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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2024-04-16 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a general score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8's general score of 81.7. Although the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy S8, it is extremely heavier and a little bit thicker. The Galaxy S8 has a very superior processing unit than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a lot lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a much lower display pixel density, it also counts with a larger display. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra takes a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photos, a larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in low light environments and better 60 fps video frame rate.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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