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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2024-04-16 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.35 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black Beauty, Luxe Lavender, Moonlight Pearl and Vanilla Cream |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S9, having a global score of 86.3 against 83.3. Motorola Edge 50 Pro's construction is newer and a little thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S9. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot lower number of pixels in each inch of display and a lot lower 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a larger display.
Galaxy S9 counts with a much more powerful processor than Motorola Edge 50 Pro, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 50 Pro has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
Motorola Edge 50 Pro shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a much larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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