Motorola Edge (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 18, 2022	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$498	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 2.92 x 0.32 inches 160.86 x 74.24 x 8.24 mm	6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 157.8x76.2x7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP52	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mineral Gray	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 88.19% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 144Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1505 (Good)
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Arm Cortex-A78 @ 2.5GHz and Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Arm Mali-G610 MC3	Adreno 740
Memory
6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1909
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4997
3D Mark High
Untested	3857
3D Mark Low
Untested	2191

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

11h 17min

Video

12h 2min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

16h 37min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

10h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 2.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide, Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
32 MP	12 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS916U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	8GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1000

Memory	256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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