Motorola Edge 50 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2024	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€599	12GB/128GB - $799 | €899 12GB/256GB - $859 12GB/512GB - $959

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches 160.8 x 72.4 x 7.8 mm	5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (~8.45 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Vegan Leather Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Koala Gray, Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz	Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 93.10% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 444 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2394 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.5 (Average)	0.86 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.3​6GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 720	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1081	3031
GeekBench 6 Multi
2966	9626
3D Mark High
824	5959
3D Mark Low
819	2500

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

14h 52min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

7h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 6min

Browsing

18h 29min

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

12h 20min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 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
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 73 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

142

Photo

132

Video

147

Overall

151

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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)

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS931U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB