Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,870, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G scores 3,119, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 6.1 inches, making Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 12h 30m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers 11h 50m, making Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G

₹54,999

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Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G

₹27,999

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Summary

Spec Score

89%

86%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

09 Apr, 2024

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	P-OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3900 mAh	4500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	125W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Clean and compact design
Stellar performance
Excellent cameras
Improved battery life

Eye-catching design, IP68 rating
Lovely screen
Impressive cameras
Rapid charging speeds

Cons

Persistent shutter lag
Slow 25W charging speed

Performance not best in class
Underwhelming front camera

User Ratings

4.6/5

(80,889 ratings)

4.3/5

(32,554 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652 AnTuTu Score	827,231 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Apr 09, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v14

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.63 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Adreno 720

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,207,652

827,231

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %

21.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

444 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %

92.85 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.75 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm

161.23 mm

Width

70.9 mm

72.4 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams

186 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.4 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Quad Pixel Autofocus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3900 mAh

4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 125W Turbo Power Charging 100% in 18 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W TurboPower

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 50m

12h 30m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 4m 16s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)