Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 70 Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 70 Max 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 S25 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,105, while Motorola Edge 70 Max scores 8,890, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 Max offers 6.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Edge 70 Max's Extreme AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Motorola Edge 70 Max offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Max delivers longer battery life with 16h 38m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers 13h 51m, making Motorola Edge 70 Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Motorola Edge 70 Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 70 Max is rated 8.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 70 Max has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

₹139,999

@ Samsung Shop

Motorola Edge 70 Max

₹53,797

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

97%

93%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

20 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Extreme AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Camera
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	7100 mAh
45W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

Excellent display
Solid performance & battery life
AI & software features
Lighter than before

Impressive build
Sharp display
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras

Cons

S Pen misses out on Air Actions
Pricey
Incremental upgrade over predecessor

Limited software support
Outdoor legibility could be better

User Ratings

4.6/5

(6,134 ratings)

4.3/5

(33 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,209,231 AnTuTu Score	2,972,932 AnTuTu Score
13h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Jul 15, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Processor

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.3 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

2,209,231

2,972,932

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Extreme AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

7000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

498 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.31 %

88.41 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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

96.80 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm

164 mm

Width

77.6 mm

77 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.29 mm

Weight

218 grams

221 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

20 x Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

7100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 58 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

13h 51m

16h 38m

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

43m 54s

57m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)