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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

82 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
VS
83 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
vs
Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.9 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)239 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Yellow		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19452196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51636964
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9946n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
CPU390171480834
GPU540712893619
Memory366039354867
UX268630295759
NanoReview Score15655522025079
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Writing scoren/a21624
Web scoren/a18765
Video editingn/a8023
Data manipulationn/a14975
NanoReview Scoren/a17881

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
OS Size 74 GB n/a
UI Skin Hello UI One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 15 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Web Browsing08:41 h08:03 h
Video Playback15:30 h15:35 h
Games05:36 h05:08 h
Standby Mode102 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length72 mm67 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S53K1
Sensor size1/21/3.94
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Bokeh8065
Preview7769
Zoom147135
Sources: DxOMark [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung JNS Samsung 35K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 125 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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