Motorola Edge 70 vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 70 Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G, Manufactured in June, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 70
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 200g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 70 and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.9 mm (6.3 in) 162.4 mm (6.39 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 78.2 mm (3.08 in)
Thickness 6 mm (0.24 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 70
91.6 %
Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 70 and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 722 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 70
1329
Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
1021
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 70
4219
Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
2988
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13291021
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42192988
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7727n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 70
1036813
Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
728519
CPU310368299637
GPU32787990718
Memory173509121436
UX225057216728
NanoReview Score1036813728519

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin Hello UI One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (45% in 30 min)

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.561/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/5 (0.2)
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 0.64 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes n/a
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2025 yr June, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr June, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 700 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Motorola Edge 70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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