Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, Manufactured in May, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
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 Dynamic AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.7 % 92.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
1444 nits
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
sRGB gamut96.8 %97.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz239 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 161.1 mm (6.34 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 72.4 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Gray
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
91.7 %
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
3087
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
9762
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30871945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97625163
Geekbench Compute (GPU)251229946
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
2136093
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
CPU466147390171
GPU1014939540712
Memory326456366039
UX328551268630
NanoReview Score21360931565552

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 29.1 GB 74 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Hello UI

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 125 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (81% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
28:09
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Web Browsing10:20 h08:41 h
Video Playback18:29 h15:30 h
Games06:19 h05:36 h
Standby Mode137 h102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length67 mm72 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/3.941/2
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX564Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel size1.4 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a147

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung JNS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.76
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)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 categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
90.9 dB
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr May, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 125 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus:

You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.

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

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