Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 and Motorola Edge 20 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Motorola Edge 20

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
55 out 100
Motorola Edge 20
Samsung Galaxy S25
Motorola Edge 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Motorola Edge 20, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 163g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 20
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 and Motorola Edge 20
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S25
vs
Motorola Edge 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Motorola Edge 20
644 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %153.1 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz252 Hz
Response time2 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25], [Motorola Edge 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 7 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Motorola Edge 20
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Motorola Edge 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Motorola Edge 20
984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Motorola Edge 20
2633
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3075984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98222633
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Motorola Edge 20
608420
CPU580139214326
GPU961299138630
Memory478741108259
UX362794147205
NanoReview Score2382973608420
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Motorola Edge 20
2471
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2471
Sources: 3DMark [Motorola Edge 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Motorola Edge 20
12949
Writing scoren/a15263
Web scoren/a10215
Video editingn/a7808
Data manipulationn/a10196
NanoReview Scoren/a12949

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30.1 GB 20 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Motorola Edge 20
18:47
Web Browsing09:09 h06:52 h
Video Playback17:15 h11:59 h
Games05:32 h04:14 h
Standby Mode108 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length67 mm79 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)UMTS 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Motorola Edge 20
84.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 590
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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 n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 the clear winner in this comparison.

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