Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A23

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Samsung Galaxy A23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Verizon, USA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

169 mm

164.5 mm
Width

75.6 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

9 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

200 g

195 g
Waterproof

IP54

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Dust proof

IP54

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Colors

Blue

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Display
Display type

LCD

TFT
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm, 1/5"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

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8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes