Motorola Edge S vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Motorola Edge S

Samsung Galaxy S23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

168.4 mm

146.3 mm
Width

74 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

215 g

168 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP52

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Blue, Silver

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.2 GHz Kryo 585

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Kryo 585

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 650

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.1/UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.7 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 85˚ , 24 mm
(ultrawide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 121˚ , 1.0 µm

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 70 mm, 1/3.94" , 3x optical zoom
(depth) , 2 MP, 1/5" , 1.75 µm

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 120˚ , f/2.2 , 13 mm
TOF 3D
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

-
Primary camera video

6K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED 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, 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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Quad

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.0 , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 80˚ , 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, 1.12 µm, 100˚
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

HDR, Face unlock

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes