Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs Motorola Edge (2026)
70
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67
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (with Exynos 1680) that was released on March 25, 2026, against the Motorola Edge (2026), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7450 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1390K versus 979K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1382 and 1075 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2026)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
- Weighs 18.5 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 5200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A57 5G
6.7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Edge (2026)
6.3β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) | 152.3 mm (6 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 160.5 g (5.66 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua | Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1680 | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 550 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228.8 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7924 | 3132 |
| Single-core score | 1382 | 1075 |
| Multi-core score | 4477 | 3080 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 510705 | 345028 |
| GPU | 374535 | 150583 |
| Memory | 204469 | 193105 |
| UX | 300346 | 291092 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 979808 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 12 | 1533019 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 11 | 1434648 |
| π 2026-09-04 (Mehedi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1351187 |
| π 2026-08-19 (OverloadedPoortato) | AnTuTu 11 | 1373963 |
Motorola Edge (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:09 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:41 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:15 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | - |
| Standby | 85 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | June 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $599 |
| SAR (head) | 0.7 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.07 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G. But if the display and camera are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Edge (2026).
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