Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Plus
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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 70 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 6 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
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (1859 against 1410 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1390K versus 1135K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 17 grams less
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1382 and 1282 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Plus
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)
- The phone is 6 months newer
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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1500 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% | 91.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 103.7% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 361 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua | Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 550 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228.8 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7924 | 3610 |
| Single-core score | 1382 | 1282 |
| Multi-core score | 4477 | 3528 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 510705 | 422891 |
| GPU | 374535 | 197576 |
| Memory | 204469 | 228127 |
| UX | 300346 | 286681 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 1135275 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 GPU | 6058 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1216 / 4433 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
| π 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 12 | 1533019 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
Motorola Edge 70 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 24 GB | 53 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:09 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 | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 2 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC32E1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| 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 | September 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $529 |
| SAR (head) | 0.7 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.07 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 70 Plus. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G.
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