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Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
VS
84 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus

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 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme 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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Memory
12 / 256 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2366K versus 1390K)
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus crucial features
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)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
59.4
(Average)
Value Index
100.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A57 5G
vs
Edge 70 Pro Plus

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
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 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8% 92%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 7.19 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Eco-leather
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua Green, Red, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1680 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Max clock 2900 MHz 3400 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 550 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~1228.8 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7924 14605
Single-core score 1382 1743
Multi-core score 4477 6900
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A57 5G
1390055
Edge 70 Pro Plus +70%
2366913
CPU 510705 708437
GPU 374535 812170
Memory 204469 317102
UX 300346 529204
Total score 1390055 2366913
Samples [13 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#173rd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Darck)AnTuTu 111348067
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510AnTuTu 111434648
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Mehedi)AnTuTu 111351187
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (OverloadedPoortato)AnTuTu 111373963
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (xhnhx)AnTuTu 111413043
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Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1
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 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 90 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:09 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:41 hr -
Watching video 20:15 hr -
Gaming 05:40 hr -
Standby 85 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 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: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-710
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.5
Focal length - 81 mm
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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/1.9
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
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 $500
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 Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.

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