Samsung Galaxy M35 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Neo
56
out of 100
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61
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on May 24, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50 Neo, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 4 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 M35 5G
- Comes with 1690 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4310 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Neo
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 25W)
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (898K versus 768K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 18% higher pixel density (460 vs 390 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.4 mm narrower
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | POLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1220 x 2670 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.9% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 107.9% |
| PWM | - | 355 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy M35 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Edge 50 Neo
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 154.1 mm (6.07 inches) |
| Width | 78.6 mm (3.09 inches) | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 222 g (7.83 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple | Gray, Blue, Red, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3064 | 2619 |
| Single-core score | 1008 | 1044 |
| Multi-core score | 2758 | 2985 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321623 | 331859 |
| GPU | 91573 | 128002 |
| Memory | 124065 | 145556 |
| UX | 231277 | 293486 |
| Total score | 768538 | 898903 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 279 | 348 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10597 | 19400 |
| Video editing | 7345 | 8039 |
| Photo editing | 25069 | 34263 |
| Data manipulation | 10909 | 11677 |
| Writing score | 16185 | 18035 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Ankit) | AnTuTu 12 | 843613 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 -> Nino_anes | AnTuTu 12 | 872443 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 -> Nino_anes | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1014 / 2964 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 -> Nino_anes | AnTuTu 11 | 790208 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Le anes) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1011 / 3031 |
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> xxmichal | AnTuTu 12 | 1028472 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Opel O) | AnTuTu 12 | 971060 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Dzong) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1044 / 2985 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Dzong) | AnTuTu 11 | 936941 |
| 📘 2026-04-14 (Thiago de Oliveira Cardoso) | AnTuTu 11 | 898903 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Hello UI |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4310 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:08 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1920p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony LYTIA 700C |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 40 |
| Preview | - | 59 |
| Zoom | - | 107 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Neo from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 6 (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | August 2024 |
| Release date | May 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $435 | $449 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Edge 60 Neo |
| SAR (head) | 0.31 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 68 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 50 Neo is definitely a better buy.
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