Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Motorola Edge Plus (2023)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Motorola Edge Plus (2023), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 512 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2292K versus 1779K)
  • Weighs 36 grams less
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 4000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 25W)
  • Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Motorola Edge Plus (2023) 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 512 GB
26.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
142.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Edge Plus (2023)
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 147 mm (5.79 inches) 161.16 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.59 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3300 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 17327 9224
Single-core score 2066 2017
Multi-core score 6434 5282
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 738110 544780
GPU 814230 510688
Memory 244427 299259
UX 495918 424897
Total score 2292685 1779624
Samples [18 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Graphics score 1507 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 62% -
Graphics test 30 FPS -
Section 1 36 FPS -
Section 2 31 FPS -
Section 3 23 FPS -
Graphics score 7976 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 50% -
Graphics test 28 FPS -
Graphics score 4826 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
Web score 18350 -
Video editing 7968 -
Photo editing 35076 -
Data manipulation 14984 -
Writing score 21029 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#200th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Y4nnick23)Battery lifeSOT 5:30 / 18:00
📘 2026-09-20 (Iizzzuu)AnTuTu 122391410
📘 2026-09-05 (Самса с24)AnTuTu 112278769
📘 2026-08-05 (Flames-2)AnTuTu 112364143
📘 2026-06-30 (mrtcn)AnTuTu 112068918
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-09-26 (breadbrowser)Geekbench 6 GPU9224
📘 2024-09-26 (breadbrowser)Geekbench 6 CPU1914 / 5101
📘 2024-02-12 (mello)Geekbench 6 CPU2017 / 5282

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 9.0 My UX
OS size 24.1 GB -
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 20 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 0:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:07 hr -
Watching video 15:32 hr -
Gaming 05:03 hr -
Standby 83 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.6
Focal length 67 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Generic main camera score
Bokeh 65 -
Preview 69 -
Zoom 135 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 60 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 10000 x 6000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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/k/v/r)
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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2024 May 2023
Release date January 2024 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $800
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) -
SAR (head) 0.87 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.35 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 68 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
    - There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
Notes on Edge Plus (2023):
    - In the European region, the smartphone comes with a 125-watt power adapter.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon). But if the battery life and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge Plus (2023).

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