Motorola Edge 50 Fusion vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion scores 6.3 in our rating, and the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G scores 5.9. The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion leads in performance, camera, battery and design, while the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is ahead in software support. The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion is the newer phone, announced Apr 16, 2024.

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Motorola Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
6.3 Price TBA
Top score
Samsung Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
5.9 From $399.99
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

  • Faster wired charging 68 W vs 25 W
  • Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.6 inches
  • Brighter screen 1,600 nits vs 1,000 nits
  • Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
  • Better water resistance IP68 vs IP67
  • Newer model Apr 16, 2024 vs Mar 11, 2024

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

  • Longer OS update support 4 years vs 3 years
  • microSD card slot
  • Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5
  • Longer security updates 5 years vs 4 years

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Overall 6.3 5.9
Display 7.4 7.3
Performance 4.5 4.3
Camera 6.1 5.8
Battery 5.5 4.8
Design 8.1 7.6
Software support 5.7 6.9
Value for money 6.0 est. 4.0

Display

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches
Type OLED, pOLED OLED, Super AMOLED
Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2340 px
Pixel density 393 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✕ No —
Peak brightness 1,600 nits 1,000 nits
Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus+

Performance

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Process 4 nm —
Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 710 Mali-G68 MP5
Geekbench 6 single-core 998 —
Geekbench 6 multi-core 2,813 —
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88 50 MP, f/1.8
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Ultrawide 13 MP 8 MP
Rear cameras 2 3
Rear video 4K@30 4K@30
Front camera 32 MP 13 MP
Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh
Wired charging 68 W 25 W
Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No
Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Dimensions 161.9 × 73.1 × 7.9 mm 161.7 × 78 × 8.2 mm
Thickness 7.9 mm 8.2 mm
Weight 175 g 209 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame — Plastic
Back Plastic Glass
Water resistance IP68 IP67
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors Forest Blue, Hot Pink, Marshmallow Blue Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Lemon, Awesome Navy

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0
NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Satellite ✕ No ✕ No
IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
OS at launch Android 14 Android 14
Interface — One UI 6.1
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Edge 50 FusionSamsung Galaxy A35 5G
Announced Apr 16, 2024 Mar 11, 2024
Status Released Discontinued
US launch price — $399.99

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