Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

The Motorola Edge 70 Pro scores 8.2 in our rating, and the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G scores 5.9. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design, while the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is ahead in software support. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro is the newer phone, announced Apr 22, 2026.

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Motorola Motorola Edge 70 Pro
8.2 Price TBA
Top score
Samsung Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
5.9 Price TBA
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro

  • Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
  • Faster wired charging 90 W vs 25 W
  • Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.6 inches
  • Brighter screen 5,200 nits vs 1,000 nits
  • Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
  • Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP67

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

  • Longer OS update support 4 years vs 3 years
  • microSD card slot

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 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Overall 8.2 5.9
Display 8.9 7.0
Performance 7.1 4.3
Camera 7.8 5.9
Battery 7.6 4.6
Design 8.2 7.2
Software support 6.3 6.9
Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Size 6.78 inches 6.6 inches
Type OLED, Extreme AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED
Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1080 × 2340 px
Pixel density 450 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh — ✕ No
Peak brightness 5,200 nits 1,000 nits
HDR HDR10+ —
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Process 4 nm 6 nm
Max CPU clock 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
GPU Arm Mali-G720 MC8 Mali-G68 MC4
Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,010
Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,420
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56" 48 MP, f/1.8
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP
Telephoto 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope —
Optical zoom 3.5× —
Rear cameras 3 3
Rear video 4K@60 4K@30
Front camera 50 MP 13 MP
Front video — 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh
Battery type Silicon-carbon —
Wired charging 90 W 25 W
Wireless charging 15 W —
Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No
Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Dimensions 162.7 × 75.6 × 7.19 mm 161.3 × 78.1 × 8.2 mm
Thickness 7.19 mm 8.2 mm
Weight 190 g 199 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Plastic Plastic
Back Fiberglass Plastic
Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP67
Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors PANTONE Zinfandel, PANTONE Chicory Coffee, PANTONE Titan, PANTONE Lily White Awesome Lime, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Violet, Awesome Silver

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.4 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 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
OS at launch Android 16 Android 13
Interface Hello UI One UI 5.1
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Edge 70 ProSamsung Galaxy A34 5G
Announced Apr 22, 2026 Mar 15, 2023
Released Apr 29, 2026 Mar 24, 2023
Status Released Discontinued

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