Deal | Motorola Edge 2025's new $439 price (20% off) gives it more than an edge over the Galaxy A56

Samsung recently began selling the Galaxy A56 5G in the US with pricing between $499.99 and $549.99. That price range is a competitive one as a handful of rivals have similar pricing, too. Among these rivals is the Motorola Edge 2025 which is currently on sale; and combined with its specs, it is currently worth choosing over Samsung's new phone.

The Motorola Edge 2025 launched in the US in late May and was available to buy in the first week of June. It arrived in a single configuration which has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and a $549.99 price tag. Barely two months after it was released, Amazon now has the phone for $439.99, a substantial $110 off its launch price. Not only is it now significantly cheaper than the Galaxy A56, the Motorola Edge 2025 also bests the Galaxy A56 in certain key areas.

For starters, while the Motorola Edge 2025 and Galaxy A56 5G both have a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED panel, Motorola's smartphone has DC dimming and a much higher resolution and peak brightness (2712 x 1220, 4500 nits) than the Galaxy A56 (2340 x 1080, 1900 nits). Although the Galaxy A56's Gorilla Glass Victus+ should offer better protection than the Gorilla Glass 7i on the Motorola Edge 2025, the latter has an IP68 and IP69 dual dust and water resistance rating while the Galaxy A56 has a lower IP67 rating.  

The Motorola Edge 2025 also has a better camera configuration, at least on paper. Like the Galaxy A56 5G, it has a 50MP f/1.8 primary rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS). However, while Samsung has settled for a 12MP ultrawide angle camera and a 5MP macro camera, Motorola's phone has a 50MP ultrawide angle camera that can shoot macro images and also boasts a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, 30x super zoom, and OIS. You also get a 50MP front-facing camera with autofocus on the Edge 2025 but a 12MP selfie camera on the Galaxy A56.

The Galaxy A56 5G should offer better performance though (read our review) as its Exynos 1580 processor uses the more powerful Cortex-A720 and Cortex-A520 CPU cores while the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra of the Motorola Edge 2025 has Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 cores. Both phones have 8GB of RAM, but as stated above, the Motorola Edge 2025 has 256GB of storage by default while the Galaxy A56 can be purchased in 128GB and 256GB variants with the latter costing $549.99. Neither phone has a MicroSD card slot.

The Motorola Edge 2025 also has Wi-Fi 6e unlike the Galaxy A56's Wi-Fi 6. Motorola's phone also wins in the battery and charging department, boasting a 5,200mAh battery that charges at 68W with a wired charger and 15W with a wireless charger. The Galaxy A56 has a smaller 5,000mAh battery that charges at 45W but lacks support for wireless charging. One area where Samsung wins is in software support as it promises 6 years of OS and security updates for the Galaxy A56 5G, whereas the Motorola Edge 2025 will receive a measly 2 OS upgrades and 3 years of security updates.

If you look past the weaker processor and the poor software support, the Motorola Edge 2025 wins in all of the other key areas including looks, thanks to its curved display and vegan leather back. All of these combined with its new low price, make it easier to recommend over the Galaxy A56. 

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