Motorola Thinkphone 25 vs Samsung S25 Edge
Verdict
Motorola Thinkphone 25 and Samsung S25 Edge tie on the OH Rank at a score of 70. Motorola Thinkphone 25 wins on Battery and IP Protection; Samsung S25 Edge wins on Performance and Screen. Samsung S25 Edge is 4.4mm wider than Motorola Thinkphone 25. Samsung S25 Edge is the more recent release, from May 2025.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
70
70
Motorola Thinkphone 25
71.2mm (2.8in) · Nov 2024 · Rank #83
5+12+13+15+9+3+3+0+5+5 = 70
* TOP Midranger
EDITORIAL: Motorola has preserved the spirit of innovation and creativity despite transfers to Google (in 2012) and Lenovo (in 2014). Their phones feature solid build with unusual and fun colors, good ingress protection and solid camera tech. The software is a very clean version of Android with useful but minimal additions such as âkarate chopâ move to turn on the main camera. This phone features a very interesting aramid fibre back, plastic frame, full IP68 water resistance with military grade drop protection, up to 5 years of OS updates and desktop replacement software bundled inside fast and feature rich OS.
PROs
compact and light 171gr build with fibre back panel, industry best ingress and drop protection, good (50MP main 10MP tele booth with OIS OIS and 13MP ultrawide â all three with PDAF) camera setup, long update support of a great OS with excellent desktop replacement functionality
CONs
could be hard to find, Motorolaâs software updates can come with a delay (updated Apr 15, 2025)
Samsung S25 Edge
75.6mm (2.98in) · May 2025 · Rank #89
9+7+15+12+9+5+3+0+5+5 = 70
EDITORIAL: The 15T continues in T series direction of offering Xiaomi’s version of a “flagship killer”. Your compromises would include large size, slow USB-C 2.0 connectivity, no AF ultrawide and the 32MP un-binded selfie with no AF.
PROs
great built, very good Mediatec 8400 Ultra with UFS 4.1 performance, 2-day 5500mAh battery endurance with sub-60min 67W charging, bright >1500nits AMOLED screen with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, IP68 protection. great photos from Laica branded 50MP OIS PDAF main + 50MP PDAF 2x tele and reliable pics from a 12MP ultrawide. 4 years of OS updates
CONs
big and very wide, no wireless charging, no LTPO screen, poor selfie performance and inconsistent video recording, no expandable memory, no desktop replacement or even video out
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.
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