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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M20 is slightly better than the Moto G5 Plus, with a 78.9 score against 74.6. Galaxy M20 is a newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Moto G5 Plus, although it's also heavier. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Moto G5 Plus has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a little smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G5 Plus shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a worse 12 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy M20 counts with a very superior battery life than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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