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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | LG |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-28 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.80 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3630mAh Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V20 is a bit better than Motorola Moto X Play, with a general score of 77 against 70.4. LG V20's body is newer and noticeably thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Motorola Moto X Play. LG V20 has a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto X Play, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Motorola Moto X Play features a little sharper display than LG V20, although it has a bit smaller display, a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. LG V20 has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto X Play, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Moto X Play has just a bit longer battery life than LG V20, because it has 3630mAh of battery capacity. LG V20 takes slightly better photos and videos than Motorola Moto X Play, because although it has a smaller camera sensor and a lot lower 16 mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture for better images in low light situations.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, LG V20 is also a bargain compared to others.
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