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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M20 has a general score of 78.9, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s global score of 74.9. Galaxy M20's body is noticeably newer and just a bit lighter than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, but it's also somewhat thicker. Galaxy A9 (2016) and Galaxy M20 feature incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy M20 has 1 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a just a bit better pixels density and a little larger screen. Galaxy A9 (2016) features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back and a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A9 (2016) also has a way better (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy M20 has better battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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