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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a general score of 90.8, which is better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a a bit thinner and a bit lighter cellphone than Moto G9 Play, even when both were released only a couple months apart. Galaxy Note 20 features a sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a better pixel quantity per inch of display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bit bigger display.
The Galaxy Note 20 counts with just a little better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a higher amount of RAM. Motorola Moto G9 Play has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a bigger aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations, faster video frame rates and a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Play features superior battery life than Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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