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| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 566 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 11.99 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Galaxy S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is much better than the Moto G9 Plus's global score of 80.5. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S20 has 13 version while Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, providing some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Even though Galaxy S20 and the Moto G9 Plus were released only 6 months apart, Galaxy S20 is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter.
Galaxy S20 features a much better screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px and a greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy S20 has a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S20 has a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Moto G9 Plus counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S20, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Moto G9 Plus shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same aperture and a same size sensor, the Moto G9 Plus also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and faster 30 frames per second video frame rate.
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