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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 86.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-08-19 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Frosted Emerald, Frosted Grey and Frosted White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 432 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 20 is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a global score of 86.1 against 75.6. Motorola Edge 20's design is newer, thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Edge 20 has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Motorola Edge 20 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy S5 Active features a more vivid screen than Motorola Edge 20, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Motorola Edge 20 counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Motorola Edge 20 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Edge 20 also has a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Motorola Edge 20 has a much better battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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