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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-08-19 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black | Frosted Emerald, Frosted Grey and Frosted White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 311 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 20 has a general score of 86.1, which is better than Galaxy XCover 5's overall score of 78.1. Although Motorola Edge 20 and Galaxy XCover 5 were only released 5 months apart, Motorola Edge 20 is noticeably thinner and a bit lighter. Both devices in this review come with the same Android 11 OS, so both should offer identical operating system features.
Motorola Edge 20 features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and more pixels per screen inch. The Motorola Edge 20 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Edge 20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Motorola Edge 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Motorola Edge 20 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot better resolution back camera.
Motorola Edge 20 counts with better battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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