Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches 161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue	Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.37% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera

Front	5 MP

for T-Mobile and Metro

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

for Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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