Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G4 Play
Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Sep 15, 2016
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 inches
144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
4.83 oz / 137.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
LCD Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
10 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
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)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 14, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VD4
Date approved: Jun 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 1.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg
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

4G (FDD) Bands 13, 5, 4, 2
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
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
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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