Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017
MSRP
$ 250

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: 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
Gold, Gray Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
LCD Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (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
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
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)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 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, 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
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)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA 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

for T-Mobile and Metro
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
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(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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