Motorola Moto Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm 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
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, 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, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1	Date approved: Jun 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 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

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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