Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Motorola Moto G82 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Motorola Moto G82 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (748K versus 450K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (829 against 692 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G82 5G
- Shows 15% longer battery life (37:01 vs 32:06 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
- Weighs 17 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 86.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.7% | 95.1% |
| PWM | 227 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 12 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 160.89 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.46 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | White, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 233087 | 145325 |
| GPU | 196634 | 102545 |
| Memory | 141288 | 96608 |
| UX | 175074 | 105554 |
| Total score | 748579 | 450983 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.9 °C | 43.9 °C |
| Stability | 91% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3875 | 1209 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9910 | 9291 |
| Video editing | 7169 | 4901 |
| Photo editing | 30029 | 20541 |
| Data manipulation | 9733 | 8774 |
| Writing score | 13125 | 14051 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 25.6 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:02 hr | 11:51 hr |
| Watching video | 15:39 hr | 17:40 hr |
| Gaming | 04:33 hr | 06:09 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 124 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 118° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2020 | May 2022 |
| Release date | October 2020 | June 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Yes, 30 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G . But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G82 5G .