Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025), Manufactured in April, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Reasons to choose Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 192g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
619 nits
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)250 Hzn/a
Response time6.4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 162.15 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 in) 74.78 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.29 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Eco Leather
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green
- Brown
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
89.1 %
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 704 256
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
1148
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
3107
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
2729
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11481030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31072729
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
776145
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
568626
CPU22531619206
GPU239949134621
Memory146041119449
UX164839122495
NanoReview Score776145568626
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
4317
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.6 °Cn/a
Stability88 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4317n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
10773
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Writing score12721n/a
Web score8280n/a
Video editing5783n/a
Data manipulation7654n/a
NanoReview Score10773n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2400 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
OS Size 35 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.0 Hello UI

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 68 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:05 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
19:26
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Web Browsing07:01 hn/a
Video Playback12:33 hn/a
Games04:55 hn/a
Standby Mode96 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX555n/a
Sensor size1/1.761/1.56
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.72n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LAn/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
123
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
105
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
120
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3280x2460 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
103
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
95
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
87.9 dB
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced August, 2020 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2020 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 399
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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