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MagyarMotorola Moto G20 smartphone review: A fast screen in the affordable smartphone
Motorola's Moto G series has grown quite a lot this year: In addition to the Moto G10, there are now also the Moto G30, Moto G50, Moto G100, and the Moto G20 that we want to examine in this test.
In terms of price, it is at the same level as the Moto G10, costing around 150 Euros (~$177). However, in contrast to its sibling, it also brings a 90-Hz screen and an SoC from Unisoc that we are testing for the first time here.
Is this Motorola smartphone also worth a recommendation? Find out in this Motorola Moto G20 test.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78.1 % | 07/2021 | Motorola Moto G20 Tangula T700, Mali-G52 MP1 | 200 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 77.3 % | 04/2021 | Motorola Moto G10 SD 460, Adreno 610 | 200 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 72.5 % | 03/2021 | Samsung Galaxy A02s SD 450, Adreno 506 | 196 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 78 % | 01/2021 | Xiaomi Poco M3 SD 662, Adreno 610 | 198 g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.53" | 2340x1080 | |
| 76 % | 12/2020 | Nokia 3.4 SD 460, Adreno 610 | 180 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.39" | 1560x720 |
Case – Colorful but nothing special
The Moto G20 comes in two unusual colors: Breeze Blue is a green color with a hint of gray, but the smartphone has a blue shimmer when it is moved; and Flamingo Pink is actually a quite bright pink color that also shimmers slightly when it is hit by the light.
While its surface appears rather simple, the case is actually quite sturdy and does not respond to some powerful finger presses. Even when using more force, the case can hardly be twisted.
Motorola specifies an IP 52 certification for the Moto G20, which means that it is protected quite well from dust and water splashes. However, you definitely should not take the Moto G20 into the water.
At 200 grams (~7 oz), the weight is exactly the same as the Motorola Moto G10, remaining within the usual weight range of the price class.
Equipment – The Moto G20 offers the standard equipment
4 GB RAM and 64 GB eMMC flash will not cause any enthusiasm in this price class, but the storage equipment of the Moto G20 follows the standard.
You can either use two SIM cards in the smartphone or one SIM card and one microSD to expand the storage.
There is also a 3.5-mm audio port, which should please traditional headphone users.
microSD Card Reader
In the test with our Angelbird V60 microSD reference card, the card reader of the Moto smartphone performs at the usual level, so it is able to perform microSD card read and write operations at a good speed.
| SD Card Reader - average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Angelbird V60) | |
Cross Platform Disk Test (CPDT)
Software – Android 12 will come to the Moto G20
Android 11 is preinstalled. An advantage of Motorola devices is that you will get quite pure Android without any additional manufacturer user interface or too many preinstalled apps.
At the time of our test, the security updates are at the level of June 2021, so they are fairly current. While the smartphone is definitely still supposed to get Android 12, you should not count on too many updates, due to its affordable price.
Since there is no Widevine certification, you can only watch streaming content in SD resolution.
Communication and GNSS – Including Wi-Fi 5
The Moto G20 brings Wi-Fi 5, showing itself to be faster than all of the comparison devices in our test with the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 reference router. The advantage compared to the Moto G10 results mainly from the fact that the transfer rates fluctuate much less in the Moto G20, meaning that the system seems to maintain a more stable connection overall.
While the Motorola G20 is not a 5G smartphone, if offers quite a lot of LTE frequencies, allowing you to surf the mobile Internet also in most far-away travel locations.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Average of class Smartphone (last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
Outdoors, it takes a brief moment for the Moto G20 to connect to a sufficient number of satellites to determine its location with an accuracy of up to 5 meters (~16 ft). While it does not use very many satellite networks, it should be sufficient for home use.
In our practical test, a bike tour where we also take the Garmin Edge 520 with us as a reference, the Moto G20 does not fare too badly. Although you cannot expect absolute accuracy such as it placing itself on the right side of the road, the accuracy should be sufficient for those who don't constantly use their smartphone for navigation.
Telephone Functions and Voice Quality – Fairly clear
Since fairly pure Android is used, the phone app should be very familiar to most users. The VoLTE and VoWiFi functions are also integrated.
The voice quality using the internal earpiece is slightly impure and distorted at maximum volume, but if you adjust the volume a bit, you can hear the voice of your conversation partner fairly clearly. Our own voice is also recorded fairly reliably, even if we speak quietly. A conversation using the built-in speaker also offers an overall decent voice quality.
Cameras – Videos only at 30 fps
The camera setup of the Motorola Moto G20 closely resembles that of the Moto G10: You get a 48-Megapixel camera that can combine four pixels into one via pixel binning, increasing the light sensitivity in this way, but then only recording 12-Megapixel images.
This is accompanied by a wide angle lens, a macro lens, and a small lens that collects depth information for the Bokeh effect in portraits.
Pictures taken by the main camera are slightly blurry and can also easily appear overexposed. In our picture of the surroundings, the sky looks noticeably grainy even without any zoom. The lens is slightly better in handling low light and high contrast, even if some of the details will then remain unrecognizable in the darkness.
The wide angle lens takes acceptable pictures, but you should not try to enlarge them too much.
It is interesting that the main lens is only able to record videos at 1080p and 30 fps. The Moto G10 does better here at 60 fps.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Hauptkamera BlumeHauptkamera UmgebungHauptkamera Low LightWeitwinkelkamera
In the lab under controlled light conditions, the main camera performance is also only mediocre. Parts of the image appear very pale and the contrast looks weak. While you can still see something in the picture at 1 Lux of surrounding light, the image quality is very noisy.
Accessories and Warranty – Including a bumper case
It is nice that you also get a silicone bumper case. Of course a 10-watt charger and a USB cable are also included in the box, as well as a SIM tool.
Motorola offers a 24-month warranty for Central European customers.
Input Devices and Operation – Fast, easily usable fingerprint reader
A 90-Hz display is a good thing, not only because of the smoother scrolling experience but also because operation in general feels smoother and the responses more immediate. We also notice this in the Moto G20, where you can navigate the menus very smoothly.
The touchscreen works reliably, and the fingerprint sensor on the back also responds very quickly and reliably to a finger placed on the reader. It also unlocks the smartphone from standby and can even optionally be used to open up the notification area by swiping downward.
Display – 90 Hz and low brightness
The current Moto G series has a problem: We found that all the displays except for that of the Moto G100 are clearly too dark. This problem is also shared by the Moto G20 in our test, with 352 cd/m² on average being clearly less than what is offered by comparable smartphones from other manufacturers.
At 1600 x 720 pixels, the display resolution conforms to the class standard, but the Xiaomi Poco M3 shows that more is also possible here. On the other hand, none of the comparison devices offers a 90-Hz display, so the Motorola Moto G20 is able to score with its smooth operation and scrolling.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 389 cd/m²
Contrast: 1341:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.35 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.29
| Motorola Moto G20 IPS, 1600x720, 6.50 | Motorola Moto G10 IPS, 1600x720, 6.50 | Samsung Galaxy A02s PLS, 1600x720, 6.50 | Xiaomi Poco M3 IPS, 2340x1080, 6.53 | Nokia 3.4 IPS, 1560x720, 6.39 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | -6% | -33% | 29% | -31% | |
| Brightness middle | 389 | 359 -8% | 482 24% | 465 20% | 440 13% |
| Brightness | 352 | 347 -1% | 460 31% | 428 22% | 417 18% |
| Brightness Distribution | 83 | 95 14% | 92 11% | 89 7% | 91 10% |
| Black Level * | 0.29 | 0.18 38% | 0.44 -52% | 0.21 28% | 0.4 -38% |
| Contrast | 1341 | 1994 49% | 1095 -18% | 2214 65% | 1100 -18% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.35 | 4.89 -46% | 5.52 -65% | 1.7 49% | 4.77 -42% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.29 | 8.13 -29% | 7.78 -24% | 3.5 44% | 8.85 -41% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.3 | 3.7 -61% | 6.3 -174% | 2.4 -4% | 5.7 -148% |
| Gamma | 2.29 96% | 2.292 96% | 2.54 87% | 2.16 102% | 2.156 102% |
| CCT | 6923 94% | 7462 87% | 7882 82% | 6664 98% | 7660 85% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 53760 Hz | ≤ 15 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 53760 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 15 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 53760 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Although the Motorola smartphone uses PWM at low brightness levels, the frequency is high enough, so we do not expect anyone to encounter any problems with this.
The smartphone displays the grayscale fairly accurately, and with your bare eyes you can only detect a very minimal green tint at most. The color accuracy is also decent and according to our measurements, a fairly large part of the sRGB color space is covered. While you can mostly rely on the color reproduction of the display, the accuracy of the nuances is probably not sufficient for professional users.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 57 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 21 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 56 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Since the low brightness creates some problems in bright surroundings, you should seek out some shade when using the smartphone outdoors.
Our analysis of the viewing angles shows a clear loss in brightness from some viewing angles.
Performance – Unusual, but good
The Unisoc Tiger T700 processor is an SoC of the lower mid-range, which makes it well suited for the Moto G20. With its 8 cores, the processor delivers a fairly good performance for this price class, and the graphics unit is able to distinguish itself in our benchmarks fairly clearly, if you look at similarly-priced comparison devices.
With this, the Motorola Moto G20 offers a quite good performance potential for its price class, particularly since the smartphone operation also feels very smooth due to its 90-Hz display.
| GFXBench 3.0 | |
| on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (6.8 - 165, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9.2 - 363, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench 3.1 | |
| on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.7 - 158, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (6.2 - 279, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| Antutu v9 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (102602 - 1650926, n=153, last 2 years) | |
| AnTuTu v8 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| VRMark - Amber Room (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2523 - 10071, n=12, last 2 years) | |
| Basemark GPU 1.2 | |
| 1920x1080 OpenGL Medium Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (7.65 - 13860, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| OpenGL Medium Native (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9.3 - 9309, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| 1280x720 Vulkan Simple Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.12 - 39496, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Vulkan Medium Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (7.51 - 15712, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Vulkan Medium Native (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (10 - 14706, n=54, last 2 years) | |
So it is no surprise, that the Moto G20 also runs at the top of the field of comparison devices when surfing the Internet. Smartphones of this price class are able to load web pages quite quickly, and you only have to wait briefly for image content when scrolling.
| Jetstream 2 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Smartphone (13.8 - 351, n=173, last 2 years) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chrome 91) | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chrome 87) | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s (Chrome 89) | |
| JetStream 1.1 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Smartphone (last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chrome 91) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Motorola Moto G10 (Chrome 89) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chrome 87) | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Speedometer 2.0 - Result | |
| Average of class Smartphone (14.9 - 445, n=157, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chome 91) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chome 87) | |
| Motorola Moto G10 (Chome 89) | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s (Chome 89) | |
| WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
| Average of class Smartphone (39 - 304, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chrome 91) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chrome 87) | |
| Motorola Moto G10 (Chrome 89) | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s (Chrome 89) | |
| Octane V2 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Smartphone (4633 - 89112, n=213, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chrome 91) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Motorola Moto G10 (Chrome 89) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chrome 87) | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s (Chrome 89) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
| Samsung Galaxy A02s (Chrome 89) | |
| Motorola Moto G10 (Chrome 89) | |
| Nokia 3.4 (Chrome 87) | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 (Chrome 87.0.4280.101) | |
| Motorola Moto G20 (Chrome 91) | |
| Average UNISOC Tangula T700 () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (388 - 9999, n=173, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
The storage shows itself as very slow, and only sequential writing performs at a fairly good level. The eMMC flash in the Moto G20 is particularly slow with random access of files, which is also noticeable in everyday operation when load times and data transfers take longer.
| Motorola Moto G20 | Motorola Moto G10 | Samsung Galaxy A02s | Xiaomi Poco M3 | Nokia 3.4 | Average 64 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | 199% | 201% | 432% | 162% | 69% | 958% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 263.3 | 295.9 12% | 299 14% | 509 93% | 301.9 15% | 273 ? 4% | 1508 ? 473% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 219.5 | 172.4 -21% | 103.9 -53% | 269.2 23% | 221.6 1% | 176.8 ? -19% | 1118 ? 409% |
| Random Read 4KB | 24.9 | 123 394% | 84.8 241% | 147 490% | 123.1 394% | 59.1 ? 137% | 247 ? 892% |
| Random Write 4KB | 12.6 | 64.5 412% | 88.5 602% | 154.1 1123% | 42.5 237% | 31.7 ? 152% | 272 ? 2059% |
Games – Rarely sufficient for more than 30 fps
While the display would be ready for 90-fps gaming, the performance of the Moto G20 is unfortunately insufficient for this. At minimal settings, we measure a maximum of 41 fps in PUBG Mobile. All the other settings and games we tested only run at around 30 fps and there are stutters, some of which are hefty. We measure gaming performance using the software suite from GameBench.
This performance might be sufficient for the occasional gamer, but those who always want the maximum frame rates have to look in higher price classes.
Emissions – No throttling in the Motorola Moto G20
Temperature
We measure the maximum heat development of the case under load at just above 40 °C (104 °F) on the back. While this is not critical by itself, it might become uncomfortable on very hot days.
The performance remains stable even under longer loads, as is shown by the stability tests of the 3DMark benchmark.
| 3DMark | |
| Wild Life Stress Test Stability | |
| Xiaomi Poco M3 | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
| Motorola Moto G10 | |
| Wild Life Extreme Stress Test | |
| Motorola Moto G20 | |
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.3 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 56 °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.3 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.8 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
Speaker
The sound spectrum produced by the small mono speaker at the bottom of the Moto G20 isn't really amazingly full, but at least the highs aren't emphasized too much. This means that you should be able listen to some music or watch a movie without any trouble.
However, for really good sound quality, you'd need to use external devices, which you can connect to the Motorola smartphone via the 3.5-mm audio port or Bluetooth. We like the quality of the transferred sound, even if you have to live without the aptX codecs from Qualcomm in terms of Bluetooth.
Motorola Moto G20 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 26.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.1% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 38% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 54% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 58% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 35% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Motorola Moto G10 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 64.4% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 64.4% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 64.4% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (119.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 86% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 4% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 96% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 1% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Battery Life – Wasting power
Power Consumption
The Moto G20 isn't an efficient smartphone, showing itself very demanding particularly in its idle consumption. Under maximum load, the smartphone also consumes more power than the comparison devices.
| Off / Standby |   0.2 / 0.3 Watt |
| Idle |  1.8 / 2.2 / 3 Watt |
| Load |
5.5 / 7.5 Watt |
    
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| Motorola Moto G20 5000 mAh | Motorola Moto G10 5000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy A02s 5000 mAh | Xiaomi Poco M3 6000 mAh | Average UNISOC Tangula T700 | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 33% | 29% | 35% | 0% | 24% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 1.8 | 0.5 72% | 0.8 56% | 0.5 72% | 1.8 ? -0% | 0.897 ? 50% |
| Idle Average * | 2.2 | 1.8 18% | 1.9 14% | 1.84 16% | 2.2 ? -0% | 1.452 ? 34% |
| Idle Maximum * | 3 | 2.3 23% | 2.5 17% | 1.87 38% | 3 ? -0% | 1.629 ? 46% |
| Load Average * | 5.5 | 4 27% | 4.2 24% | 3.99 27% | 5.5 ? -0% | 5.55 ? -1% |
| Load Maximum * | 7.5 | 5.8 23% | 5.1 32% | 6.01 20% | 7.5 ? -0% | 8.31 ? -11% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption: Geekbench (150 cd/m²)
Power Consumption: GFXBench (150 cd/m²)
Battery Life
The high power consumption might also be reflected in the battery life of the smartphone, even though we measure the power consumption while the smartphone is connected to the charger and the smartphone might be more efficient in battery operation.
In actuality, some of the comparison devices with a 5000-mAh battery are able to last longer. However, at 16:49 hours in our WLAN test, the Motorola Moto G20 is still within a good range that should be sufficient for two days of regular usage without needing a recharge.
The included charger is rated at a maximum of 10 watts, and it can take more than 2 hours to completely recharge the device with it.
| Motorola Moto G20 5000 mAh | Motorola Moto G10 5000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy A02s 5000 mAh | Xiaomi Poco M3 6000 mAh | Nokia 3.4 4000 mAh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 2% | 16% | 21% | -16% | |
| Reader / Idle | 2535 | 2546 0% | 2746 8% | 2756 9% | |
| H.264 | 1079 | 1059 -2% | 1295 20% | 1164 8% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 1009 | 1038 3% | 1201 19% | 1249 24% | 843 -16% |
| Load | 286 | 301 5% | 329 15% | 404 41% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict – Victorious with a 90-Hz display?
For barely 150 Euros (~$177), the Moto G20 brings a 90-Hz display. This is still very rare and those who are looking for this feature for very little money should definitely also take a look at the G20.
This is particularly worthwhile, since the Motorola smartphone also offers a stable Internet connection, decent voice quality, a display that is (almost) free from PWM, and decent performance values for this price class.
What gives reason for complaint is the low brightness of the display, which isn't really up-to-date anymore. The smartphone isn't really efficient either, and the battery life is shorter overall than that of the competitors.
The Motorola Moto G20 brings a 90-Hz display and a lot of performance. It is well equipped for its price class, but the display is fairly dark.
If you have to choose between the Moto G10 and the Moto G20, it is not an easy selection: On one hand, the G20 brings the more stable WLAN connection and a 90-Hz display, but on the other hand the Moto G10 clearly offers the more interesting design. In the end, the two smartphones are close enough, making it a question of taste, which smartphone you like better.
Price and Availability
At this point, there is no indication whether the Motorola Moto G20 will be sold in the US but it is available from several vendors such as Amazon(UK) in Europe for around 150 Euros (~$177).
Motorola Moto G20
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07/08/2021 v7
Florian Schmitt
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