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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, which is powered by Exynos 990. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments (2)
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
Size | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 407 ppi | 407 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 740 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 95.7% | - |
PWM | 227 Hz | - |
Response time | 2.8 ms | - |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) |
Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
Weight | 190 gramm (6.7 oz) | 190 gramm (6.7 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Samsung Exynos 990 |
Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2730 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
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) | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
GPU clock | 587 MHz | 800 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 185574 | 160384 |
GPU | 217010 | 217589 |
Memory | 112445 | 121945 |
UX | 137783 | 125154 |
Total score | 650453 | 620788 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 91% | 54% |
Graphics test | 23 FPS | 22 FPS |
Graphics score | 3865 | 3770 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 11811 | 11233 |
Software
Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 4.1 |
OS size | 25.6 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
Charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 45 min) |
Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:35 hr |
Web browsing | 10:12 hr | - |
Watching video | 15:39 hr | - |
Gaming | 04:45 hr | - |
Standby | 110 hr | - |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 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 | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/2.74" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
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 | 19 |
5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | September 2020 | September 2020 |
Release date | October 2020 | October 2020 |
SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | 0.341 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | 1.447 W/kg |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
543 (80.6%)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
131 (19.4%)
Total votes: 674
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