Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
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 Google Pixel 7 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 25 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
- Shows 18% longer battery life (32:06 vs 27:19 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 22 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- 26% higher pixel density (512 vs 407 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (1083 against 815 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Google Tensor G2
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1400 and 1225 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 407 ppi | 512 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 550 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1500 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 88.7% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 95.7% | 97% |
PWM | 227 Hz | 240 Hz |
Response time | 2.8 ms | 4 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Gray |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Google Tensor G2 |
Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2850 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
GPU shading units | 1024 | 672 |
GPU clock | 587 MHz | 850 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 188501 | 236480 |
GPU | 299246 | 191228 |
Memory | 142574 | 166608 |
UX | 167228 | 211508 |
Total score | 759187 | 805544 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 37.9 °C | 44.9 °C |
Stability | 91% | 71% |
Graphics test | 23 FPS | 38 FPS |
Graphics score | 3875 | 6383 |
PCMark 3.0
Web score | 9910 | 9149 |
Video editing | 7169 | 6747 |
Photo editing | 30029 | 18579 |
Data manipulation | 9733 | 10828 |
Writing score | 13125 | 16191 |
Memory
RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
ROM | One UI 5.0 | Stock Android |
OS size | 25.6 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:49 hr |
Web browsing | 10:02 hr | 09:10 hr |
Watching video | 15:39 hr | 14:51 hr |
Gaming | 04:33 hr | 04:48 hr |
Standby | 110 hr | 76 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8192 x 6144 |
Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 123° | 126° |
Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 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 |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus 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 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/3.1" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
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, QZSS, NAVIC |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | September 2020 | October 2022 |
Release date | October 2020 | October 2022 |
SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | - |
SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | - |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G.
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