Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Google Pixel 9
59
out of 100
VS
73
out of 100
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 9, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 years and 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9
- Delivers 170% higher peak brightness (2244 against 831 nits)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1561K versus 982K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G4
- 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1707 and 1180 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.7% | 99% |
| PWM | 227 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.5/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2923 | 7536 |
| Single-core score | 1180 | 1707 |
| Multi-core score | 3300 | 4431 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 391258 | 576617 |
| GPU | 171698 | 410060 |
| Memory | 167605 | 210177 |
| UX | 251913 | 364573 |
| Total score | 982474 | 1561427 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1047 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1114 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10914 | 10043 |
| Video editing | 7129 | 7463 |
| Photo editing | 31102 | 21077 |
| Data manipulation | 9568 | 13349 |
| Writing score | 12727 | 15810 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-31 (GameFabuloso16) | AnTuTu 11 | 1010010 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (May) | AnTuTu 11 | 745543 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (pooh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1010016 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (Jao) | AnTuTu 11 | 1010390 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (pooh) | AnTuTu 11 | 903117 |
Google Pixel 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 1423579 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT) | AnTuTu 11 | 1577137 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (enigma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1519937 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561427 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 25.6 GB | 19 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 13:42 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 05:01 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Samsung GNK |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 76 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 83 |
| Zoom | - | 132 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | August 2024 |
| Release date | October 2020 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $700 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Google Pixel 10 |
| SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | 1.4 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9 is definitely a better buy.
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