Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs S20 FE

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 devices.

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and S20 FE crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
188.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
13.7
(Bad)

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
Adaptive refresh rate No No
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 85.8% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
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 g (6.7 oz) 190 g (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
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
SoC
Chipset 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
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU shading units 768 352
GPU clock 587 MHz 832 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~585.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2923 -
Single-core score 1180 1234
Multi-core score 3300 3385
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
982474
909679
CPU 391258 359475
GPU 171698 155594
Memory 167605 153878
UX 251913 240732
Total score 982474 909679
Samples [27 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 77%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 247
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 90% 67%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1114 1061
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12236
Web score 10914 9860
Video editing 7129 6780
Photo editing 31102 29317
Data manipulation 9568 8978
Writing score 12727 10600

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (GameFabuloso16)AnTuTu 111010010
📘 2026-08-09 (May)AnTuTu 11745543
📘 2026-07-13 (pooh)AnTuTu 111010016
📘 2026-07-12 (Jao)AnTuTu 111010390
📘 2026-07-10 (pooh)AnTuTu 11903117
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-25 (Pearlescent)AnTuTu 11895369
📘 2026-02-16 (Naynay(guaranay))AnTuTu 11886994
📘 2026-01-31 (Victor)AnTuTu 11792094
📘 2026-01-19 (souzabrz)AnTuTu 111027276
📘 2026-01-16 (souzabrz)AnTuTu 111020628

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 5.0 One UI 5.0
OS size 25.6 GB 24 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion 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
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:09 hr -
Watching video 13:42 hr -
Gaming 05:01 hr -
Standby 114 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 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 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX555 Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch)
Pixel size 1.8 micron 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 76 mm 76 mm
Sensor Hynix HI-847 Hynix HI-847
Sensor size 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark

Selfie camera

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
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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 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
Network
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
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2020 September 2020
Release date October 2020 October 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $700 $700
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE -
SAR (head) 0.5 W/kg 0.341 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.35 W/kg 1.447 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 15 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G. It has a better gaming and battery life.

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Ahmed February 15, 2023 at 08:24 PM
Are you sure about the battery test and geekbench scores? Because I have the device but the scores are very different (Galaxy S20 Fe 4G).
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Camdesbat December 19, 2021 at 08:53 PM
Can someone say me how to know which processor I'm getting with the s20 fe? I think some 4g variants are also getting snapdragon 865. So without opening the box at the store of course how should I know. Please tell me the model number difference too in both phones.
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No name though January 17, 2022 at 01:32 PM
It's the Exynos 990 for the 4G version but 5G on the other hand gets the Snapdragon 865
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norm stavin October 25, 2021 at 07:22 PM
appreciate all the parameters but one of the most important tests: microphone performance beyond volume (clarity of same incoming/outgoing) and particularly clarity of incoming speaking voice/music.
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