Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Galaxy S20
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (with Exynos 990) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S20, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 7 months before. 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
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1234 and 996 points
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- 38% higher pixel density (563 vs 407 PPI)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Weighs 27 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.4 mm narrower
- 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 740 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 242 Hz |
| Response time | - | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S20 FE
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 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 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 352 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 832 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1234 | 996 |
| Multi-core score | 3385 | 2914 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 359475 | 370196 |
| GPU | 155594 | 130687 |
| Memory | 153878 | 151878 |
| UX | 240732 | 254379 |
| Total score | 909679 | 907140 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 247 | 391 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 67% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1061 | 1414 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9860 | 9900 |
| Video editing | 6780 | 5850 |
| Photo editing | 29317 | 32007 |
| Data manipulation | 8978 | 8870 |
| Writing score | 10600 | 13632 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-25 (Pearlescent) | AnTuTu | 895369 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (Naynay(guaranay)) | AnTuTu | 886994 |
| 📘 2026-01-31 (Victor) | AnTuTu | 792094 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu | 1027276 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu | 1020628 |
Samsung Galaxy S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | GeekBench CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 24 GB | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | - | 69 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | 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 |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 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 | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- 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 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 19 | 22 |
| 5G support | No | 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 | February 2020 |
| Release date | October 2020 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $700 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | 0.341 W/kg | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.447 W/kg | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
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