Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs A55 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 4 years and 2 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 Plus
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 34% higher pixel density (524 vs 390 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 5% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 27 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Shows 43% longer battery life (26:41 vs 18:43 hours)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1005 against 794 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1021K versus 874K)
- The phone is 4 years and 2 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1480
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 524 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 100% |
| PWM | 214 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Red | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max clock | 3020 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5457 | 4101 |
| Single-core score | 1201 | 1137 |
| Multi-core score | 3090 | 3437 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 353726 | 348485 |
| GPU | 160485 | 226076 |
| Memory | 150410 | 182794 |
| UX | 209761 | 264381 |
| Total score | 874382 | 1021736 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 357 | 459 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 65% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1416 | 982 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9679 | 11788 |
| Video editing | 5820 | 7255 |
| Photo editing | 32412 | 23283 |
| Data manipulation | 8669 | 10941 |
| Writing score | 13413 | 17673 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Chryso27) | AnTuTu | 815064 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Brill) | AnTuTu | 907763 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 (skoped) | AnTuTu | 950327 |
| 📘 2026-05-23 (skoped) | GeekBench CPU | 1171 / 3301 |
| 📘 2026-05-23 (skoped) | AnTuTu | 898821 |
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Артем) | AnTuTu | 1080442 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | GeekBench CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu | 1021736 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 23.6 GB | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 84 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Watching video | 12:04 hr | 17:52 hr |
| Gaming | 04:46 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#115th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 29 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 45 |
| Preview | - | 54 |
| Zoom | - | 75 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX375 | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2024 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1200 | $439 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.68 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.57 W/kg | 1.04 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus.
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