Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Galaxy S20
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Here we compared two flagship 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 S20, which is powered by the same chip. 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
- Shows 16% longer battery life (18:43 vs 16:07 hours)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1201 and 996 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- Weighs 23 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 524 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 214 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S20 Plus
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Red | Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max clock | 3020 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)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5457 | - |
| Single-core score | 1201 | 996 |
| Multi-core score | 3090 | 2914 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 353726 | 370196 |
| GPU | 160485 | 130687 |
| Memory | 150410 | 151878 |
| UX | 209761 | 254379 |
| Total score | 874382 | 907140 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 357 | 391 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 65% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1416 | 1414 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9679 | 9900 |
| Video editing | 5820 | 5850 |
| Photo editing | 32412 | 32007 |
| Data manipulation | 8669 | 8870 |
| Writing score | 13413 | 13632 |
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 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 | 8 GB | 8 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 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 23.6 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-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 84 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | 12:04 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | 04:46 hr | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 69 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 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 | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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 | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX375 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 3.1 | 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 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 | February 2020 | February 2020 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1200 | $999 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.57 W/kg | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera is 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 Plus.
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