Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Galaxy A13
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A13, which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 2 years and 1 month 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (907K versus 231K)
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 42% higher pixel density (566 vs 400 PPI)
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (814 against 587 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A13
- Shows 49% longer battery life (23:56 vs 16:07 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 566 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1257:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A13
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Red | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max clock | 3020 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G52 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 16 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 996 | 474 |
| Multi-core score | 2914 | 1523 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 370196 | 87523 |
| GPU | 130687 | 17669 |
| Memory | 151878 | 86552 |
| UX | 254379 | 40162 |
| Total score | 907140 | 231906 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 391 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 71% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1414 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9900 | 4792 |
| Video editing | 5850 | 4695 |
| Photo editing | 32007 | 7885 |
| Data manipulation | 8870 | 3252 |
| Writing score | 13632 | 4111 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu 11 | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu 11 | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu 11 | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu 11 | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Samsung Galaxy A13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-25 (stockman50) | AnTuTu 11 | 266604 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (SamsungPro) | CPU Throttle | 95% |
| 📘 2026-04-29 (SamsungPro) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Viljami22 | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Viljami22 | AnTuTu 11 | 231833 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI Core 6.1 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 16.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:49 hr | 08:52 hr |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | 13:18 hr |
| Gaming | 04:30 hr | 05:46 hr |
| Standby | 69 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 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 | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | - |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2022 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $189 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.28 W/kg | 0.37 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.52 W/kg | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S20 is definitely a better buy.
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