Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Galaxy A23
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 A23, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 25 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (583K versus 266K)
- Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (812 against 461 nits)
- 41% higher pixel density (563 vs 400 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports wireless charging up to 15W
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23
- Shows 48% longer battery life (36:17 vs 24:28 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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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 | 563 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 460 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 83% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 242 Hz | - |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 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 home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2400 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 151215 | 81885 |
| GPU | 230621 | 48510 |
| Memory | 81673 | 64789 |
| UX | 121126 | 71783 |
| Total score | 583479 | 266740 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 49.7 °C | - |
| Stability | 45% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4219 | 440 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8776 | 6847 |
| Video editing | 6097 | 4223 |
| Photo editing | 30203 | 13565 |
| Data manipulation | 8666 | 5749 |
| Writing score | 11807 | 8441 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4, 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32, 64, 128 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 13) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes (32% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:43 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:40 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Watching video | 10:04 hr | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:15 hr | 06:33 hr |
| Standby | 83 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
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 - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2022 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.28 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.52 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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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