Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 174g vs 190g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3227mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 740 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 129 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 609 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2182 | 1243 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5142 | 3430 |
| CPU | 305402 | 212654 |
| GPU | 438906 | 215469 |
| Memory | 218819 | 137373 |
| UX | 301561 | 147707 |
| NanoReview Score | 1264688 | 713203 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 78 % | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | 52 fps | 22 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8702 | 3784 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10576 |
| Web score | n/a | 9360 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6950 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9003 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11015 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3227 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 45 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:29 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:58 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:12 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 114 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 19 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 15 W |
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