Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Lighter design: 190g vs 249g
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 740 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 704 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1243 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3430 | 12575 |
| CPU | 212654 | 882877 |
| GPU | 215469 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 137373 | 262172 |
| UX | 147707 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 713203 | 2935466 |
| Stability | 60 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3784 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10576 | n/a |
| Web score | 9360 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6950 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9003 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11015 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 27 |
| OS Size | 24 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 19 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2020 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 15 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
