Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Apple iPhone 8 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone 8

61 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 407ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 190g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Apple iPhone 8
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 740 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a22 ms
Contrastn/a1373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2100 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)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 704 192
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12431030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34302686
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU212654174461
GPU215469115185
Memory13737397672
UX147707102300
NanoReview Score713203489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stability60 %62 %
Graphics Test22 fps18 fps
Graphics Score37843131
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE], [Apple iPhone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Writing score10576n/a
Web score9360n/a
Video editing6950n/a
Data manipulation9003n/a
NanoReview Score11015n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 24 GB 6 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsingn/a06:14 h
Video Playbackn/a09:59 h
Gamesn/a03:40 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDApple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.761/3
Pixel size1.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length76 mmn/a
SensorHynix HI-847n/a
Sensor size1/4.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Apple iPhone 8
92
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE], [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1916
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 15 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

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