Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone XS
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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 XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2658mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Lighter design: 177g vs 190g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 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 | 5.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1125x2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 740 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 81.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) | 143.6 mm (5.65 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2490 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) |
- 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1243 | 1307 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3430 | 3447 |
| CPU | 212654 | 202576 |
| GPU | 215469 | 217548 |
| Memory | 137373 | 146853 |
| UX | 147707 | 166662 |
| NanoReview Score | 713203 | 733639 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.8 °C |
| Stability | 60 % | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3784 | 5698 |
| 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 |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 24 GB | 11.8 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 2658 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | 2:40 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 05:44 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 09:44 h |
| Games | n/a | 03:54 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 84 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| 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 Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 3088x2316 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | 19 | 16 |
| 5G Support | No | 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, 2020 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 1000 |
| 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 | n/a |
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