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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra

61 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 209g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
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
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.5 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1320x2856 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 n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Huawei Nova 15 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 704 1024
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
3890
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12431530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34303890
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
1454670
CPU212654509773
GPU215469588632
Memory137373215620
UX147707140645
NanoReview Score7132031454670
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3784n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
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		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:35 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDn/a
Sensor size1/1.76n/a
Pixel size1.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length76 mm88 mm
SensorHynix HI-847n/a
Sensor size1/4.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 52 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)n/a
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)n/a
LTE category19n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2020 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 15 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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