Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 214g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

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
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Samsung Galaxy S26 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 740 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 214 g (7.55 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
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 704 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12433753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)343011259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU2126541094797
GPU2154691447696
Memory137373425113
UX147707752613
NanoReview Score7132033720219
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3784n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Samsung Galaxy S26 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 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.0 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 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, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsingn/a10:12 h
Video Playbackn/a21:39 h
Gamesn/a06:42 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 141
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 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: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.761/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.8 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.9
Focal length76 mm111 mm
SensorHynix HI-847Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/4.51/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/3.01/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokehn/a165

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category19n/a
5G SupportNoYes

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 February, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 15 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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