Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025with 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 218g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • 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
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Xiaomi Poco F8 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 AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 740 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 91.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3501 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 4600 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 ()
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
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
10883
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12433553
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)343010883
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27420
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3865467
CPU2126541163106
GPU2154691394796
Memory137373546277
UX147707761288
NanoReview Score7132033865467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3784n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Xiaomi Poco F8 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 5300 MHz
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 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
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 (78% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
32:38
Web Browsingn/a15:14 h
Video Playbackn/a22:44 h
Gamesn/a08:06 h
Standby Moden/a124 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 102 °
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/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDOmnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size1/1.761/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size1.8 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length76 mm115 mm
SensorHynix HI-847Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/4.51/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm18 mm
Sensor size1/3.01/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 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 Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
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 2.1
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity 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 Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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