Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 190g vs 199g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
- Larger display: 6.53in
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4500mAh
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 740 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 83.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97.7 % |
| Response time | n/a | 32.2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 4608:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2000 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) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 96 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1243 | 516 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3430 | 1562 |
| CPU | 212654 | 89155 |
| GPU | 215469 | 49694 |
| Memory | 137373 | 60565 |
| UX | 147707 | 72643 |
| NanoReview Score | 713203 | 272057 |
| Stability | 60 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3784 | n/a |
| 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 |
- 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 24 GB | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 09:31 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 14:21 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 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 (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 19 | 7 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2020 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 199 |
| 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 | n/a |
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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.
Survey
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