Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 14

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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 23 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1221 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3279 mAh
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Has 2 SIM card slots

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14

80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1344K versus 748K)
Shows 16% longer battery life (37:21 vs 32:06 hours)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
13% higher pixel density (460 vs 407 PPI)
More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
80% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2226 and 1238 points
Weighs 18 grams less
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Apple iPhone 14 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.5 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	407 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	400 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1200 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	84.8%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	95.7%	99.5%
PWM	227 Hz	60 Hz
Response time	2.8 ms	12 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	159.8 mm (6.29 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	74.5 mm (2.93 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	190 g (6.7 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple	White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 650	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	1024	640
GPU clock	587 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~1202.1 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	233087	318930
GPU	196634	432848
Memory	141288	205372
UX	175074	379808
Total score	748579	1344636

Max surface temperature	37.9 °C	42.4 °C
Stability	91%	82%
Graphics test	23 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	3875	9385

Web score	9910	-
Video editing	7169	-
Photo editing	30029	-
Data manipulation	9733	-
Writing score	13125	-

RAM size	6, 8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 256 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 5.0	-
OS size	25.6 GB	12 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	3279 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (37% in 30 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	1:31 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:02 hr	13:45 hr
Watching video	15:39 hr	15:45 hr
Gaming	04:33 hr	05:15 hr
Standby	110 hr	122 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4032 x 3024	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	120°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.74"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	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, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	September 2020	September 2022
Release date	October 2020	September 2022
SAR (head)	0.5 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.35 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 15 W	Not included

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 14

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