Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

71 out of 100

87 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (with Exynos 990) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 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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Benchmarks
Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3200 mAh
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
Reverse charging feature
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Weighs 16 grams less

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro

91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1362K versus 711K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
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 A16 Bionic
2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2526 and 1249 points
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

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

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.5 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	407 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	740 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	84.8%	87%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	-	99.8%
PWM	-	240 Hz
Response time	-	1 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Height	159.8 mm (6.29 inches)	147.5 mm (5.81 inches)
Width	74.5 mm (2.93 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	190 g (6.7 oz)	206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple	Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	3460 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units	704	640
GPU clock	800 MHz	1398 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~1789.4 GFLOPS

CPU	229975	320177
GPU	194551	462876
Memory	148172	251434
UX	134081	323335
Total score	711415	1362268

Max surface temperature	-	41.2 °C
Stability	60%	79%
Graphics test	22 FPS	59 FPS
Graphics score	3787	9874

Web score	9431	-
Video editing	6938	-
Photo editing	29692	-
Data manipulation	9036	-
Writing score	11612	-

RAM size	6, 8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2750 MHz	-
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128, 256 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 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	24 GB	-

Capacity	4500 mAh	3200 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	23 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 (50% in 45 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	1:41 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	12:35 hr
Watching video	-	15:45 hr
Gaming	-	05:56 hr
Standby	-	120 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	4032 x 3024	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Optical, 3x
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)	4 (48 MP + 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", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS 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/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro 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	Exmor-RS 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 *	19	20
5G support	No	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)	0.341 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.447 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity 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 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

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Camera

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