Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Galaxy S20
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy S20, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 18 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (792K versus 652K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (938 against 821 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 5G
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1338 and 1140 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3300 mAh
- Shows 21% longer battery life (24:28 vs 20:09 hours)
- 32% higher pixel density (563 vs 426 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 20 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 426 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7% | 89.5% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 704 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS | ~1126 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 227108 | 185116 |
| GPU | 239255 | 195014 |
| Memory | 147100 | 144113 |
| UX | 175227 | 126679 |
| Total score | 792147 | 652761 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.1 °C | 49.7 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 51% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4597 | 4221 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12140 | 8843 |
| Video editing | 7704 | 6024 |
| Photo editing | 30191 | 30239 |
| Data manipulation | 10606 | 8544 |
| Writing score | 16498 | 11877 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1.1 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 20.1 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:58 hr | 08:40 hr |
| Watching video | 09:12 hr | 10:04 hr |
| Gaming | 03:32 hr | 04:15 hr |
| Standby | 64 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 22 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.2" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2021 | February 2020 |
| Release date | August 2021 | March 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G . But if the battery life, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 .
