Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
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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 Motorola Edge 30 Fusion, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus and came out 23 months after. 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 S20 FE 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 20% longer battery life (32:06 vs 26:42 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 25W)
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (838K versus 748K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (946 against 829 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
- Thinner bezels – 6% more screen real estate
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 Plus
- 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1607 and 1238 points
- Weighs 15 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 | Super AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 90.8% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.7% | 97.2% |
| PWM | 227 Hz | 753 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 158.48 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.45 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | White, Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2990 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.995 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 905 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~1853.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 233087 | 202950 |
| GPU | 196634 | 322783 |
| Memory | 141288 | 135508 |
| UX | 175074 | 171886 |
| Total score | 748579 | 838334 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.9 °C | 38.4 °C |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3875 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9910 | - |
| Video editing | 7169 | - |
| Photo editing | 30029 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9733 | - |
| Writing score | 13125 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | 13 |
| OS size | 25.6 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (82% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 0:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:02 hr | 09:13 hr |
| Watching video | 15:39 hr | 11:35 hr |
| Gaming | 04:33 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 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 | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 2 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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 |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3", SK Hynix HI1336 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1B (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | 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 |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Yes, 68 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion . But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G .
