Samsung Galaxy S20 vs M33 5G
68
out of 100
VS
63
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy M33 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 25 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (652K versus 423K)
- 41% higher pixel density (563 vs 400 PPI)
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (821 against 534 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor''s TFT LCD)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M33 5G
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1280
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 563 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 82.5% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 23 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1090:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) | 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Red | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 704 | - |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1126 GFLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 185116 | 127942 |
| GPU | 195014 | 104713 |
| Memory | 144113 | 82375 |
| UX | 126679 | 107197 |
| Total score | 652761 | 423045 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 49.7 °C | 44.8 °C |
| Stability | 51% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4221 | 2233 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8843 | 8826 |
| Video editing | 6024 | 7323 |
| Photo editing | 30239 | 20836 |
| Data manipulation | 8544 | 8730 |
| Writing score | 11877 | 14177 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 26.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:40 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:04 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:15 hr | - |
| Standby | 83 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 5 MP + 2 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", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus |
| 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 |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 22 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2022 |
| Release date | March 2020 | April 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.28 W/kg | 1.04 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.52 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20 . But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy M33 5G .
