Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro vs S20 FE 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on June 29, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G and came out 21 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 Xcover 6 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 1-year and 9-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (829 against 497 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 450 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4050 mAh
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (748K versus 562K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s PLS TFT)
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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Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 77.8% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 95.7% |
| PWM | Not detected | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 23 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | 1109:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168.8 mm (6.65 inches) | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) |
| Width | 79.9 mm (3.15 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 235 g (8.29 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~844 GFLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 170850 | 233087 |
| GPU | 143095 | 196634 |
| Memory | 111552 | 141288 |
| UX | 135200 | 175074 |
| Total score | 562684 | 748579 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43 °C | 37.9 °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 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 25.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4050 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (37% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:02 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:39 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:33 hr |
| Standby | - | 110 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 2 (50 MP + 8 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Sensor: 1/2.76" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| 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 |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/2.74" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2022 | September 2020 |
| Release date | July 2022 | October 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 1.48 W/kg | 0.5 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.23 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 15 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G is definitely a better buy.