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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has an overall score of 90.8, which is slightly better than the iPhone 12's global score of 88.7. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE works with Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, we must tell that it's also somewhat thicker and heavier.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a quite better pixels amount in each inch of display. IPhone 12 has a superior processing power than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy S20 FE features just a bit better camera than iPhone 12, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in poorly lited environments, they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 60 percent greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is also by far the cheapest.
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