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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-10-02 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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 a general score of 90.8, which is a little bit better than the iPhone XS Max's 84.5 score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is a bit thicker than the iPhone XS Max, it's just a little bit lighter and much newer. The Apple iPhone XS Max has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S20 FE, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a little higher pixels amount in each inch in the display. The Galaxy S20 FE counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy S20 FE features a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the same video definition, the same camera aperture and a same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE also has a much bigger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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