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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M20 has a general score of 78.9, which is slightly better than Fairphone 5's 75.5 score. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M20 has an older 10 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. The Samsung Galaxy M20 construction is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Fairphone 5, although it was released 5 years before.
Fairphone 5 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Fairphone 5 also has more RAM. Fairphone 5 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a quite higher screen pixel density, a slightly higher 1224 x 2700 resolution and a quite bigger display.
Fairphone 5 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Fairphone 5 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera with lot more megapixels. Fairphone 5 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M20, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M20 features superior battery life than Fairphone 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4200mAh.
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