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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-02 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy S20 FE has an overall score of 90.8, which is a little bit better than the iPhone XS Max's 84.5 general score. Although the Galaxy S20 FE is just a bit thicker than iPhone XS Max, it's just a bit lighter and much newer. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, and although they both have a same size screen, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a quite higher pixels count per screen inch.
The Galaxy S20 FE counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a SD card slot that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone XS Max has a little faster processor than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a very superior battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same 60 fps video frame rate, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE also has a much larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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