Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-02 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Galaxy S20 FE has an overall score of 90.8, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8's 83.3 global score. The Galaxy S20 FE body is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8's, although it is just a little thicker and a bit heavier. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy S20 FE has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 8 has Android 10 version, so it provides you a couple additional features.
The Xiaomi Mi 8's CPU is just as good as the CPU in Galaxy S20 FE, both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2248 resolution.
Galaxy S20 FE has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy S20 FE features superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 32% more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE also has faster 60 fps video frame rates and a much bigger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality.
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