Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Release date 2020, September 23 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 2.93 in 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 101.0 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 407 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz refresh rate
-HDR10+
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 115
DxOMark Photo 119
DxOMark Video 101
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 16 MP, f/1.9
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 650 Mali-T830MP3
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 711947
Antutu 10 CPU 212844
Antutu 10 GPU 194083
Antutu 10 Mem 137164
Antutu 10 UX 212844
Antutu 8 Total 573850 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782
GeekBench 5 Single Core 812 143
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3015 926
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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