Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE or Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S20 FE | Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, September 23 | 2020, April 15 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 2.93 in | 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in | |
| Weight | 190 g | 6.7 oz | 148 g | 5.22 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange | Black, White, Red | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life | Music play - Up to 40 h | ||
| Approximate price | $ 500 | 480 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Retina IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 4.7" in | |
| Screen area | 101.0 cm2 | 60.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.8% | 65.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 750 x 1334 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 407 PPI | 326 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz refresh rate -HDR10+ |
- Wide color gamut -True-tone -625 nits max brightness (advertised) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 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 |
-12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 115 | 103 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 119 | 108 | |
| DxOMark Video | 101 | 105 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 7 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | 7 MP, f/2.2 | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) | 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 84 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 85 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 83 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | iOS 13 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) | - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 727232 | 727313 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 179992 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 243820 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 125429 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 179992 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 623211 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 525962 | 465664 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 735 | 1326 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2524 | 2653 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, 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) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE |
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China) |
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