Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Samsung Galaxy A20
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G or Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G | Samsung Galaxy A20 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2022, January 07 | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in | 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 177 g | 6.24 oz | 169 g | 5.96 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive | Black, Deep Blue, Red, Coral Orange, Gold | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 12 (3G) Music play - Up to 82 h |
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| Approximate price | 750 EUR | 200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 103.9 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.6% | 85.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 720 x 1560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 268 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 13 MP, Dual | |
| 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, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 120 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 104 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | Yes |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 12, One UI 4 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
- Exynos 7884 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos |
- Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos | Mali-G71 MP2 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 778093 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 220634 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 220199 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 167618 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 220634 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 742147 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 240 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 742 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 627 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1068 | 235 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3209 | 852 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 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 only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A205F/DS, SM-A205FN/DS (Global), SM-A205U (USA), SM-A205GN/DS, SM-A205YN, SM-A205G/DS, SM-A205W (Canada) |
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