Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Note 20 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G) that was released on September 23 2020 against the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra which is powered by Exynos 990 and came out 2 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- Shows 22% longer battery life (32:19 vs 26:27 hours)
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (653K versus 551K)
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1028 against 830 nits)
- 22% higher pixel density (496 vs 407 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.9% more screen real estate
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S20 FE 5G 84 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 89 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S20 FE 5G 72 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 67 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S20 FE 5G 82 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 75 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S20 FE 5G 78 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 83 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S20 FE 5G 89 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 93 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S20 FE 5G 78 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 79
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 91.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Display tests | RGB color space | 95.7% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 227 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S20 FE 5G 830 nits Galaxy Note 20 Ultra +24% 1028 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 164.8 mm (6.49 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 gramm (6.7 oz) | 208 gramm (7.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White Blue Green Red Orange Purple | White Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S20 FE 5G 84.8% Galaxy Note 20 Ultra +8% 91.7%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS |
Memory | RAM size | 6 8 GB | 8 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | - |
Storage | Storage size | 128 256 GB | 256 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1000 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S20 FE 5G 908 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra +6% 958 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S20 FE 5G +15% 3261 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 2842 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S20 FE 5G +19% 653858 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 551192
| CPU | 185574 | 92406 |
| GPU | 217010 | 216567 |
| Memory | 112445 | 125152 |
| UX | 137783 | 116586 |
| Total score | 653858 | 551192 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S20 FE 5G 3865 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra +10% 4239
| Stability | 91% | 44% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3865 | 4239 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 11811 | 10913 |
AnTuTu 9 Android Ranking Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 25.6 GB | 34.7 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | Yes (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:20 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | 10:12 hr | 08:59 hr |
| Watching video | 15:39 hr | 13:52 hr |
| Gaming | 04:45 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 74 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S20 FE 5G +22% 32:19 hr Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 26:27 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical 3x | Optical 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76" Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33" Samsung Bright S5KHM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 103 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Samsung S5K2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | - 0.3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/3.2" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy S20 FE 5G n/a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 122 Video quality Galaxy S20 FE 5G n/a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 106 Generic camera score Galaxy S20 FE 5G n/a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 120
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE A2DP | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP LE HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
Network | Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy S20 FE 5G +1% 90.1 dB Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 88.8 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2020 | August 2020 |
| Release date | October 2020 | August 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | 0.319 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | 1.557 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display camera and design are more important to you then choose the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G 36 (63.2%) Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 21 (36.8%) Vote Total votes:
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