Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020	Oct 04, 2023
MSRP
$ 1000	$ 699 / € 799

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm	5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.78 oz (163.0 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white	Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G3
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 650	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4575 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

9h 36min

Gaming

9h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNV Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

143

Overall

146

Photo

140

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U	Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A75 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 759

non 5G variant

Memory	8GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.37 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.67 W/kg

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

for Verizon

Storage expansion	not expandable
5G	Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

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