Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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9.1
Samsung Galaxy S20
6.2
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Samsung Galaxy S20 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Mar 06, 2020
Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.2-inch · 3200x1440px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
12GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1000 8GB/128GB - $599

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 163.0 g 7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
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

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI 2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good) 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
International version - Exynos 990 S5E9830
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
International version - Octa-core, 2x3.02GHz Exynos M5, 2x2.6GHz Cortex-A76, 4x2.11​GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 650
International version - Mali-G77 MP11
Adreno 730
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) Android (14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3839
3D Mark High
Untested 2208
3D Mark Low
Untested 1208

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 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: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 20min
Browsing
7h 45min
Video
10h 20min
Gaming
7h 43min
Battery Life Estimate
6h 18min
Browsing
16h 15min
Video
8h 3min
Gaming
8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple 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, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.0 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)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
10 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
146
Photo
128
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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
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