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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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9.2
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
9.2
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
Released · Oct 02, 2020
Released · May 21, 2021
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
10758 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches
159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm 		11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g) 24.06 oz (682.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control
Colors
Cloud red, Cloud orange, Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud white

Display

Size
6.5-inch 12.9-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI 2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.79 % 85.43 %
Peak brightness
1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585 		Octa-core
3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 650 Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
6GB (LPDDR5) 8GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.1), available to use: 103.4 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh 10758 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 29min
Browsing
10h 2min
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
8h 29min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
8h 51min
Gaming
Untested
Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm 		12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		10 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F24.0
Focal Length: 76 mm
Sensor size: 1/4.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm 		ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
32 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) 12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 17, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG781U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.82 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg
Phablet: 3.43 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 699
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 23, 2020 Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 770
With 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
for Verizon
OS Android (11)
5G Bands n2, n4, n5, n13, n66
4G (FDD) Bands 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG781V
Measured SAR Head: 0.28 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg
Phablet: 3.71 W/kg
With 512GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 1024GB
non 5G variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
27300 MHz
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
Dual SIM Yes
With 16 RAM and 2TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 2048GB
With 5G
Weight 24.16 oz (685.0 g)
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
Location GPS, A-GPS
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
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