Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 11, 2021	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1799 | €1899	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches (~0.30 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm (~7.7 mm with camera bump)	5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Folded
6.22 x2.64 x0.56 inches (158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4 mm)
Weight
9.56 oz / 271.0 g	5.78 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Dust; IPX8	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver	Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
7.6-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2208x1768px, 22.5:18 ratio, 372 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Folding inside the device, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.2 inches 2268 x832 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Folding inside the device, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 650
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 30min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 58min

Gaming

8h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

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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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF926U	Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg	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

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1899

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 Dual SIM and eSIM

SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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

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
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

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