Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Motorola Edge 20
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Motorola Edge 20
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 Motorola Edge 20 which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 10 months after. 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 18% longer battery life (32:19 vs 27:29 hours)
- Supports wireless charging up to 15W
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (830 against 653 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4000 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (654K versus 539K)
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 20
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Weighs 27 grams less
- The phone is 10-months newer
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S20 FE 5G 84 Edge 20 85 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S20 FE 5G 72 Edge 20 61 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S20 FE 5G 82 Edge 20 69 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S20 FE 5G 78 Edge 20 68 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S20 FE 5G 89 Edge 20 86 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S20 FE 5G 78 Edge 20 71
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Edge 20
Display
Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 407 ppi | 385 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 450 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 700 nits |
HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 89% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
Display tests RGB color space | 95.7% | 153.1% |
PWM | 227 Hz | 252 Hz |
Response time | 2.8 ms | 7.5 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S20 FE 5G +27% 830 nits Edge 20 653 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
Weight | 190 gramm (6.7 oz) | 163 gramm (5.75 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White Blue Green Red Orange Purple | White Gray Green |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S20 FE 5G 84.8% Edge 20 +5% 89%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Motorola Edge 20 in the benchmarks
SoC Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 642L |
GPU clock | 587 MHz | 490 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | - |
Memory RAM size | 6 8 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage Storage size | 128 256 GB | 128 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S20 FE 5G +18% 908 Edge 20 769 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S20 FE 5G +27% 3261 Edge 20 2574 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S20 FE 5G +21% 654961 Edge 20 539256
CPU | 185503 | 160048 |
GPU | 216639 | 161514 |
Memory | 110496 | 84798 |
UX | 139652 | 130096 |
Total score | 654961 | 539256 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S20 FE 5G +56% 3865 Edge 20 2472
Stability | 91% | 98% |
Graphics test | 23 FPS | 14 FPS |
Graphics score | 3865 | 2472 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 11811 | 13414 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Ranking List Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
ROM | One UI 4.1 | - |
OS size | 25.6 GB | 20 GB |
Battery
Specifications Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
Charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | No |
Fast charging | Yes (37% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:01 hr |
Battery life tests Web browsing | 10:12 hr | 08:28 hr |
Watching video | 15:39 hr | 14:35 hr |
Gaming | 04:45 hr | 03:46 hr |
Standby | 110 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S20 FE 5G +18% 32:19 hr Edge 20 27:29 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 12032 x 9204 |
Zoom | Optical 3x | Optical 3x |
Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 123° | 119° |
Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 16 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/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52" Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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 | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 79 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - 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) | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Selfie camera Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.3 |
Focal length | 26 mm | - |
Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.7 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.74" | - |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
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 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | LE A2DP | LE A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC SBAS |
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 | No |
Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy S20 FE 5G +7% 90.1 dB Edge 20 84.5 dB
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | September 2020 | July 2021 |
Release date | October 2020 | August 2021 |
SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | - |
SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | - |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - 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
After analyzing all the data we think that the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G 16 (76.2%) Motorola Edge 20 5 (23.8%) Vote Total votes:
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