Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Galaxy A21s
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (with Exynos 990) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A21s, which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (909K versus 258K)
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 51% higher pixel density (407 vs 270 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 740 nits | 540 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | - | 88.4% |
| PWM | - | 500 Hz |
| Response time | - | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1500:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G52 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 16 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1234 | 300 |
| Multi-core score | 3385 | 836 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 359475 | 100392 |
| GPU | 155594 | 18008 |
| Memory | 153878 | 86289 |
| UX | 240732 | 53375 |
| Total score | 909679 | 258064 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 247 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 67% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1061 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9860 | 4948 |
| Video editing | 6780 | 5163 |
| Photo editing | 29317 | 8993 |
| Data manipulation | 8978 | 3929 |
| Writing score | 10600 | 5825 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-25 (Pearlescent) | AnTuTu 11 | 895369 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (Naynay(guaranay)) | AnTuTu 11 | 886994 |
| 📘 2026-01-31 (Victor) | AnTuTu 11 | 792094 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1027276 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1020628 |
Samsung Galaxy A21s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> HABIBO | AnTuTu 12 | 304257 |
| 📘 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad) | AnTuTu 11 | 258064 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 -> quandzvl12 | AnTuTu 11 | 316736 |
| 📘 2025-10-08 (MinxK) | AnTuTu 11 | 231817 |
| 📘 2025-10-04 (zayedbinnahyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 218341 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:45 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 128 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 76 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 19 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | September 2020 | May 2020 |
| Release date | October 2020 | June 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $700 | $200 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.341 W/kg | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.447 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | - |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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