Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs S10 Plus
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (with Exynos 990) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 1 year and 7 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (909K versus 782K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1234 and 1017 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
- 28% higher pixel density (522 vs 407 PPI)
- Weighs 15 grams less
- 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 740 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.5% |
| PWM | - | 235 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple | Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 702 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1234 | 1017 |
| Multi-core score | 3385 | 2593 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 359475 | 295808 |
| GPU | 155594 | 132940 |
| Memory | 153878 | 150643 |
| UX | 240732 | 202848 |
| Total score | 909679 | 782239 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 247 | 367 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 67% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1061 | 952 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9860 | 7478 |
| Video editing | 6780 | 5765 |
| Photo editing | 29317 | 18093 |
| Data manipulation | 8978 | 7575 |
| Writing score | 10600 | 10112 |
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 S10 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | AnTuTu 11 | 717771 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (unknown) | AnTuTu 12 | 904674 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Tban) | AnTuTu 11 | 550199 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 -> Rodik | AnTuTu 11 | 745471 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| 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 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 24 GB | 46.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 13:48 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:28 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:50 hr |
| Standby | - | 80 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | - | 8 MP, f/22, 1/4" |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 101 |
| Video | - | 88 |
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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 19 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2020 | February 2019 |
| Release date | October 2020 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $700 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 0.341 W/kg | 0.516 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.447 W/kg | 1.582 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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
If the display, camera, performance, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. But if the battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.
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