Samsung Galaxy M02s vs realme Narzo 20A

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M02s vs realme Narzo 20A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme Narzo 20A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,380, while Samsung Galaxy M02s scores 495, making realme Narzo 20A the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy M02s and realme Narzo 20A offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but realme Narzo 20A features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M02s's PLS TFT LCD, making realme Narzo 20A the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M02s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme Narzo 20A offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M02s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme Narzo 20A offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M02s offers 5 MP, making realme Narzo 20A better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme Narzo 20A delivers longer battery life with 14h 37m, while Samsung Galaxy M02s delivers None, making realme Narzo 20A the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M02s and realme Narzo 20A offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M02s and realme Narzo 20A equally at 7.


User Rating: realme Narzo 20A receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M02s has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2021
21 Sep, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Robust design
  • Good battery life
  • Daylight photography is decent
  • Solid build quality
  • Daylight photos are good
  • Lasting battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Night photography needs improvement
  • Underpowered chipset
  • Retro camera seems useless
  • Micro-USB port
  • Average performance
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(18,785 ratings)
4.3/5
(81,464 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

93,583
AnTuTu Score
173,514
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2021
(Official)
Sep 21, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Realme UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
11 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 610
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

93,583
173,514
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

33.0 s
28.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

48.6 %
19.1 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.85 %
82.29 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
89.8 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

164.2 mm
164.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.9 mm
75.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

196 grams
195 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide Angle
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
14h 37m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

3h 2m 49s
2h 43m 1s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.631 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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