Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus 9

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus 9 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: OnePlus 9 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,519, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE scores 2,476, making OnePlus 9 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE offers 6.5 inches, making OnePlus 9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 9's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 9 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 FE better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 9 delivers longer battery life with 10h 28m, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE delivers 8h 28m, making OnePlus 9 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and OnePlus 9 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 9 is rated 7.


User Rating: OnePlus 9 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Spec Score

84%
84%

Release Date

10 Nov, 2020
15 Apr, 2021

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Snapdragon 888
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
Super AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent display with 120Hz refresh rate
  • Flagship performance
  • Best-in-class cameras
  • Wireless charging
  • Best-in-class performance
  • Great daylight photography
  • Fast 65W charging
  • Smooth 120Hz screen

Cons

  • Plastic back
  • Bezels are slightly big
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Nighttime shots need improvement
  • No wireless charging or IP rating
  • Priced on the higher side

User Ratings

4/5
(2,050 ratings)
4.2/5
(12,220 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

415,785
AnTuTu Score
721,282
AnTuTu Score
8h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Nov 10, 2020
(Official)
Apr 15, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11
Adreno 660

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

415,785
721,282

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
22.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %
10.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.5 %
13.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
1100 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.68 %
87.6 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

159.8 mm
160 mm

Width

74.5 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

190 grams
183 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX689 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

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.

8h 28m
10h 28m

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

1h 20m 17s
0h 37m 21s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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