Which S20 series device?
Samsung has a broad line up of Galaxy S20 phones. Starting off is the S20 FE, then there are the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. And then, each of them come in 2 versions – with 5G or without 5G.
If you are struggling to decide between which pre owned Samsung Galaxy S20 is right for you, then here is a quick guide to the similarities and differences between them.
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Galaxy S20 FE |
Galaxy S20 |
Galaxy S20+ |
Galaxy S20 Ultra |
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Body and build The build of these phones is all the same, and they are all IP68 dust/water resistant. The only difference is in the size and weight of the devices. |
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Weight: 190 g Not eSIM compatible |
Weight: 163 g |
Weight: 186 g |
Weight: 220g |
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Display The S20 FE has a lesser screen quality to the other three devices. Aside from the S20 FE, all devices are made with the same Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and have the same always-on display and refresh rate. The resolutions of the screens and quality of the display are essentially the same, but the screen sizes differ. |
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Screen size: 6.5 in Gorilla Glass 3 Lesser screen quality |
Screen size: 6.2 in |
Screen size: 6.7 in |
Screen size: 6.9 in |
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Platform All devices in the S20 series have largely the same platform configuration in respect of OS, chipset, CPU and GPU. The only difference relates to the OS, where the S20 FE is upgradable to Android 12 as it was released slightly later than the other models in the series. |
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Upgradable to Android 12 |
Upgradable to Android 11 |
Upgradable to Android 11 |
Upgradable to Android 11 |
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Memory The memory options differ between devices. |
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128 GB | 8 GB RAM |
128 GB | 8 GB RAM |
128 GB | 8 GB RAM |
128 GB | 12 GB RAM 512 GB | 16 GB RAM |
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Main camera The cameras are one of the biggest differences across the series. |
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Triple lens: - 12 MP wide - 8 MP telephoto - 12 MP ultrawide - 4 K video |
Triple lens: - 12 MP wide - 64 MP telephoto - 12 MP ultrawide - 8 K video |
Quadruple lens: - 12 MP wide - 64 MP telephoto - 12 MP ultrawide - 0.3 MP depth - 8 K video |
Quadruple lens: - 12 MP wide - 48 MP periscope telephoto - 12 MP ultrawide - 0.3 MP depth - 8 K video |
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Selfie camera The S20 Ultra offers a superior selfie camera. |
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- 32 MP - 4 K video |
- 10 MP - 4 K video |
- 10 MP - 4 K video |
- 40 MP - 4 K video |
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Sound The sound features on all devices are the same. |
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Communications All communication features are the same across all devices, except for the FM radio feature which is limited to certain carriers and is not relevant in South Africa. |
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Features All devices except the S20 FE have the same features: - Sensors: fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass – all devices. - Sensors: proximity, barometer – these features do not exist on the S20 FE - Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+ – these features do not exist on the S20 FE - Bixby natural language commands and dictation – all devices - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – all devices |
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Battery The principal differences in the batteries between devices relate to the battery capacity rating, measured in mAh. Generally, the higher the mAh the longer the battery will keep your phone powered up between plugging in. |
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- Li-Ion 4500 mAH - Fast charging 25W |
- Li-Ion 4000 mAH - Fast charging 25W |
- Li-Ion 4500 mAH - Fast charging 25W |
- Li-Ion 5000 mAH - Fast charging 45W |
