Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus 8: Is the newer device better? By Christian David

OnePlus has long been the champion of value for money from the original OnePlus one and with the mantra of never settle. The company has offered phones that approach flagship specs at a much lower price than the competition. The latest OnePlus phone is the OnePlus 8, and it's one of the most expensive OnePlus phones ever, but other companies are getting hip to the so-called premium. Mid-Range market Samsung launched the original galaxy s20 back in February, but recently, seven months later, it added another s20 to its lineup. The Samsung Galaxy s20 fan edition. The new device offers specs that are close to the standard s20, but it comes at only 700, that's the same price as the OnePlus 8.

Although at the time of this writing the OnePlus 8 was available at a discount for 600 bucks likely because of the impending release of the OnePlus 8t does Samsung take out the budget phone champion. I've used both phones and put them head to find out. If you like this video, please hit the like button and subscribe to the channel. It really helps support my work and I would appreciate that support. Perhaps one of the biggest differences between these phones is their design, and they're, both good-looking phones.

They both offer an edge-to-edge display with a hole punch cut out for the front-facing camera. However, the camera on the galaxy is in the center while on the OnePlus device. That's on the top left, I don't mind either of the positions and while some prefer a pop-up camera you'll definitely get used to the camera cutout. Another major difference is the fact that the OnePlus 8 offers curved edges. I quite like the look of curved edges.

However, some disagree and I still found myself accidentally pressing the software at times with my palm, the galaxy s20 Fe has a flat display. Then there's the back. The galaxy s20 Fe keeps the rectangular camera bump found on all modern galaxy phones, and it's on the top left on the back. Thankfully, it's not overly thick, but it is still thick enough to make for a little wobble on the desk. The OnePlus camera array is vertically aligned in the center of the back of the phone, and it also introduces some wobble on the desk in the hand.

Both phones feel good. However, the OnePlus device does feel a little more premium. That's because the fact that while the galaxy device adopts the Galaxy Note 20 so-called glass stick, the OnePlus 8 actually has a glass back. I don't mind the plastic back on the galaxy s20 Fe, considering it feels soft to the touch and makes for a relatively lightweight device, but the OnePlus 8 still feels better. The displays on the two phones are pretty similar too.

The galaxy s20 Fe has a 6.5 inch display, while the OnePlus 8 has a 6.55 inch display, and they're. Both OLED displays with a 1080p resolution, but there is one major difference: the fact that while the OnePlus 8 has an awesome, 90hz refresh rate, the galaxy s20 Fe steps things up to an even better 120hz. Now the difference between hertz and 90 hertz is more noticeable than the difference between 90 hertz and 120 hertz. But the fact remains that the galaxy feels incredibly smooth and responsive thanks to that high refresh rate. That said, the OnePlus 8 does seem to get a little brighter, though they can both get bright enough for most use.

One of the best things about these premium mid-range phones is that they still offer excellent performance, both the OnePlus 8 and the galaxy s.20 Fe offer the Qualcomm snapdragon 865 processors, coupled with either 8 gigabytes or 12 gigabytes of ram in the OnePlus 8, or either six gigabytes or eight gigabytes in the galaxy s20 Fe. Despite the difference in ram both of these phones perform excellently, and they'll be able to handle everything, the majority of users can throw at them that includes mobile gaming, heavy multitasking and so on. Benchmark results confirmed this. While my six gigabyte, galaxy s20 Fe model didn't quite reach, my 12 gigabyte, OnePlus 8. It only performed a little worse and most won't notice a difference at all.

That's true of the battery life too. The OnePlus 8 has a 4 300 William hour battery, while the galaxy s20 Fe has a 4500 William hour battery, which is good for the high refresh rate display. The result is that, while neither batteries are incredible, they should both get you through even a day of heavier use. In my battery test, which involves streaming a YouTube video at full brightness for three hours, the OnePlus 8 ended the test with 76, while the galaxy s20 Fe ended with 77 they're very similar, but there is still a difference in the power usage of these phones. That's largely because the galaxy s20 Fe supports wireless charging, while the standard OnePlus 8 does not.

Thankfully they both have fast charging tech. But as someone who has wireless chargers dotted around the house, having wireless charging is a very helpful feature. Both the galaxy s20 Fe and the OnePlus 8 have triple lens cameras. However, while the galaxy s20 Fe has a telephoto lens, the OnePlus 8 replaces it with a macro lens. I prefer a telephoto to a macro lens and, as a result of the sensor, I think the galaxy s20s camera is a little more versatile.

The galaxy s20 Fe has a 12 megapixel main sensor, an 8 megapixel telephoto lens and a 12 megapixel ultrawide, the OnePlus 8. On the other hand, has a 48 megapixel wide angle lens, with a 16 megapixel ultra-wide and a 2 megapixel macro lens, generally images, look more natural and more colorful on the galaxy s, 20 Fe colors on the OnePlus 8 are brighter, which some might prefer, but if you want a better camera experience, you'll want to go for the galaxy phone. The same is true in low light photos and while neither of the two reaches the heights of the pixel, the galaxy delivered slightly more detailed photos. The front-facing camera on the galaxy s20 sits in at 32 megapixels, while that on the OnePlus 8 selfie cams is 16 megapixels again the galaxy phone delivered more natural photos with deeper colors. Another major difference between these two phones is their software experience, although, as OnePlus continues to try and differentiate itself from the competition that may change, Samsung has a history of shipping bloatware with its phones, but one UI 2.5 on the galaxy s20 Fe. Isn't all that bad during setup? You can, thankfully, select many of the apps you want pre-installed and while no matter what you will still probably end up with a few apps that you don't want.

It's not a huge issue here. That said, the OnePlus 8 still offers a cleaner experience. Overall, OnePlus oxygen OS is relatively close to stock android, and it's easy to navigate and well-designed Samsung's. One UI, however, offers more customization, and that may be important to some. This video isn't about comparing one UI and oxygen OS, but if you're looking for a comparison of the operating systems check out the link in the description, the two phones have some special features too.

They both have an in-display fingerprint sensor and that sensor works fine on both of them. They also both support 5g. Now it's not really worth buying a phone just for its 5g support just yet, but the fact that they both support next-gen networks is a nice added bonus so which phone should you buy? These are both great devices, but the galaxy s20 Fe does seem to inch ahead at the time of this writing the OnePlus 8t wasn't available. Yet so it's possible that the new device is a better option, but if you're deciding between the standard, OnePlus 8 and the galaxy s20 Fe, the galaxy device is the way to go. That's thanks to the fact that it has a slightly better display and wireless charging support.

Plus it has a better camera. You can buy both of these phones using the links in the description again, please hit the like button and subscribe. If the video was helpful to you, my name is Christian, and I'll. See you next time see ya.

Source : Christian David