Samsung S20 FE vs. Flagship S20 Camera Comparison - Are They The Same? By TechDaily

What's going on guys, my name is wade with tech daily and in this video we're gonna, be doing a camera comparison test between the Samsung Galaxy, s20 Fe and the flagship Samsung Galaxy s20. Now. The reason I even wanted to do this comparison is basically because it seems, like Samsung, brought their 2020 flagship camera setup over to this new, cheaper s20fe device. And if pictures and videos are important to you, you may not even have to consider the flagship phone at all if the results are comparable or maybe even the same. So I'm just gonna quickly go over the specs and capabilities here. First on these phones, so that we know what we're working with, and then we'll jump into some real world picture and video samples where you can decide if there's any noticeable difference and hopefully by the end.

This will help you determine which device might be the better option. Around back. The s20, Fe and flagship s20 have very similar triple lens camera setups. The main lens on both phones is a 12 megapixel, f, 1.8, aperture shooter and as far as I'm aware, it's identical hardware. The ultra-wide lens also seems to be the exact same when it comes to the specs.

It's a 12, megapixel, f, 2.2 aperture lens on both, but in practice the results are a little different which we'll get into the telephoto lens, however, is actually different on both phones with the hardware. The s20 Fe has an 8, megapixel, f 2.4 aperture lens, while the flagship s20 gets a 64, megapixel, f, 2.0, aperture shooter. Now the telephoto lens usually has to do with zoom capabilities, but in this case it also allows the flagship s20 to shoot in a 64 megapixel high, detailed shooting mode, something the s20 Fe does not offer I'll show you some side-by-side comparisons in a second, but this is the first major difference in capabilities. The other thing, the flagship s20 offers that the s20 Fe does not is a 8k video shooting mode. Now I don't know that many people who would even choose to shoot everyday videos in 8k, but at least you can say you have that option with this flagship s20 besides those two feature differences.

As far as I can tell everything else, with these two phones inside the camera, app is the exact same. You of course, have all the usual stuff like night mode and super slo-mo, but you also have things like pro picture and pro video controls on both devices live focus. Video is there 4k 60, enhanced video stabilization and auto HDR, even a similar, 30 times, zoom function, which is really awesome. I think this all should come as no surprise, since the s20 Fe is still technically a s20 device, but while in years past, especially on less expensive devices, Samsung and other brands took away some shooting modes and features this time around. The Fe seems to offer like 99 of the flagship capabilities, and I think the only reason this is surprising to me is that the s20 only came out seven or eight months ago, but a phone like the Fe really devalues the flagship s20 now up front.

Interestingly enough, the selfie cameras are very different too. The s20 Fe gets a 32 megapixel f 2.2 lens, while the flagship s20 has a 10, megapixel, f, 2.2, shooter and yes, I know megapixels aren't everything, but let's just say that the results on the Fe were better than expected. Okay, so now that you know all the specs, let's jump into some actual picture samples and to start off, I think you'll find that, with a vast majority of the results where just a simple picture was taken, both phones produced nearly identical images. This is the point and shoot method with the main rear camera lens and in both indoor and outdoor shots. I personally can barely see a difference.

The exposure looks the same. The color is comparable. The detail also seems to be identical, and, with these results, I'm honestly comfortable saying that if you just snapped a regular old picture with the normal shooting mode on either device, you wouldn't see a difference and really. I think this is a point mostly for the s20 Fe. I think, because, in a way what you have here really is what Samsung charged some people a thousand dollars for with their brand-new flagship phone earlier in the year, but that you can now get for much cheaper a few months later, and I think that is a pretty good deal.

But let's take things a step further. Like I mentioned a minute ago, the flagship s20 also has the ability to use its 64 megapixel telephoto lens to snap some high detail pictures, and it might be tough to tell here with this broad shot, but as we get a little closer, I think you could tell that with this shooting mode, the flagship s20 certainly has the edge. Everything in this shot just looks much more crisp. The texture, really pops every edge and detail, looks a lot sharper and sure this may not be important for every single picture you take, but in certain situations it can make a difference. Now.

Do I consider a feature like this, a major deciding factor for the flagship s20? No, not really for those of you who want to get the absolute most out of every picture you take, I think it's worth considering, but for a vast majority of people they may not really notice or even care. In fact, this sort of super detailed, high, megapixel shooting mode is available on a lot of other Samsung phones, even devices like the a71, and I'm not sure how many people even know or utilize it to the fullest extent, so you'll sort of need to analyze your own needs and desires here. But I will say this: if you have the option to use the 64 megapixel lens you may as well. Now, let's talk about the zoom surprisingly, like I showed you earlier. Both of these phones are capable of crazy, 30 times zoom, but how they zoom and the hardware behind it, is different and likely not in the way that you think the flagship s20 offers just 1.1 times optical zoom, which uses the lens itself to zoom up to three times: hybrid zoom, utilizing the lens and software assistance combined and the maximum 30 times. Digital zoom, which is all software.

The new s20 Fe, on the other hand, offers up to three times optical zoom, so using the lens itself, which essentially means that zoomed in pictures up to three times should already look better on the Fe and, interestingly enough, as we zoom further, the Fe, I think, still looks better. You've got quite a bit more detail, significantly less noise, better contrast, better exposure- and this all really surprised me. I didn't- expect the Fe to out zoom the flagship s20. But I guess given the fact that the lens hardware, like I mentioned, has changed seemingly with a focus on the zoom rather than incorporating a high pixel mode and the fact that this phone is a few months newer, perhaps Samsung just figured. It was best to focus their efforts all on improving the zoom capabilities.

I think your effort certainly paid off and with this I think you sort of have to decide what you might like a more high detail: 64 megapixel, shooting mode coupled with a still capable, but maybe not so good zoom option or a much improved zoom experience with no high pixel shooting mode at all. Before we jump into the wide angle and night mode and video shots. I do want to talk about the selfie pictures, since I think a lot of people consider this pretty important. I already mentioned that the hardware here is different and with the results this may come as another surprise, but I personally like the s20fe more here, I think skin tone and color are up for debate. Furthermore, I do look a little pale on the Fe shots, but detail wise when we get in a little closer.

There is a pretty big difference. I think. Are you always going to zoom in this much on your selfies? No, probably not, but at the same time I think you can still say that it is an improvement and while you may be able to alter the exposure and color temperature after the fact to get the right look on certain images, you can't add detail to a shot. So for that reason the Effie for me is the winner. When we jump to the wide angle lens, I think more often than not, you are going to see some differences in results of these two phones and, in my experience it's kind of hard to generalize, because I felt like every scene had differing elements.

But to me, I think the dynamic range is better on the flagship s20. I think the color is usually more accurate on the flagship s20, but not as bright or as saturated as the Fe, and I think, with the Fe darker areas and shadows tend to just get lost a little more often again, it really depends on the conditions. Fortunately, neither phone takes a bad wide angle, shot which is good, but if you're looking for when pictures, look the most, obviously different with the same scene, the wide angle cameras are likely going to produce those differing results, nearly every time now at night, for whatever reason, I'm actually getting fairly different results here, but only when shooting in night mode, and in my experience I consider low light shots to be better on the flagship s20. This extends to the selfie camera too, while, like I discussed a minute ago in daylight, the Fe may have the edge in low light. For some reason, it seems to struggle a bit also how these phones take pictures via night mode is a little different too.

The flagship s20 seems to utilize a longer exposure, almost always while snapping the pick, while the Fe can sometimes quickly snap the picture and often spends more time processing the image afterwards. Fortunately, I think either way you go. You are getting excellent low light results, which once again more says a lot about the Fe than anything else, and in regard to video. In my experience I haven't been able to see a difference at all. These clips were shot in 4k 30fps and everything from what I can tell looks pretty much the same.

The shots are super steady, there's very minimal focus hunting. I think the exposure adjustments are subtle enough to not be distracting. There's a lot to like here and again, while it's great, the flagship s20 can shoot crazy, 8k clips. I can't really imagine anyone using that. I don't even think most people would even shoot in 4k, but rest assured, no matter what kind of video you may shoot.

It seems to me that the results here are the same. So here are my final thoughts. Generally speaking, this s20 Fe really makes the flagship s20 look bad. You just don't get a lot more value going with a more expensive device and I think for a vast majority of people, the Fe is going to be more than capable in the end. The difference, I think, is negligible and more than anything, this just goes to show how good the Fe really is.

But what do you guys think? Which phone would you rather shoot with? Let me know in the comments down below I'd love, to know your thoughts, of course, but hopefully you guys did enjoy this video be sure to follow check daily on Twitter and subscribe to the tech daily YouTube channel. If you haven't already, and I'll see you guys later,.

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