If you are a techie, you might know how the topic of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus Nord has taken over the market. The market is flooding with Samsung Smartphones and Samsung has now become one of the best sellers and leading smartphone brands in India according to Pulse News. Recently, Samsung launched its Fan Edition version of the Samsung S20. Well, it’s a Fan Edition because it has all the features that a fan would ask for! And it is affordable, hence can be used by more people or fans.
Now we know that marketing is all about the competition, Oneplus is a brand itself that is in the competition and how can we ignore this one? Oneplus recently launched its Nord version in the market and it comes with an 8GB RAM/128 GB ROM Storage Variant. It is the cheapest 5g device currently available!
When you buy a phone, OnePlus gives you three options: 6/64GB, 8/128GB, and 12/256GB. The 6/64GB variant is available only in India. The Blue Marble 12/256GB variant of the phone has been launched on 6 August 2020 in India. One of the most exciting and reliable features of Nord according to the interview by MHBD, OnePlus Nord can survive a 30 cm (one foot) drop in water for 30 seconds. Isn’t it an amazing feature?
Display Specifications | One Plus Nord | Samsung S10 FE |
Technology | Fluid AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
Display colours | 16M | 16M |
Screen size | 6.44″ inc | 6.1″ inc |
Screen area | 100.6 cm2 | 93.2 cm2 |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) |
Screen to body ratio | 86.7% | 88.3% |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 3040 px |
Screen PPI /points per inch | 408 PPI | 550 PPI |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
This phone comes with a 6.44-inch 90 Hz and an aspect ratio of 20:9, Fluid AMOLED, 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, HDR10/HDR10+/HLG, Gorilla Glass 5, and 180 Hz touch response rate display with sRGB and DCI-P3 support. The display has an in-display fingerprint sensor on the bottom and hole-punch at the top for the dual front camera system. The screen is similar but smaller than the OnePlus 8. The screen has great brightness and its maximum brightness is rated at 1000 nits of brightness with HDR, 700 nits in normal conditions, and can persist to 500 nits of brightness approx..
The S20 Fan Edition aka Samsung S20 comes with a 6.5-inch “Super AMOLED” with HDR10+ support and “dynamic tone mapping” technology which is super cool and exciting! Isn’t it? Although, when compared to the other S20 models, the display is not curved, and the resolution is lowered to 1080p instead of 1440p, which is again a little disappointing. It has a 20:9 aspect ratio, as well as a 120 Hz refresh rate. It utilizes an in-screen fingerprint sensor, although Samsung S20 is optical rather than ultrasonic. Overall it displays is good and representable with super cool designs.
Well, Chipset is a very important feature of a mobile phone and is a very big deciding factor! But why Chipset is a big deciding factor? Well, it’s because the better the chipset, the better the performance of your phone. So let’s dig a little!
The OnePlus Nord comes with the chipset of Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor (octa-core CPU with a 2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime core, a 2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold core, 6 1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver core, and an Adreno 620 GPU), which has a 5G modem, which makes it the cheapest 5G smartphone. It is slower than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 used in OnePlus 8. This is one of the ways how OnePlus Nord manages to become the cheapest 5G mobile device.
The S20 Fan Edition has two systems-on-chip which is in its own way unique, the Exynos 990, which is been used by its previous Samsung models as well and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The Exynos 990 is used for the 4G version, and the Snapdragon 865 is used for the 5G version.
Nord uses a non-removable 4115 mAh Li-Po battery. When you charge your Nord phone from empty to 50%, it approximately takes 25 minutes which is great! And if you want to charge to 100% from empty, it will take an hour to charge. The screen time which you OnePlus Nord can have is 5-10 hours a day. For heavy users, it’s 6 hours a day.
Fan Edition uses a non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po battery. S20 takes around 30 minutes to charge a 50% battery approximately. It supports a 15-watt battery.
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The camera is something that every person is looking for, whether it's for festival clicks, Instagram videos or for expressing their talent.
Camera Specification:
Main Camera: 12MP and 12Mp and 8Mp
Video recording :1080 x60fps
Samsung S20 FE and OnePlus Nord both have optical image stabilization.
Now, what is Optical Image stabilization
When we take pictures or create a video from our digital device or Phone, even the slightest movement results in Blurriness and due to which affects the whole picture or videos. But thanks to Optical Image Stabilization which helps to stabilize digital pictures or videos.
You must be knowing that OIS goes with many brand names by Nikon’s Vibration Reduction, Sony’s Optical SteadyShot, Pentax’s Shake Reduction, and Tamron’s Vibration Compensation are some examples. Built into the lens, this tech works by the specialization camera system’s vibrations; when detection of movement is there, the optical path is adjusted according to that, stabilizing the image and hence correcting blur before it reaches to camera’s Sensor. There are many more things that you can learn about OIS. Both Samsung S20 FE and OnePlus Nord have OIS!
Camera Specification:
Main camera: 48 MP & 8MP & 5MP & 2MP
Video recording: 2160 X 30fps
In addition to Camera Quality, the OnePlus has Dual Tone LED Flash and BSI sensors.
So, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus Nord? you might be thinking about which one to buy?
Well, it depends on what you are looking for! If you are someone running with a low budget and want to buy the 5G model then OnePlus Nord is your call and if you are someone who wants a great dual chipset with the 5G model and can afford a little bit of budget then can go for Samsung S20 FE.
Also, you can decide on the other features mentioned above. Comment down below your views about Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs OnePlus Nord, which one is better?
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