Samsung Galaxy W20 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Product
Samsung Galaxy W20 5G
1,949 USD
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
1,900 USD

Price
1,949 USD
1,900 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Sony Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy W20 5G
XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G

Launch Date
2019, November 19
2026, June 13

2G bands
SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
N/A
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
219 g
200 g (7.05 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM
Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Angel Gold, Ghost White, Phantom Black
Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Size
7.3 Inches
6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2152 Pixels (~362 PPI)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Snapdragon 855+
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa Core
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 840

RAM
12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
512GB Built-in
256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
12GB
microSDXC

Lens 1
16 MP
48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP
48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.9x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP
48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF
Features
LED Flash Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR,
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video
4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Lens 1
10 MP + 2 MP
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm
Features
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 4235 mAh
5000 mAh
Charging
Fast battery charging
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Fingerprint (under Display)
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Native Sony Alpha camera support

3.5mm jack
3.5mm Audio Jack, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, MP4/WMV/H.265 player, Speaker Phone
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, GALILEO, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM Radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Performance
AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1510 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 17:47h