Honor Play20A vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
Verdict
The Honor Play20A is not clearly ahead in any section, while the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE leads in camera, performance, connectivity & features, display and battery.
The biggest difference is camera: 3 vs 87 points.
- Play20A leads in 2 fields
- Galaxy S26 FE leads in 21 fields
- 5 ties
28 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Play20A | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 22 | 85 |
| Camera | 3 | 87 |
| Battery | 47 | 75 |
| Display | 39 | 81 |
| Design & durability | – | 85 |
| Connectivity & features | 11 | 68 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Play20A: 18/100
- Galaxy S26 FE: 86/100(Better)
- Chipset
- Play20A: Helio G81
- Galaxy S26 FE: Exynos 2500
- RAM (max)
- Play20A: 4 GB
- Galaxy S26 FE: 8 GB(Better)
- Storage (max)
- Play20A: 128 GB
- Galaxy S26 FE: 512 GB(Better)
- Process node
- Play20A: 12 nm
- Galaxy S26 FE: 3 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Play20A: 13 MP
- Galaxy S26 FE: 50 MP(Better)
- Main sensor size
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 1/1.56″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wide camera
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Telephoto camera
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Periscope lens
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Optical zoom
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: 3×(Better)
- Video recording
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 8K
- Front camera
- Play20A: 5 MP
- Galaxy S26 FE: 12 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Play20A: 6000 mAh(Better)
- Galaxy S26 FE: 4900 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 50:00 h
- EU label cycles
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 1200
- Wired charging
- Play20A: 15 W
- Galaxy S26 FE: 45 W(Better)
- Wireless charging
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: 15 W(Better)
- Reverse charging
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Reverse charging type
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Wireless
Display
- Screen size
- Play20A: 6.9″
- Galaxy S26 FE: 6.7″
- Panel type
- Play20A: LCD
- Galaxy S26 FE: OLED(Better)
- Refresh rate
- Play20A: 90 Hz
- Galaxy S26 FE: 120 Hz(Better)
- Pixel density
- Play20A: 254 ppi
- Galaxy S26 FE: 385 ppi(Better)
- Peak brightness
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 1900 nits
- Resolution
- Play20A: 720x1600
- Galaxy S26 FE: 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Design & durability
- Weight
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 193 g
- Thickness
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 7.4 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- Play20A: None
- Galaxy S26 FE: IP68(Better)
- Back material
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: Glass
- Frame material
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: Aluminum
- EU repairability class
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: C
- EU drop resistance class
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: A
- EU energy class
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: A
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Wi-Fi
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 5.4
- USB speed
- Play20A: USB 2.0
- Galaxy S26 FE: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Play20A: USB-C 2.0
- Galaxy S26 FE: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- NFC
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- eSIM
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Stereo speakers
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: Yes(Better)
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Fingerprint reader
- Play20A: Side-mounted
- Galaxy S26 FE: Under display (optical)(Better)
- 3D face unlock
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Infrared blaster
- Play20A: No
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- FM radio
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- microSD slot
- Play20A: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
- Card slot
- Play20A: microSD
- Galaxy S26 FE: No
General
- Operating system
- Play20A: Android 15
- Galaxy S26 FE: Android 17
- OS updates (major versions)
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: 7
- Launch price
- Play20A: Unknown
- Galaxy S26 FE: $ 569.95
- Year
- Play20A: 2026
- Galaxy S26 FE: 2026
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| — | Play20A | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - India |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| 5G bands | – | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, August 16 | 2026, August 27 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, August | Available. Released 2026, September 04 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | - | 161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | - | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
| Build | – | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame |
| Display | ||
| Type | TFT LCD, 90Hz | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density) Small rear display | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | – | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 15, MagicOS 9 | Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G81 (12 nm) | Exynos 2500 (3 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) | 10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Xclipse 950 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM UFS 4.0 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Single | 13 MP | – |
| Features | LED flash | LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face |
| Video | Yes | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ |
| Triple | – | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 5 MP | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm |
| Video | Yes | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Unspecified | No |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | Yes | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| Radio | Unspecified | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) |
| Battery | ||
| Type | 6000 mAh | Li-Ion 4900 mAh |
| Charging | 15W wired | 45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Midnight Black, Light Blue, Starry Purple | Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio |
| Models | – | SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS |
| SAR EU | – | 0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body) |
| Price | – | $ 569.95 / € 518.00 / £ 499.00 / ₹ 65,740 |
| EU LABEL | ||
| Energy | – | Class A |
| Battery | – | 50:00h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | – | Class A (270 falls) |
| Repairability | – | Class C |