GALAXY A20 vs GALAXY A20s: Samsung, o que tá acontecendo aqui?!?! | Comparativo By TudoCelular

Samsung killed the "J" series, you already know that, and in place, it put the "A" one, which is actually quite diverse and has simpler devices like the A10 and more complex ones like the A80. And, as Samsung is, the South Korean has already launched new versions of this line and came out the "S", 1, and variants, and you were in doubt Here, in this case, we are going to talk about the Galaxy A20 - this launch, the A20s, is it better than the A20? Is it a simpler version? Which one is worth buying today? We have prepared this comparison to help you understand all the differences and make the best choice here at TudoCelular. com. Little changes from one device to the other here, and what changes in those few cases is for the worse. Both are shiny plastic devices that, while making the phone look more expensive, accumulate more fingerprints and scratches, without a case in the box for protection. And even with screens practically the same size, the A20s' can be bigger and heavier even with the same battery.

From the front, they are almost the same, since they solve the front camera with drop notch. Don't expect any protection from water and dust in this price range here either. Unlike the A10 we have here two smartphones with a USB-C connection, but the A20s is faster. Both are Dual SIM and have independent slots for the microSD. The point that opens this scoreboard goes for the the Galaxy A20.

On the screen, things are very meaningless - we expected an improvement, but that was not what happened. From an AMOLED on the A20, we moved to an LCD on the A20s, and went from 6.4 "to 6.5", still in HD + and 19.5:9 aspect. Not that an LCD display is always bad as many of you think, but here it is not even an IPS. And because it's an LCD, naturally the edges around the screen are bigger, due to the need for the technology itself, and this also explains why the A20s is much heavier, so the A20 also has a better screen-to-body ratio. The level of brightness of both is decent and good to be used outside the home, being slightly impaired in the sun.

In terms of colors, AMOLED takes the best and even allows adjustments against the faded display of the A20s which also has a worse viewing angle. The size gain does not justify such a change and the point is the Galaxy A20. In sound, according to the current price of our competitors, the quality of the external audio is decent, with good sound power and no distortion at maximum volume. This considering that the only way out here is the one that is close to the USB connection. The headphones for the P2 input leave something to be desired since they are the same present in the Galaxy A10, which is a cheaper phone.

They are very simple and do not offer quality consistent with the device. Finally, none of them offers a higher quality protocol for Bluetooth, and the only advantage here is that the A20 brings version 5.0 of the connection against 4.2 of the A20s. They tie for lack of quality here. Both smartphones are from Samsung, so both the Galaxy A20 and the A20s have the Korean One UI interface bringing the same features. The version is 1.1 that comes with Android Pie and both should be updated - yes Android 10 arrives for both models, but things are delayed and Samsung said it should arrive for both in mid-July this year, leaving the A20 without an update for much longer. It is worth mentioning that the two go through stumbling blocks in the use of the system, nothing that bother too much, but noticeable.

In connections, apart from what we have already mentioned about USB-C and Bluetooth, they do not bring any difference and have the basics. It has no infrared or NFC, connections that may be missed by some more advanced users. So they end up drawing on features too. Although they are just different generations we have some diversity here. The previous A20 features Samsung's Exynos 7884 processor, while the newer A20s brings a Snapdragon 450, completing both 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage.

And what are the practical results of this? Well, the A20 has the same hardware as the A10, but with more RAM, and ends up having better performance. Still, he is below the competition and with the A20s it is the same because he is slower than the A20 itself. The 450, inclusive, is older than the 7884. In our opening tests, the difference reaches almost 1 minute. And in the benchmarks, the discrepancy is also visible.

The problem isn’t even in the processing, it’s more about software and optimization with the components, and it is even something that can be improved in future updates. This is very evident when we see that in games they do not go bad, running all the titles well since you, of course, do not demand maximum quality in graphics on the heaviest. The performance point is obviously with the Galaxy A20. This is another number that the two of them share: both the Galaxy A20 and the A20s bring 4000 mAh battery and in some results, they were really similar. In the standardized tests of TudoCelular, they had a very similar maximum duration approximately 20.5 hours and with slightly better results for the A20s. On the screen use time, the A20s also outperform its rival for a few minutes.

In general, they are large batteries that are among the best-lasting of the Galaxy A line as a whole, but when we move to the recharge time it all gets weird again. Although they are all numbers as expected and both come with a 15-watt charger in the box, the A20s' reload time was 40 minutes longer than its predecessor, so we will have another draw here because even though it’s a little longer, the A20s' extra recharge time is disappointing. One of the reasons for the Galaxy A20s existence is the addition of a camera in the optical set of this cell in relation to the previous one. We went from two to three cameras, and the A20 has a 13 MP wide and 1.9 aperture and an ultra-wide 5 MP and 2.4 aperture. The A20s, in addition to adding a 5 MP depth sensor, it also brings these other two lenses but in a 13 MP version with 1.8 and PDAF aperture and an 8 MP wide-angle and 2.2 aperture. And if you were expecting points for the A20s here, that will not be the case.

The two take cool photos outdoors when there is good light and the color balance is nice but the use of HDR makes the photos on the newer phone look "dirty", and their portrait mode is complicated because it fails to hit the whole body. Night shots are not the forte of any of them, but they have a worse quality in the case of the A20s, so we have a point here for the Galaxy A20. We don’t have to go too far on video - they both shoot in Full HD quality at 30 fps and don’t have any stabilization. Video recording at night is not recommended and brings a lot of noise. Overall, the quality is the same as what we see on the Galaxy A10, the simplest model in the line.

And the catches are simple and for very basic cases. On the A20s, the wide-angle decreases the capture speed and that ends up impairing fluidity, but the audio capture is good and even better than others in this segment. Once again they tie. The front camera of these two phones is the same: it has 8 MP and 2.0 aperture. In good light, we have shots of decent selfies with good colors and sharpness.

The problem here is to use Portrait Mode, which disables HDR and bursts the background behind the person. In low light, the quality of the photos drops dramatically, so we ended the photos with another draw. When they arrived in Brazil in April and November 2019, the Galaxy A20 and A20s received the same launch price. R $ 1300. Currently, the average price of our comparative tool is approximately R$ 1030 for both.

It is possible to find both devices for less than R$ 900 in promotions, and the Galaxy A20 is expected to come out cheaper. However, due to the results we saw here in comparison, there is no way not to leave the best cost-benefit also with the older device. Its processor is even newer, and the camera, even though it is simpler, reaches very similar results. So the last point is on the Galaxy A20 as well. In conclusion, it is difficult to understand what Samsung has done here.

To keep the price low like the previous one and enter this trend of triple cameras, the South Korean made bizarre cuts with a screen that made the device bigger and heavier, older processor and camera that does not justify a new generation. The truth is that if you like Samsung and are looking for a good device up to R$ 1000 the most suitable is to hunt around for deals of the Galaxy A30, which is a superior device in general, and it’s worth putting a little more money into that purchase. However, it is now possible to find the Galaxy A20 for less than R$ 800, and that can be a big money difference for you. At this level, the previous model is more worthwhile, including the fact of receiving Android 10 along with the newer model, leaving other details more important. Do you think the A20 variant is a good fit for Samsung? I want to know down here in the comments.

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