Pixel 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 / Simple Comparison Review By Daniel Sin

How's it going guys today I'll be comparing two android phones that I would recommend most to people that will be the pixel and Samsung. So in this case the pixel 5 versus the Samsung s20 now starting off with the hardware, both of them are super easy to hold, and it feels nice now on s20. For me, I think it's better to hold because it's skinnier, and it's more narrow, but the thing is that it's taller, so it's harder for me to reach on top of the screen now the pixel is wider to hold, but still it's not too bad. If you do have tiny hands, then maybe the s20 is the better one to hold for you, but honestly, both of them are pretty compact and tiny. Now, for the finish, I do prefer the pixel much better, because I do like that brushed metal feel and is matte. So I don't collect a lot of fingerprints, just like the s20 does and for the s20, I'm not a big fan of the slippery glass back because over time, um a lot of grease and oil build up.

So it's going to be super slippery. If I don't have a case on now for button placement, both of them are on the right side of the phone, but I do prefer to lay out on the s20, because the lower power button, meaning naturally when I'm holding the phone. My thumb is already resting on the power button. Therefore, I don't have to reach for anything. I just naturally press it to get into the phone.

The pixel do have a back fingerprint scanner, which is at a good spot right at the center. Naturally, you can just naturally press on it, and it works really well on a s20. You do have a face unlock and an on-screen fingerprint sensor now. For me, the fingerprint sensor on s20 works well in certain situations. So during winter time my fingers are dry.

Therefore, it doesn't really work as well versus the summer and face led works well during daytime and if it hits is it's pitch black most likely, it's not going to work for performance. It's obvious that the s20 is the better one, because it has the better and stronger chip. So if you use a lot of intensive apps gaming, a lot and all that stuff, then most likely the s20 is the way to go. But if you're, just a casual user who picks up your phone here and there go on Instagram Facebook watch YouTube videos all the normal stuff, then the pixel is gonna, be the better one for you for battery life, both have the same capacity four thousand million per hour, and for me, I'm not going to complain. I get like about two days since I'm indoors more often now, but it's not an issue, and since I am a casual user, they both last pretty long for me, and it really depends on what settings you have, because the s20 does have 120 hertz screen and if you do have that on.

Obviously the battery life is going to drain more now for software, both of them are super easy to use. But if you want something very simple and clean, then the pixel is gonna, be the better one. Now the Samsung one UI gives you a lot more options. So if you want to have full control of your phone and you want to customize it to basically to the way how you want it, then the s20 is gonna, be the better one. Now for me, I do prefer the Google UI just because it's so simple and clean, I don't really need or do much on my phone.

Also. I use Google everything, so I don't have much as much bloatware as I do on my Samsung phone for portrait mode. It is versatile on s20 because it does have that wider angle, and you can zoom in if you wanted to, whereas on a pixel, it's already zoomed in, and you can even zoom in more and that's one downfall on a pixel for me, because in portion mode it's so cropped in, and sometimes you need more space and you have to back up a lot in terms of which one is easy to use. The pixel is going to be the better one, because you just point shoot, and it works on a galaxy s20. You would have to move around until you see the effect happening on the screen.

So if the shape is too complex, they would have to move around until you get it right. One thing I do like about the s20 is that the blacks are really deep blacks and on the pixel 5 it looks pretty washed out, but I would say I do like the skin tones on the pixel 5 a bit more because it does look a bit too flat on s20, and also it seems like the white balance is a bit more aggressive on a pixel as well, because on s20 I can see a bit more warmth. So, moving to the back cameras, the s20 do have in telephoto lens which the pixel does not. So, if you're planning to zoom in, of course those pictures will be a bit sharper and if you do really like zooming in then you can actually go up to 30x on the s20, which I don't think it's that useful more like. If you want to really see something from far away now, for the ultra-wide, the Samsung s20 is the most or the widest one I've ever used.

So if you really like those epic super, almost fish eye pictures, then that's 20 is going to be the better choice for you now for the colors, I would say the s20 is a bit more saturated. It does pop a bit more than the pixel, because the pixel seems like it's really focused on white balancing and trying to get all the colors accurate and for the HDR I would say the pixel does have a slight edge, because I can see better in the shadows and better in highlights as well, whereas on the s20, the whole image seems to have a bit more contrast and from the overall experience in the camera app, I would say the pixel is just easier to use, because it's simple, and I would say it's a bit smoother as well on s20 when I'm switching lenses, especially going into the telephoto one, it stutters a lot, and sometimes I thought the camera app would crash. But apparently I would just have to wait for a bit longer and if you do take pictures at night, the performance dip is noticeable. When you hit the shutter button, it takes a while for it to load. Now.

The only downside I can see on a pixel is the processing after you take the picture, because once you take the picture and look at the photos, if you can see it process, and sometimes it can be too slow for you, but it doesn't take forever for video. Finally, you can use the ultra-wide angle lens on a pixel, and you can use it to record and overall, the stabilization seems to be really smooth on the galaxy s20. When I'm panning around and walking around, you can see the little tiny jerks now using the main camera lens stabilization is clearly not as good as the pixel. Now I am using the default stabilization on the pixel 5, because I know it does have different modes. So to be fair, I'm just going to use the default for everything.

The colors seem to be pretty identical. There are little tiny differences like the greens on the tree is a bit more vibrant on the pixel, and I noticed the main camera lens is much wider on s20, so it does see a lot more things and finally, the pixel can shoot up to 4k 60 and the thing that sucks is. It can't use the ultra-wide angle lens, but you can on a galaxy s20 and the stabilization on a galaxy s20 and 4k 60 in ultra-wide mode for some reason, it's much better and way smoother. Now, moving on to the main camera lens on both the s20 does have a bit weird issues with the stabilization, because every time I step those hard stops, you can see those tiny shakes and on a pixel I noticed that when I'm panning around it's pretty jerky, it feels like it's trying to catch up to where I'm trying to point the camera. In the end, both are perfect phones, so I can't go wrong with either or if you do need a lot of power, then s20 is going to be the better choice.

If you want something very simple and easy to use, the pixel is going to be the way to go, especially with the solid camera. I feel like the pixel will be good enough for most people out there, because most likely they're going to do the basic stuff like going on Instagram Facebook watch YouTube videos so that basic needs the pixel will do just fine. So in my head, why should I pay more money for the s20? If I don't need that much power, so just save a bit more money buy some google buds and more cases for your phone. Unless you really like the Samsung UI, then of course you're just going to stick with it stay with the ecosystem, since you are accustomed to it. So that is my comparison between these two phones.

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Source : Daniel Sin