Screen size
equal specsGalaxy A266.7"
Galaxy S20+ 5G6.7"
Quick verdict
Galaxy S20+ 5G leads the measured specs 9-5.
Measured wins
Galaxy A26
5
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Galaxy S20+ 5G
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Galaxy A26
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Galaxy S20+ 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy A26
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S20+ 5G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Galaxy A26
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy S20+ 5G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
Galaxy A26
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
equal specsWeight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
Galaxy S20+ 5G
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G986B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G986U
5G bands
Galaxy A26
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Galaxy S20+ 5G
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G986B, 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G986U
Speed
Galaxy A26
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy S20+ 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Announced
Galaxy A26
2025, March 02
Galaxy S20+ 5G
2020, February 11
Status
Galaxy A26
Available. Released 2025, March 19
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Available. Released 2020, March 06
Dimensions
Galaxy A26
164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight
Galaxy A26
200 g (7.05 oz)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
188 g (6.63 oz)
Build
Galaxy A26
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM
Galaxy A26
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Galaxy S20+ 5G
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Galaxy A26
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Galaxy A26
Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)
Size
Galaxy A26
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy A26
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy A26
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other
Galaxy A26
-
Galaxy S20+ 5G
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
OS
Galaxy A26
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset
Galaxy A26
Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - GlobalExynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA
CPU
Galaxy A26
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
GPU
Galaxy A26
Mali-G68 MP5 - GlobalMali-G68 - LATAM
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA
Card slot
Galaxy A26
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Galaxy A26
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Galaxy S20+ 5G
128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Other
Galaxy A26
-
Galaxy S20+ 5G
UFS 3.0
Triple
Galaxy A26
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features
Galaxy A26
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy S20+ 5G
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy A26
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy S20+ 5G
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Single
Galaxy A26
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Galaxy S20+ 5G
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
Galaxy A26
1080p@30fps
Galaxy S20+ 5G
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy A26
-
Galaxy S20+ 5G
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy A26
Yes
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy A26
No
Galaxy S20+ 5G
No
Other
Galaxy A26
-
Galaxy S20+ 5G
High-bitrate audio support Tuned by AKG
WLAN
Galaxy A26
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy A26
5.3, A2DP, LE
Galaxy S20+ 5G
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy A26
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Galaxy S20+ 5G
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Galaxy A26
Yes (market/region dependent)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Yes
Radio
Galaxy A26
Unspecified
Galaxy S20+ 5G
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB
Galaxy A26
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Galaxy S20+ 5G
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy A26
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy A26
Virtual proximity sensing
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Type
Galaxy A26
5000 mAh
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Charging
Galaxy A26
25W wired
Galaxy S20+ 5G
25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
Colors
Galaxy A26
Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red, Aura Blue
Models
Galaxy A26
SM-A266E, SM-A266E/DS, SM-A266E/DSN, SM-A266B, SM-A266B/DS, SM-A266B/DSN, SM-A266U, SM-A266U1, SM-A266W
Galaxy S20+ 5G
SM-G986, SM-G986F, SM-G986F/DS, SM-G986U, SM-G986U1, SM-G9860, SM-G986B/DS, SM-G986N, SM-G986B, SM-G986W, SCG02
SAR
Galaxy A26
0.75 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
1.08 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy A26
0.41 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S20+ 5G
1.09 W/kg (head) 1.57 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy A26
$ 299.99 / C$ 313.99 / £ 164.00 / € 195.00 / ₹ 24,999
Galaxy S20+ 5G
$ 169.20 / C$ 349.00 / € 279.99