It makes sense comparing Yamaha R-S202BL vs Onkyo TX-8260 because they both are able to give some premium features.
Considered AV receivers have the same number of channels 2.0. Regarding power, then R-S202BL has such a W/Ohm ratio - 140/8 when TX-8260 has a power of 80/8, 160/6. The THD is 0.08% for the R-S202BL but 0.09% for the TX-8260.
Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, 192 KHz/24-bit for R-S202BL and AK4452 384 KHz/32-bit for the TX-8260. None of the models support Bi-amping. Sound transmission directly to the amplifier in Pure direct (straight) mode is not implemented in these models. None of the competitors supports Auto speaker calibration.
Only the Onkyo TX-8260 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the TX-8260 supports Spotify.
HDR is not available on each model. Compared AV receivers are not able to transmit a 4K signal from the source to the TV or projector. HDMI signal transmission in standby mode is not supported by each device. Both competitors are not able to scale the HDMI signal. The HDR standard - Dolby Vision is not supported by these receivers. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. Unfortunately, HDMI eARC is not available on monitored devices. The models in our review do not support the HDMI CEC function. The TX-8260 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. A voice control is not available. An ECO mode is not present in each of the AV receivers. Unfortunately, the setup assistant is not available in each of the models.
None of the rivals equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The receivers do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.