Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P40 Pro Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.86 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra runs at 2.73 GHz, making Huawei P40 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 6.58 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Huawei P40 Pro Plus's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 32 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 4200 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers 128 GB, making Huawei P40 Pro Plus the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
₹99,991
(Out of Stock)
Huawei P40 Pro Plus
₹117,490
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

87%
80%

Release Date

15 Feb, 2020
10 Oct, 2021

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1200x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
40 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4200 mAh
45W Fast Charging
40W Super Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.0
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Beautiful 120Hz screen
  • Capable and versatile cameras
  • Smooth performance
  • Useful software features
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Massive size
  • 100x Space Zoom not very useful
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(399 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

492,456
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Feb 15, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

3 Year
N/A

Security Updates

6 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.36 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11
Mali-G76 MP16

RAM

12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

492,456
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1200x2640 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

509 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.62 %
91.01 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Design

Height

166.9 mm
158.2 mm

Width

76 mm
72.6 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
9 mm

Weight

220 grams
226 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle
48 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera102 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
40 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
8 MP
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8200 x 6100 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 1.4µm pixel size
32 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging
Yes 40W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 04m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope