Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.73 GHz.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches and feature the same Dynamic AMOLED 2x display.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G feature a 108 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G feature a 40 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 16h 04m, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

₹99,991

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

₹99,890

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

15 Feb, 2020

24 Apr, 2020

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


40 MP Wide Angle Lens	40 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	4900 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.0	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Beautiful 120Hz screen
Capable and versatile cameras
Smooth performance
Useful software features

Device yet to be reviewed

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Massive size
100x Space Zoom not very useful
Iffy fingerprint scanner
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.3/5

(399 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

492,456 AnTuTu Score	N/A	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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4 More Videos

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 15, 2020

(Official)

N/A

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Year

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

N/A

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,513

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

509 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.62 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

Design

Height

166.9 mm

161.6 mm

Width

76 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

220 grams

222 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera102 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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

10h 16m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.6 W/kg

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor