Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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83 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (with Exynos 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

Comes with 1905 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3095 mAh
Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 23W)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Has 2 SIM card slots
11% higher pixel density (511 vs 460 PPI)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro

81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1289K versus 711K)
Shows 40% longer battery life (36:53 vs 26:19 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1066 against 897 nits)
The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
94% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2263 and 1165 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Apple iPhone 13 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.9 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	511 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	800 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.2%	99.8%
PWM	240 Hz	510 Hz
Response time	6.2 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	166.9 mm (6.57 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	76 mm (2.99 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.8 mm (0.35 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gray	Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	704	640
GPU clock	800 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	202750	294014
GPU	219003	465050
Memory	130201	215094
UX	157575	308165
Total score	711852	1289424

Max surface temperature	38.6 °C	39.4 °C
Stability	53%	79%
Graphics test	25 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	4319	9489

Web score	8802	-
Video editing	6175	-
Photo editing	31559	-
Data manipulation	8779	-
Writing score	12443	-

RAM size	12, 16 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 512 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 4.1	-
OS size	23.7 GB	15.2 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	3095 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	23 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 80 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:20 hr	1:38 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:26 hr	13:06 hr
Watching video	11:53 hr	16:46 hr
Gaming	04:13 hr	05:42 hr
Standby	93 hr	117 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9204	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 4x	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHM1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 103 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	- 0.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.0 - Pixel size: 5 micron	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	40 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	7864 x 5200	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	22	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	September 2021
Release date	March 2020	September 2021
SAR (head)	0.32 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.56 W/kg	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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