Samsung Galaxy S20 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

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76 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the OnePlus 9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 14 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20

Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Weighs 34 grams less
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Shows 29% longer battery life (31:39 vs 24:28 hours)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 25W)
Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4000 mAh
23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (805K versus 652K)
The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 and OnePlus 9 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.2 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1440 x 3216 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	563 ppi	525 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	800 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio	89.5%	90.3%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	99.8%	97.8%
PWM	242 Hz	192 Hz
Response time	8.5 ms	41.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	151.7 mm (5.97 inches)	163.2 mm (6.43 inches)
Width	69.1 mm (2.72 inches)	73.6 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight	163 g (5.75 oz)	197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Gray, Blue, Red	White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max clock	2700 MHz	2840 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Adreno 660
GPU shading units	704	1024
GPU clock	550 MHz	840 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS

CPU	185116	201729
GPU	195014	243518
Memory	144113	159120
UX	126679	194264
Total score	652761	805198

Max surface temperature	49.7 °C	45.6 °C
Stability	51%	58%
Graphics test	25 FPS	34 FPS
Graphics score	4221	5707

Web score	8843	8580
Video editing	6024	6053
Photo editing	30239	28299
Data manipulation	8544	9712
Writing score	11877	15802

RAM size	8 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2750 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.1	OxygenOS 13
OS size	20.1 GB	16 GB

Capacity	4000 mAh	4500 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	65 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 75 min)	Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full charging time	1:15 hr	0:32 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:40 hr	11:19 hr
Watching video	10:04 hr	12:04 hr
Gaming	04:15 hr	04:57 hr
Standby	83 hr	113 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Optical, 1.1x	Optical, 3.3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	Up to 30FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	140°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP)	4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (PureCel) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	16 megapixels
Image resolution	2592 x 3872	4920 x 3264
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.2"	1/3.06"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	22	20
5G support	No	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	March 2021
Release date	March 2020	March 2021
SAR (head)	0.28 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.52 W/kg	1.21 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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