Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Note 20 Ultra

61 out of 100

72 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 990 and came out 18 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Weighs 33 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Shows 12% longer battery life (26:27 vs 23:31 hours)
Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1025 against 798 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4100 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (753K versus 644K)
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Note 20 Ultra crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.4 inches	6.9 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	19.5:9
PPI	522 ppi	496 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	1200 nits	600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio	87.5%	91.7%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	96.5%	96.9%
PWM	235 Hz	245 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	6 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	157.6 mm (6.2 inches)	164.8 mm (6.49 inches)
Width	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)	77.2 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue, Green, Red	White, Black, Brown
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Samsung Exynos 990
Max clock	2730 MHz	2730 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5
L3 cache	-	2 MB
Lithography process	8 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU shading units	432	704
GPU clock	720 MHz	800 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS

CPU	144798	211637
GPU	242166	216705
Memory	125475	152008
UX	129002	169293
Total score	644797	753550

Max surface temperature	42.5 °C	37.3 °C
Stability	82%	49%
Graphics test	19 FPS	25 FPS
Graphics score	3230	4249

Web score	6521	8916
Video editing	5799	6869
Photo editing	18486	28845
Data manipulation	6931	8839
Writing score	9827	10870

RAM size	8, 12 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Channels	2	-

Storage size	128, 1024 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	MicroSD
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	Up to 1000 GB

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.0	One UI 5.0
OS size	46.5 GB	34.7 GB

Capacity	4100 mAh	4500 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	25 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W)	Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)	Yes (43% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:40 hr	1:20 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	06:58 hr	08:59 hr
Watching video	12:01 hr	13:52 hr
Gaming	03:39 hr	04:58 hr
Standby	80 hr	74 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	108 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	12000 x 9000
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Optical, 5x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	Up to 24FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 240FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	120°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	4 (108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 103 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- 0.3 MP
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	3872 x 2592
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/3.2"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5.1
Bluetooth features	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
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 *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	Yes
LTE Cat *	20	20
5G support	No	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2019	August 2020
Release date	March 2019	August 2020
SAR (head)	0.516 W/kg	0.319 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.582 W/kg	1.557 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Note 20 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Note 20 Ultra

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Tests and specifications

Display

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Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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