Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs A54 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (with Exynos 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 38 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- 27% higher pixel density (511 vs 403 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (711K versus 585K)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Shows 42% longer battery life (37:16 vs 26:19 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 3-years and 2-months newer
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (982 against 897 nits)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1380
- Weighs 18 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 511 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 82.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 253 Hz |
| Response time | 6.2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 704 | - |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1126 GFLOPS | ~608 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 202750 | 181030 |
| GPU | 219003 | 165803 |
| Memory | 130201 | 90151 |
| UX | 157575 | 147755 |
| Total score | 711852 | 585285 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.6 °C | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | 53% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4319 | 2819 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8802 | 10192 |
| Video editing | 6175 | 7236 |
| Photo editing | 31559 | 25937 |
| Data manipulation | 8779 | 10909 |
| Writing score | 12443 | 16336 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 23.7 GB | 28 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 80 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:26 hr | 12:35 hr |
| Watching video | 11:53 hr | 17:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:13 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 5 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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 |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Depth lens |
- 0.3 MP
- Aperture: f/1.0 - Pixel size: 5 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | 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 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 22 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2023 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.32 W/kg | 0.69 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | 1.34 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G . But if the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra .