Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11

71 out of 100

64 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 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
57% higher pixel density (511 vs 326 PPI)
Modern USB Type-C port
Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (897 against 675 nits)
Thinner bezels – 10.9% more screen real estate
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11

Shows 32% longer battery life (34:46 vs 26:19 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 711K)
39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 1165 points
Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.9 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	511 ppi	326 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	800 nits	625 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9%	79%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.2%	99.8%
PWM	240 Hz	Not detected
Response time	6.2 ms	24.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	999:1

Height	166.9 mm (6.57 inches)	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width	76 mm (2.99 inches)	75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	8.8 mm (0.35 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gray	White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	2650 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units	704	256
GPU clock	800 MHz	1230 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~629.8 GFLOPS

CPU	202750	188856
GPU	219003	305641
Memory	130201	136959
UX	157575	177223
Total score	711852	808922

Max surface temperature	38.6 °C	43.6 °C
Stability	53%	72%
Graphics test	25 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	4319	7532

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

RAM size	12, 16 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	-
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 512 GB	64, 128, 256 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 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 4.1	-
OS size	23.7 GB	-

Capacity	5000 mAh	3110 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	18 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:20 hr	1:45 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:26 hr	11:39 hr
Watching video	11:53 hr	15:16 hr
Gaming	04:13 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	93 hr	121 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9204	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 4x	Digital
Flash	LED	Quad 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)	2 (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/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (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	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Depth lens	- 0.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.0 - Pixel size: 5 micron	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 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	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	-
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 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, 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	No

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	September 2019
Release date	March 2020	September 2019
SAR (head)	0.32 W/kg	0.95 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.56 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11

Key differences

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Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

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Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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