Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Google Pixel 6a

71 out of 100

70 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 Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 27 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

The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
Handles wireless charging up to 15W
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
Has 2 SIM card slots
19% higher pixel density (511 vs 429 PPI)
Thinner bezels – 6.9% more screen real estate
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a

Shows 22% longer battery life (32:11 vs 26:19 hours)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (914K versus 711K)
The phone is 2-years and 3-months newer
Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
More energy-efficient CPU – Google Tensor
26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1467 and 1165 points
Weighs 42 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Google Pixel 6a crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.9 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	511 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	800 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1100 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9%	83%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99.2%	96.9%
PWM	240 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	6.2 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	166.9 mm (6.57 inches)	152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width	76 mm (2.99 inches)	71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness	8.8 mm (0.35 inches)	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP67
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gray	White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Google Tensor
Max clock	2730 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units	704	1280
GPU clock	800 MHz	848 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~2170.9 GFLOPS

CPU	202750	-
GPU	219003	-
Memory	130201	-
UX	157575	913000
Total score	711852	914585

Max surface temperature	38.6 °C	41.4 °C
Stability	53%	56%
Graphics test	25 FPS	37 FPS
Graphics score	4319	6194

Web score	8802	6177
Video editing	6175	5806
Photo editing	31559	17969
Data manipulation	8779	9425
Writing score	12443	15432

RAM size	12, 16 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128, 512 GB	128 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.1	Stock Android
OS size	23.7 GB	14.3 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	4410 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	18 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 (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:20 hr	1:51 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:26 hr	10:54 hr
Watching video	11:53 hr	16:44 hr
Gaming	04:13 hr	06:05 hr
Standby	93 hr	91 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12.2 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9204	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 4x	Digital
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°	114°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)	2 (12.2 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	- 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (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	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
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 - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	40 megapixels	8 megapixels
Image resolution	7864 x 5200	3840 x 2160
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	24 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	1.12 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/2.8"
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 6E (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	5.2
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, 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	20
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	May 2022
Release date	March 2020	June 2022
SAR (head)	0.32 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.56 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 - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Not included

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Google Pixel 6a

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Google Pixel 6a

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