Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs S10 Plus

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61 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
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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

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4100 mAh
Shows 12% longer battery life (26:19 vs 23:31 hours)
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (711K versus 644K)
Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (897 against 798 nits)
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
The phone is 1-year newer
Ready for eSIM technology

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Weighs 45 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and S10 Plus crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.9 inches	6.4 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1440 x 3040 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19:9
PPI	511 ppi	522 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	800 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9%	87.5%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99.2%	96.5%
PWM	240 Hz	235 Hz
Response time	6.2 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	166.9 mm (6.57 inches)	157.6 mm (6.2 inches)
Width	76 mm (2.99 inches)	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness	8.8 mm (0.35 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gray	Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

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

CPU	202750	144798
GPU	219003	242166
Memory	130201	125475
UX	157575	129002
Total score	711852	644797

Max surface temperature	38.6 °C	42.5 °C
Stability	53%	82%
Graphics test	25 FPS	19 FPS
Graphics score	4319	3230

Web score	8802	6521
Video editing	6175	5799
Photo editing	31559	18486
Data manipulation	8779	6931
Writing score	12443	9827

RAM size	12, 16 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 512 GB	128, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	UFS 2.1
Memory card	MicroSD	MicroSD
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	Up to 512 GB

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM	One UI 4.1	One UI 4.0
OS size	23.7 GB	46.5 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	4100 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	15 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 80 min)	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:20 hr	1:40 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:26 hr	06:58 hr
Watching video	11:53 hr	12:01 hr
Gaming	04:13 hr	03:39 hr
Standby	93 hr	80 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9204	4000 x 3000
Zoom	Optical, 4x	Optical, 2x
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 240FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	123°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 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/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL 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	- 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
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	40 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	7864 x 5200	4320 x 2432
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, 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	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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	No
Hybrid slot	Yes	Yes
LTE Cat *	22	20
5G support	Yes	No

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	February 2019
Release date	March 2020	March 2019
SAR (head)	0.32 W/kg	0.516 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.56 W/kg	1.582 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 S20 Ultra vs S10 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs S10 Plus

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

Connectivity

Sound

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