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| Global Score | |
| 98 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Cosmic black and Cosmic grey | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1400.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 509 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 13.42 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a global score of 98, which is better than iPhone 8 Plus's 87.1 score. Although the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is much newer than iPhone 8 Plus, it's just a little bit heavier and thicker. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G counts with a little bit better looking screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 3200, a greater pixel density and a larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has more memory for applications and games than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G features a greater camera than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels, a lot better video resolution and a way larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G costs a lot more than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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