Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Lighter design: 164g vs 220g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 511 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | 99.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 226 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 16 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- Black - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1941 | 1159 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5008 | 3158 |
| CPU | 310050 | 220525 |
| GPU | 323143 | 225011 |
| Memory | 173777 | 146451 |
| UX | 288345 | 168329 |
| NanoReview Score | 1095315 | 760316 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.2 °C | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | 77 % | 53 % |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7601 | 4320 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13391 |
| Web score | n/a | 8714 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6104 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9006 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11163 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 7 GB | 23.7 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 2815 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 80 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:00 h | 06:27 h |
| Video Playback | 12:09 h | 11:23 h |
| Games | 04:35 h | 04:23 h |
| Standby Mode | 112 h | 91 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 12032x9204 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 103 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 74 | n/a |
| Zoom | 60 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 18 | 22 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 1400 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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