Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, 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 Google Pixel 8 Pro
- Lighter design: 213g vs 220g
- Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.7 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1344x2992 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 489 ppi | 511 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 99.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 in) | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 890 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1594.8 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1760 | 1159 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4442 | 3158 |
| CPU | 378836 | 220525 |
| GPU | 371060 | 225011 |
| Memory | 185462 | 146451 |
| UX | 217177 | 168329 |
| NanoReview Score | 1152535 | 760316 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 53 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 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 | 12 GB | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | 23.7 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5050 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 80 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:23 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:23 h | 06:27 h |
| Video Playback | 12:10 h | 11:23 h |
| Games | 04:58 h | 04:23 h |
| Standby Mode | 87 h | 91 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12032x9204 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 126 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 103 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 75 | n/a |
| Zoom | 152 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 105 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| 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: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 20 | 22 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 1400 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Google Pixel 8 Pro:
The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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