Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone XS Max
65
out 100
VS
54
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3174mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
- Lighter design: 208g vs 220g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1242x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.4:9 |
| Pixel density | 511 ppi | 456 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6 % | 85.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 98.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6.2 ms | 11.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3020 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1159 | 1310 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3158 | 3458 |
| CPU | 220525 | 198067 |
| GPU | 225011 | 185355 |
| Memory | 146451 | 152138 |
| UX | 168329 | 164631 |
| NanoReview Score | 760316 | 700191 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.6 °C | 45.2 °C |
| Stability | 53 % | 66 % |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 4320 | 5703 |
| Writing score | 13391 | n/a |
| Web score | 8714 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6104 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9006 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11163 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 23.7 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3174 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (100% in 80 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | 03:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:27 h | 06:43 h |
| Video Playback | 11:23 h | 10:28 h |
| Games | 04:23 h | 04:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 91 h | 87 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9204 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/2.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 103 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 3088x2316 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGH1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | 22 | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2020 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1400 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
