Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs S10, S20 Ultra vs S10+, S20 vs S10e: Preliminary specs & features comparison

Design & Display

In terms of design, we expect the Galaxy S20 to closely follow the design language introduced by the Galaxy Note 10 back in summer 2019. A center-positioned punch hole to facilitate the venerable camera will be featured up and front. The broad draft was laid out by the Note 10-series, but it looks as if the Galaxy S20-series will further perfect and polish that newfangled design language.

The most stark difference would probably be the enormous camera island at the rear, which will house the multiple cameras - the main wide-angle, the ultra wide-angle, the telephoto, and the ToF sensor(s), depending on the model. The looks might put you off at first, but this year's Galaxy models could come with the most impressive set of cameras on a Galaxy so far. That said, the Galaxy S10 generation isn't that different, at least from a design perspective. They look just as premium in their glass-metal attire, with triple cameras, vibrant colors, and slick looks.

Displays are getting bigger all across the board. The regular Galaxy S20 is said to come with a 6.2" AMOLED display, likely with an aspect ratio of 19:9, which might work just fine thanks to the likely exceptional screen-to-body ratio that the flagship would sport.



That's a small bump over the S10's 6.1" AMOLED screen, but we doubt the S20 will be that much larger. However, the S20 Ultra will be quite the hefty phone thanks to the beefy battery, large 6.9-inch display, and the 5X/10X periscope camera setup that will be making the cut. Meanwhile, the S20+ will act as a neat middle-ground between the Galaxy S20 and the S20 Ultra: with a 6.7" display, it will introduce a big increase over the 6.4" Galaxy S10+.

However, the big change in the display section will be not display size itself, but refresh rate. The current industry standard of 60Hz for display refresh rate is about to get trumped on the next Galaxy generation and effectively doubled to 120Hz for a buttery-smooth experience that should be way more noticeable and useful than the middle gap of 90Hz, found on some devices like the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro.

Hardware

In terms of hardware, the Galaxy S20 series can be summarized with one word - more. We will be getting more of everything, including chipsets, memory, storage, and most importantly, battery life. Powered by the next-gen Snapdragon 865, 12GB of RAM as the base minimum, and hopefully 256GB of storage, the new Galaxies are unlikely to leave you longing for more.

Compared to the tamer yet still capable hardware in the older Galaxy S10-series, the S20-series would come as a natural upgrade. As a refresher, the S10e, S10, and S10+ had top-tier hardware upon their launch - Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9820, with 8GB of RAM in the base version (6 for the S10e), as well as 128GB of storage that was also expandable via an SD card. None of the new Galaxies are expected to have SD cards, following the footsteps laid out by the Note 10.