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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

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Released · Mar 06, 2020

6.9-inch · 3200x1440px

This device is also known as Samsung SM-G988U

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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)	$1400
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Design
Dimensions	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight	7.83 oz / 222.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display
Size	6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1.5 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core Kryo 585
GPU	Adreno 650
Memory	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)
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PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single	610
GeekBench 6 Multi	2573
3D Mark High	Untested
3D Mark Low	Untested
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Battery
Type	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	5h 57min
Browsing:	10h 2min
Gaming:	9h 12min
Video:	10h 29min
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Camera
Rear	Quad camera
Main camera	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash	LED
Video recording	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T4
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular
5G Bands	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

with 256GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1600

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for Verizon

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

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Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

9.1

Build quality

9.4

Camera quality

8.3

Performance

9.6

Display

9.9

Battery life and charging

9.2

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