Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.9
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
9.0
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020)
Released · Mar 06, 2020
Released · Mar 25, 2020
6.9-inch
11.0-inch
Quad camera
Dual camera
12GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
7538 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020 Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1400 $799

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches
166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
7.83 oz (222.0 g) 16.61 oz (471.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control
Colors
Cosmic black, Cosmic grey Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body 11.0-inch, 82.87% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI 2388x1668px, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 585
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 650 Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/256GB
6GB/512GB
6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 7538 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 Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 57min
Browsing
10h 2min
Video
10h 29min
Gaming
9h 12min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
5h 57min
Gaming
7h 56min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Dual camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
10 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
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 LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
40 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
7 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

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

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
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
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1099
with 512GB storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1600
with 1TB storage
Memory 1000GB
Prices (MSRP) $1299
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
variant with LTE
Weight 16.68 oz (473.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
Location GPS, Glonass
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
Prices (MSRP) $949
for Verizon
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
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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