Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G	Huawei P40 Pro
Released · Mar 06, 2020	Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.9-inch	6.6-inch
Quad camera	Quad camera
12GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	4200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020	Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1400

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm	6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches 158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
Weight
7.83 oz (222.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic black, Cosmic grey	Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI	2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 585	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 650	Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/1.54"
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Dual 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 (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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	n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
	Yes

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

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1600

for Sprint


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

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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