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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8+
8.9
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Mar 06, 2020
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
6.9-inch · 3200x1440px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
12GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1400

Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm 		6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches
166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g) 7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body 6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless 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
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Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 57min
Browsing
10h 2min
Video
10h 29min
Gaming
9h 12min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		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 LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps) 		40 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		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 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 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
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U 		Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg 		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

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
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
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 25, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR Head: 0.58 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
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
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
with 512GB storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1600
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
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 Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28
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
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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