Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 16, 2016	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1400

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches 164 x 79 x 8.4 mm	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	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, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.57% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 650
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	610
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2573
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	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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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

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
21.5 MP (CMOS image sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.4"	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
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, 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
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	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
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28	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 Cat 4 (150/50 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: PY7-PM0954	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 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

OS	Android (7.0 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 3, 2

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

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	1

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

OS	Android (7.0 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

with 512GB storage

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

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

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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