Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
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Samsung Galaxy S2
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G or Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G | Samsung Galaxy S2 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2020, February 11 | 2011, February | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in | 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm | 4.93 x 4.93 x 2.6 in | |
Weight | 222 g | 7.83 oz | 116 g | 4.09 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black | Black, White, Pink | |
Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 1650 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G) |
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Approximate price | 1349 EUR | 170 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Super AMOLED Plus | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.9" in | 4.3" in | |
Screen area | 114.0 cm2 | 52.6 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.9% | 63.5% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 480 x 800 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 511 PPI | 217 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Quad | 8 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth) |
-8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.2'', AF | |
Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
Video | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 122 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 132 | ||
DxOMark Video | 102 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 40 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF | 2 MP | |
Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | ||
DxOMark Selfie Score | 100 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4 | |
Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
- Exynos 4210 Dual (45 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | Mali-400MP4 | |
External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 623854 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 519713 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 830 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3096 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 415 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 639 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 346 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G988U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G988U |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS | |
NFC | Yes | Optional | |
USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 3.0, A2DP, aptX | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.94 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.16 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 45W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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