Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Google Pixel 4 XL Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

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Google Pixel 4 XL

Google Pixel 4 XL

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G or Google Pixel 4 XL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Google Pixel 4 XL
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Release date 2020, February 11 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in 160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.96 in
Weight 222 g | 7.83 oz 193 g | 6.81 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" in 6.3" in
Screen area 114.0 cm2 98.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3200 px 1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 511 PPI 537 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
-120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD
- DCI-P3 100%
-HDR
-Always-on display
-90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 108 MP, Quad 12.2 MP, Dual
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)
-12.2 MP, f/1.7, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-16 MP, f/2.4, 45mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Main Score 122 112
DxOMark Photo 132 117
DxOMark Video 102 101
Front camera, selfie 40 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF
TOF 3D camera
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 100 92
DxOMark Photo 104 93
DxOMark Video 95 91

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 10
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
- Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 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
- Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 640
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 623854
Antutu 8 Total 519713 425000
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 868
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2484
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2255
GeekBench 5 Single Core 830 621
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3096 2420
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2376
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9045

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - 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), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(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) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
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-Dolby Atmos sound
-Tuned by AKG
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
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)

- Fast battery charging 18W
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-QI wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Google Pixel XL4

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