Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
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Sony Xperia 1
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G or Sony Xperia 1 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G | Sony Xperia 1 | |
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Release date | 2020, February 11 | 2019, February | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in | 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.83 in | |
Weight | 222 g | 7.83 oz | 178 g | 6.28 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black | Black, Gray, Purple, White | |
Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3330 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 1349 EUR | 950 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.9" in | 6.5" in | |
Screen area | 114.0 cm2 | 98.6 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 21:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.9% | 82.0% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 1644 x 3840 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 511 PPI | 0 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
- DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Triple | |
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 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm |
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Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | |
Video | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 122 | 94 | |
DxOMark Photo | 132 | 99 | |
DxOMark Video | 102 | 84 | |
Front camera, selfie | 40 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm | |
Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 100 | 78 | |
DxOMark Photo | 104 | 82 | |
DxOMark Video | 95 | 72 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
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 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) | |
GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | Adreno 640 | |
External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | |
Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 623854 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 519713 | 372456 | |
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 933 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2619 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2446 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2225 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 830 | 720 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3096 | 2614 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) |
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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 Cat19 1600/150 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; USB Host | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
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 - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, 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) |
- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0) - USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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Versions |
- Previously known as Sony Xperia XZ4 |
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