Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra or Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2025, January 22 2020, February 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.06 in 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in
Weight 218 g | 7.69 oz 222 g | 7.83 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), titanium frame (grade 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" in 6.9" in
Screen area 116.9 cm2 114.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 92.5% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3120 px 1440 x 3200 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 498 PPI 511 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
- HDR10+
-Always-on display
-120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 200 MP, Quad 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
-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)
Functions Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
DxOMark Main Score 146 122
DxOMark Photo 144 132
DxOMark Video 143 102
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 40 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions HDR, HDR10+ Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 100
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) - Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
- Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
CPU - Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) - 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
GPU Adreno 830 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 623854
Antutu 8 Total 519713
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 830
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3096

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
-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
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.42 W/kg (body)    
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 No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
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-Dolby Atmos sound
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Circle to Search
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (Qi2.1)
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Stylus

- 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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