Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specifications

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Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

$1,599.00
SKU: cell-458
Brand: Samsung
Category: Mobiles
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CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM
16 GB
Storage
128/512 GB
Display
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Camera
108 MP (Quad)
OS
Android 10.0; One UI 2

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

9.5 4.8 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 10 / 10
Camera 10 / 10
Multimedia 9 / 10
Features 9 / 10
Connectivity 10 / 10
Call Quality 9 / 10
Usability 10 / 10
Performance 10 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

Samsung on the 11th of February 2020 released the Galaxy S20 Ultra along with the other Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus and then the Galaxy Z Flip which all have high end features and comes qith a big price stamp.

The Galaxy S20 Plus 5G isn’t just the largest in terms of size, but it’s also the biggest in terms of specifications. Featuring a massive 6.9-Inch Dynamic AMOLED display which curves a little around the device’s edges. That aside, the device also features the most anticipated camera which was much expected since the announcement of the Xaomi Mi Note 10 which had a 108MP main sensor.

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The Camera module is now bundled up in a rectangular bump at the top back corner of the device with the 108MP primary sensor along with other triple setup which includes a Periscope 48 MP, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom, and then a 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video and lastly the 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth). The device is capable of recording a 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS and has features such as LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.

As for the front facing camera, it’s a bigger 40MP sensor which can also record a 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps as well as featuring Dual video call, Auto-HDR.

The front facing selfie camera is housed in a hole-punch right at the top-center of the display just the same as the other Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus or the older S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite.

Another big bump up of the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is the hardware specification. It has features a 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage which is very massive. Powering the entire device up is a Snapdragon SM8250 865 (7 nm+) - for the USA variant while others around the world will use the Exynos 990 (7 nm+).

Battery is a huge 5000mAh Li-Po battery which is capable of many things. Charging it takes few moments as Samsung bump up the charging port to a 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. It’s capable of taking 15W of wireless charging and reverse wireless charging of 9W.

Overall, this expensive smartphone costs a fortune but it’s worth the price because of the huge scaling which Samsung did to improve the device’s specifications.

Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G - Specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone
Model

SM-G988, SM-G988U
Announced

11 February, 2020
Released

13 February, 2020
Status

Available
Price

$1,399 (NG₦ 508,536 / SAR 20,687) / $1,599 (NG₦ 581,236 / SAR 23,656)

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight

222 g (7.83 oz)
Protection

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), metal frame
Colors

Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black

Network

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network

LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA
5G Network

Supported
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size

6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

511 PPI Density
Touch Screen

Yes, Multitouch
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Accelerometer,
Gyro, proximity,
Compass,
Barometer
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Media

Audio Playback

Yes, MP3, MIDI, WAV, AMR
Video Playback

Yes
Video Out

Yes
FM Radio

Yes (USA/Canada only)
Alert Types

Vibration, ringtones
Ring Tones

64, MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Handsfree

No

Camera

Number of Cameras

Quad Camera Setup
Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Image

33 Million Pixels
Video

3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Camera Features

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Periscope 48 MP, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

LED flash
Secondary

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), PDAF

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 10.0
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

ONE UI 2.0
Google Play Service Google Play Services are licensed to smart devices to gain access to all the list of Google proprietary services such as GMail, Google Calendar, Google Assistant, YouTube and Google Play Store for Android-based devices
AI Assistant The Artificial Intelligence system supported by this device. AI as they're normally called can be useful integral of any modern device as they can help do common tasks such as reminders, emailing, messaging and so on and so forth

Google Assistant
BixBy
Alexa
Facebook Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in 37 different languages.
Youtube Youtube is a popular free video-sharing website, Youtube is the largest video sharing site in the world, Millions of users around the world have created accounts on the site that allow them to upload videos that anyone can watch.

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 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 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global / Adreno 650 - USA
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

16 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

128/512 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

Yes
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Accelerometer,
Gyro, proximity,
Compass,
Barometer
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB

3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W

Data

GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Web Browser Web Browser => a web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files, The primary function of a web browser is to render HTML, the code used to design or markup webpages.

Yes, HTML5

Messaging

SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks.

Yes (threaded view)
MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol.
Email Email (Electronic Mail) is a system for receiving, sending, and storing electronic messages, Similar to a letter, email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent via the internet to a recipient by using applications and software prograps. An email address is required to receive email, and that address is unique to the user.

Yes
IM IM (Instant Messaging) is an exchange of text messages through a software application, it enable you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet.

Yes

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.

Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
Placement

Non-removable
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse Charging This is the ability of a wireless-chargeable smartphone to be used as a power-bank for other smartphones that also supports wireless charging by merely placing their backs towards one another

Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Standby Standby Time is the total amount of time that you can leave your is fully charged, turned on and ready to send and receive calls or data transmissions before completely discharging the battery.

Unknown
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower.

Unknown
Music Play

Unknown