We could say that the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra that the Korean brand is presenting at the moment is a surprise but, once again, the rumorology around the new devices of the firm has chamfered, to some extent, the presentation of the smartphone of Samsung That does not mean that we are not surprised by the characteristics of the mobile, because they point so high that right now there is no mobile capable of shading the market.
And, inheriting the design of his brothers in range, the new flagship of the firm makes it clear why he receives the surname “Ultra”. There we have a huge 6.9-inch screen with QHD + resolution that releases a refresh rate of 120 Hz, its quadruple rear camera headed, neither more nor less, than by a 108 MP sensor, or its 5,000 mAh battery with everything type of technologies on board.
Before proceeding to rename each and every one of the novelties that we find in the smartphone and that encumban it on the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the S20 + , nothing better than to take a look at the complete specifications of the smartphone in the following table:
| – | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
|---|---|
| screen | Dynamic AMOLED 6.9 ″ / Resolution QHD + (3200 x 1440) Aspect ratio 20: 9 / Density 515 dpi / Refresh rate 120 Hz / HDR10 + |
| Size and weight | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm / 220 grams |
| Processor | Exynos 990 (7nm / octa-core) running at 2.73 GHz |
| RAM | 12/16 GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128 or 512 GB UFS 3.0 |
| Camera | – Quad rear camera of 108 MP (main) ƒ / 1.8 and OIS + 12 MP (wide angle) ƒ / 2.2 + 64 MP (telephoto) ƒ / 3.5 and OIS and 10X hybrid zoom + DepthVision
– 40 MP front camera with ƒ / 2.2 |
| Connectivity | 5G NSA sub-6, 4G VoLTE, 4 × 4 MiMo Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) Bluetooth 5 LE, USB Type C, fingerprint reader on screen |
| YOU | Samsung One UI 2.0 based on Android 10 |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh with fast 45W charging, wireless and reversible |
| Price | N / A |
Similar with their little brothers
While on many occasions we see that the differences between models of these characteristics only go through the screen size and the battery that must support the different inches, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra really incorporates numerous changes with respect to the rest of the S20 models presented today.
Therefore, it is easier for us to start by telling the common characteristics between them and, a few lines below, list their many differences.
All phones share the same “heart” , an Exynos 990 chipset, equipped with NPU and 5G modem configured with 8 cores and manufactured in a 7nm process that reaches a speed of up to 2.73 GHz. Mali G77 MP11 of last generation that is capable of supporting any type of graphic processing, however demanding it may be. The 5G modem integrated in this chip makes the 3 models have this type of connectivity (although in the case of the S20 and S20 Plus, 4G versions will also be commercialized).
Although its battery is of different capacity, the 3 cells have fast charging technology (although in the Ultra model, it is larger), Wireless Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 and reversible which, through the Qi standard, allows to share power with other devices with such Just put them next to each other.
Other features that the Samsung Galaxy S20 share are their Dolby Atmos stereo speakers by AKG , the presence of a fingerprint reader under the screen, a USB Type-C port at the bottom, absence of a 3.5 mm minijack port for headphones, IP68 certification against dust and splashes, and the usual sensors of barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, facial unlocking, proximity and ambient light.
Of course, all 3 phones work with One UI 2.0 , Samsung’s most recent personalization layer, based on Android 10. The software highlights, as a main novelty, the native integration with Google Duo in the phone app.
Screen and camera, the big difference
As we have already advanced, the smartphone is the largest in the entire catalog of the Korean firm. Its 6.9-inch screen ends up forming a 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm device that is much more compact than we expected thanks to the use of the Samusng Galaxy Note 10’s screen drilling format to hide its front camera . This, added to the fact that the frames are reduced to the minimum expression thanks to the cascade effect of the screen, end up forming one of the best mobiles for multimedia consumption.
On a technical level it is a Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O screen that boasts a QHD + resolution of 3200 x 1440 that ends up generating a density of 511 dpi. Of course, it has the same refresh rate that we find in its 120 Hz little brothers to make content consumption smoother, something that is especially noticeable when playing. Its format stays at 20: 9 and hides the fingerprint sensor under the glass.
The other element that will make the user opt for a mobile or another is his camera. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra also mounts 4 sensors , such as the Plus model, but you will find the big change in its main lens, featuring a 108 MP sensor with ƒ / 1.8 equipped with OIS. It is complemented, within a rectangular module, with a 12 MP sensor (wide angle) with ƒ / 2.2, a 48 MP sensor (telephoto) with ƒ / 3.5 and a DepthVision sensor that allows us to adjust the blur of the Photographs.
The second major change of this camera is in the 48 MP telephoto lens located at the rear. It allows us to work with z oom levels 0.5X, 1X, 2X, 10X, 20X, 30X, 100X. The hybrid optical zoom reaches 10X while the digital one grows up to 100x.
This camera, at the video level, opens the possibility of recording clips at an 8K resolution and at 30 fps (960 fas reducing the resolution). Inherit modes from other catalog models such as Night Hyperlapse and Super Steady.
In regards to the front lens, located just in the small hole at the top of the screen, we have a 40 MP sensor with an f / 2.2 aperture and the ability to record 4K videos at 30 fps.
16 GB of RAM and gigantic battery
Other secondary changes that we find in the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and that differentiate it from its “younger” brothers are in the memory configuration. Here the phone can be purchased with 12 GB of RAM or an insulting amount of 16 GB LPDDR5 much higher than most computers we use every day. At storage level, we have 128 or 512 GB versions with the possibility of expansion with MicroSD cards of up to 1 TB capacity.
Last but not least, we have a slight growth in the battery to reach 5,000 mAh capacity . This means 500 mAh more than the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and up to 1,000 mAh more than the Galaxy S20 with whom it shares, as we have said, fast, wireless and reversible charging technologies. In the case of this particular model, we can make use of 45W fast charging technology, which will allow us to completely fill the phone’s power in just over an hour.
Price and date of sale
The mobile will go on sale next March 13, but you will buy them to buy the Samsung Galaxy S20 in Spain but you can already find them on Amazon. You can buy the phone in gray or black from a price that, as expected, exceeds 1000 euros.
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage: 1349 euros.
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage: 1549 euros.
