Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

General Information

• Colors:
• Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black, Cloud White

• Models:
• SM-G988, SM-G988U, SM-G988U1, SM-G9880, SM-G988B/DS, SM-G988N, SM-G988B

• SAR:
• 0.94 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.56 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• $ 1,049.99 / £ 1,109.99 / € 1,130.00

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only), CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

• 4G bands:
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G988U

• 5G bands:
• 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G988U

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch

• Announced:
• 2020, February 11

• Status:
• Available. Released 2020, March 06

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)

• Weight:
• 222 g (7.83 oz)

• Build:
• Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

• Type:
• Dynamic AMOLED 2X 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 (~511 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 6, HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Platform

• OS:
• Android 10, One UI 2

• Chipset:
• Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA

• CPU:
• Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA

• GPU:
• Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

• Internal:
• 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, UFS 3.0

Main Camera

• Quad:
• na

• Features:
• LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera

• Dual:
• na

• Features:
• Dual video call, Auto-HDR

• Video:
• 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes, with stereo speakers

• 3.5mm jack:
• No, 32-bit/384kHz audio, Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 5.0, A2DP, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

• USB:
• 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast charging 45W, USB Power Delivery 3.0, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W

Tests

• Performance:
• AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8), GeekBench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1), GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• -23.2 LUFS (Very good)

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 87h