When Samsung launched its Galaxy S20 series back in February, I was personally surprised at the number of new features and upgraded tech that they put on the devices. It’s like the company’s top priority was to fire every bullet they had in the gun to impress.
Of course, a device that doesn’t hold back at trying everything to be the best is great for us consumers.
The device we’re looking at today stands in the middle of the pack. The Galaxy S20 boasts a lot of what you’ll find in the more premium Galaxy S20 Ultra, minus some. But does that take away a lot from the device? Let’s find out.
Specifications
| Galaxy S20 | Galaxy S20+ | Galaxy S20 Ultra | |
| Display | 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X | 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X | 6.9-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| 563 ppi | 525 ppi | 511 ppi | |
| HDR10+ certified | HDR10+ certified | HDR10+ certified | |
| 120Hz display support | 120Hz display support | 120Hz display support | |
| Camera | |||
| Rear | Triple Camera | Quad Camera | Quad Camera |
| Ultra Wide: 12MP, 120°, f2.2 | Ultra Wide: 12MP, 120°, f2.2 | Ultra Wide: 12MP, 120°, f2.2 | |
| Wide: 12MP, 79°, f1.8 | Wide: 12MP, 79°, f1.8 | Wide: 108MP, 79°, f1.8 | |
| Telephoto: 48MP, 76°, f2.0 | Telephoto: 64MP, 76°, f2.0 | Telephoto: 64MP, 24°, f3.5 | |
| Space Zoom | Depth Vision | Depth Vision | |
| Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x | Space Zoom | Space Zoom | |
| Super Resolution Zoom up to 30X | Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x | Hybrid Optic Zoom 10x | |
| Super Resolution Zoom up to 30X | Super Resolution Zoom up to 100X | ||
| Front | Selfie: 10MP, 80°, f2.2 | Selfie: 10MP, 80°, f2.2 | Selfie: 40MP, 80°, f2.2 |
| Dimension | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm, 163g | 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm, 186g | 166.9 x 76.0 x 8.8mm, 220g |
| Processor | Octa-Core Exynos 990 | ||
| Memory | 8GB RAM (LPDDR5) | 8GB RAM (LPDDR5) | 12GB RAM (LPDDR5) |
| 128GB internal storage | 128GB internal storage | 128GB internal storage | |
| Micro SD Slot (up to 1TB microSD) | Micro SD Slot (up to 1TB microSD) | Micro SD Slot (up to 1TB microSD) | |
| Battery | 4,000mAh | 4,500mAh | 5,000mAh |
| 5G | Non Standard (NSA), Sub6, for PH – S20 Ultra is 5G-Ready, but the feature is disabled for the time being. S20 and S20+ are 4G/LTE Only | ||
| LTE | Enhance 4×4 MIMO, Up to 7CA, LTE Cat. 20 – Up to 2.0Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload | ||
| Charging | Improved wireless charging speeds with Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare, Super Fast-Charging – Up to 25W for S20 and S20+, up to 45W for S20 Ultra | ||
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Light Sensor | ||
| Authentication | Lock types: pattern, PIN, password; Biometric lock types: Fingerprint, Face recognition | ||
| Others | IP68 certified Dust and Water resistant | ||
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
