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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone XR

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone XR , Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Apple iPhone XR 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G 2020 year of release, cpu 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, screen 6.9", with resolution 1440x3200. Smartphone has 40 megapixel front camera and 108 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inch 6.9" inch
Screen area 90.3 cm2 114.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 89.9%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1440 x 3200 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 511 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (telephoto), 1/2.0", 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 HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 40 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Performance Operating system OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) USA
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) 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
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G77 MP11 Global Adreno 650 USA
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 346555 415985
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408
Antutu 8 score 418882 552262
GeekBench 5 Single Core 830
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3096
General specs Release date 2018, September 2020, February 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm 166.9 Х 76 Х 8.8 mm
Weight 194 g 222 g
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 850 EUR 1349 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -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), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), SM-G988U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation 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 True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - 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)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone XR
  • Screen 6.1"
Reasons to buy Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
  • Screen 6.9"
  • Front camera 40 MP
  • Main camera 108 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 16 GB