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vivo NEX S vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G , vivo NEX S

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.

vivo NEX S 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" inch 6.59" inch
Screen area 114.0 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3200 px 1080 x 2316 px
PPI /points per inch/ 511 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 108 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 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) 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 40 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) USA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor 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 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G77 MP11 Global Adreno 650 USA Adreno 630
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 415985
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13620
Antutu 8 score 552262 340355
GeekBench 5 Single Core 830 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3096 2225
General specs Release date 2020, February 11 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 166.9 Х 76 Х 8.8 mm 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm
Weight 222 g 199 g
Colors Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black Black, Red
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1349 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, 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 FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop 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) Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22.5W - Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

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
Reasons to buy NEX S
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP