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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

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SamsungGalaxy S20 UltraXiaomiMi 10 Ultra
Overview
ReleasedMarch 2020August 2020
Display
Screen size6.9″6.67″
Resolution3200 × 14402340 × 1080
Sharpness509 pixels per inch386 pixels per inch
PanelOLEDOLED
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness–1,120 nits
Display typeQuad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3,200 × 1,440), HDR10+ certified; 120 Hz supported at up to FHD+ (60 Hz by default); 6.9 inches as a full rectangle, 6.7 inches with rounded corners10-bit AMOLED with Gorilla Glass 5.
Pixel density511 ppi (Samsung)–
Brightness detailUp to 1,200 nits peak (Samsung)800 nits in high-brightness mode and 1,120 nits peak.
Display features–HDR10+ and 240 Hz touch sampling.
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 6 front and back (Corning)–
Performance
ChipExynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory12 GB – 16 GB8 GB – 16 GB
Storage128 GB, 512 GB128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
CPU7 nm, 64-bit octa-core, 2.73 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2 GHz; 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM with 128 GB, 16 GB with 512 GBEight-core Kryo 585 CPU, up to 2.84 GHz; 7 nm FFP process.
GPU–Adreno 650, up to 587 MHz.
Storage type128 GB (104 GB available) or 512 GB; microSD card slot up to 1 TB (shared with the second SIM)LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1; no microSD expansion (Notebookcheck).
Cameras
Main camera108 MP48 MP
Ultra wide camera12 MP20 MP
Telephoto camera48 MP48 MP
Optical zoom4×5×
Front camera40 MP20 MP
Main camera108 MP wide-angle, F1.8, 79°, PDAF, OIS; nona-binning to 12 MPf/1.85, 1/1.32-inch sensor, optical stabilisation, eight-element lens and 2.4 µm pixels with four-pixel binning; dual native ISO Fusion HDR.
Ultra wide camera12 MP, F2.2, 120°f/2.2, 128° field of view and 12 mm equivalent focal length.
Telephoto camera48 MP folded (periscope) telephoto, F3.5, 24°, PDAF, OIS; 4x optical zoom (confirmed by Samsung to Android Authority)f/4.1, optical stabilisation and 120 mm equivalent focal length. The maker's footnote confirms 5× optical zoom; its headline 10× equivalent claim and 120× digital zoom are not optical ratios.
Front camera40 MP, PDAF, F2.2, 80°–
ZoomHybrid Optic Zoom 10x; Space Zoom (digital) up to 100x–
Video recording8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; 4K at 60 fps; super slow motion captured at 480 fps in HD and digitally enhanced to 960 fps playbackRear 8K at 24 fps, 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30/60 fps and 720p at 30 fps. Slow motion at 720p or 1080p at 120/240/960 fps. Maker's 8K frame rate takes precedence over Notebookcheck's conflicting 30 fps listing.
Front video–1080p or 720p at 30 fps; 720p slow motion at 120 fps; electronic stabilisation.
Camera featuresSingle Take; Night mode; Super Steady video; DepthVision (time-of-flight) cameraAdditional 12 MP f/2.0 portrait camera with 2× optical zoom, 50 mm equivalent focal length, 1.4 µm pixels and dual-pixel autofocus; laser autofocus sensor.
Battery and charging
Battery5,000 mAh4,500 mAh
Wired chargingUp to 45 WUp to 120 W
Wireless chargingYes (wattage not published)Up to 50 W
Battery life detail5,000 mAh typical, 4,855 mAh rated; internet use up to 17 hours (LTE) or 18 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 25 hours (4G)4,500 mAh equivalent typical and 4,360 mAh equivalent minimum capacity; two 2,250 mAh typical cells in series. Non-removable graphene-based lithium-ion battery.
Wired charging25 W fast charger included; supports 45 W Super Fast Charging (charger sold separately); compatible with QC2.0 and AFC120 W maximum; phone supports Quick Charge 5. Included 120 W adapter supports Quick Charge 4+ and USB Power Delivery 3.0 with backwards compatibility.
Wireless chargingFast Wireless Charging 2.0 with chargers of 10 W or more (WPC)50 W maximum wireless and 10 W reverse wireless charging.
Charges other devicesWireless PowerShare–
Design
TypeStandardStandard
Weight220 g221.8 g
Thickness8.8 mm9.45 mm
Height × width166.9 × 76 mm162.38 × 75.04 mm
Water and dust resistanceIP68–
MaterialsGorilla Glass 6 front and back with a metal frameGlass front and back with metal frame. The maker explicitly says the ceramic-black version uses coated glass rather than a ceramic back.
ColoursCosmic Grey, Cosmic BlackTransparent edition, ceramic black and bright silver; translated from the maker's Chinese specification.
Water resistance detailIP68, up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes–
BiometricsUltrasonic in-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognitionIn-display fingerprint reader; face unlock (Notebookcheck).
SensorsUltrasonic fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, proximity, RGB lightInfrared blaster, ultrasonic proximity, in-display ambient light, dual accelerometers, dual gyroscopes, compass, Hall sensor, barometer, rear colour-temperature sensor and laser autofocus.
SpeakersStereo speakers and earphones sound by AKG; Dolby AtmosStereo speakers (Android Authority and Notebookcheck); Hi-Res Audio certification.
Software
Operating systemAndroidAndroid
Software at launchAndroid 10MIUI 12 based on Android 10. China-market software; Notebookcheck's review uses modified Xiaomi.eu firmware.
In the box–120 W charger, USB-C cable, USB-C audio adapter, case, SIM tool and documents. August 2020 is the conservative first-sale month from Gizchina's actual China sale report; an exact maker-confirmed day remains unverified.
Connectivity
Mobile network5G Sub6 (NSA, SA, DSS); LTE Cat 20 (up to 2.0 Gbps down, 200 Mbps up), 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAAChina-market 5G SA/NSA and 4G. Published 5G bands n1/n3/n41/n78/n79; n1/n3 required an operator-dependent software update. Published LTE bands omit 20 and 28.
SIMHybrid dual SIM (nano-SIM plus nano-SIM or microSD) and eSIMDual nano-SIM; main SIM supports 5G, secondary SIM 4G. VoLTE and simultaneous services depend on the operator.
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAMWi-Fi 6, 5 and 4; 2.4 and 5 GHz, 2×2 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0; ANT+Bluetooth 5.1 with AAC, LDAC and LHDC.
NFCYesMultifunction NFC with China-market Mi Pay, supported transport cards and access-card services.
USBUSB Type-C; no 3.5 mm headphone jackUSB-C with USB 2.0 data; no 3.5 mm socket (Notebookcheck).
PositioningGPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou–

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