Face Detection, Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR, Night Mode, Exposure Control, Bokeh Mode, AI Features, Scene Detection, Time-of-Flight Camera Battery Capacity (Typical) : Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 3880mAh for Galaxy S20, 4370mAh for Galaxy S20+, and 4855mAh for Galaxy S20 Ultra. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.

With a huge 5,000 mAh battery, the Galaxy S20 Ultra can deliver about 12 hours of endurance when set to the default 60Hz refresh rate. At 120Hz, however, that runtime dives to just a little over 9 hours. Low light photography, however, is more of a challenge for the S20 Ultra. The iPhone 11 Pro’s shot in this particular face-off is noticeably more detailed than the one captured using Samsung's flagship. The texture in the yellow petals is much clearer in the result from Apple's handset. Personally, the S20 Ultra impressed me the most when I snapped a pic of one of Grand Central’s ornate chandeliers at 5x zoom. Not only is it generally sharper than the iPhone’s version of the same scene, but the lightbulbs are better isolated, and the way the gold portions catch and manipulate light is rendered with remarkable clarity and contrast by Samsung’s camera. Unfortunately, the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s display comes with a rather hefty caveat to running at 120Hz. When it’s in this high-refresh mode, you only get a Full HD resolution, rather than the native QHD resolution. Zooming in on the carvings adorning the facade of the New York Public Library, the S20 Ultra’s mix of sophisticated hardware and software delivered a precise image of two figures and adjacent text. The iPhone 11 Pro Max’s attempt is also extremely grainy and too warm, with a greenish, sepia-like cast that wasn’t true to the day’s actual conditions.

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Face Detection, Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR, Night Mode, Exposure Control, Bokeh Mode, AI Features, Scene Detection, Slow Motion, Time Lapse Samsung's new flagship proved strong in benchmarks, too. In Geekbench 5’s multicore system-wide test and GFXBench’s Aztec Ruins high-tier offscreen graphics test, the S20 Ultra delivered scores of 3,076 and 1,319 (20.7 frames per second) respectively. Those compare well with — yet fall just shy of — the iPhone 11 Pro Max’s performance in those tests, where Apple’s flagship delivered scores of 3,517 and 1,657 (25 fps). That said, you won’t really want to test the limits of the S20 Ultra’s full 100x digital zoom. For one, it’s really hard to shoot at that kind of power. Any natural hand movements are amplified to the point where it’s nigh impossible to take a perfectly clear and straight picture without noticeable shake. Make no mistake — this is truly tripod territory. In our video editing test, where a brief 4K video clip is transcoded to 1080p using Adobe’s Premiere Rush app, the S20 Ultra completed the task in 1 minute and 16 seconds, compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max, which needed just 45 seconds. It’s fair to say this could have something to do with Adobe possibly better optimizing its app for iOS than Android, though it’s impossible to be certain. Samsung S20 Ultras represent some of the most high-end smartphones available today. You can tell by the price, of course, and also by features that few phones have. Throughout daily use, you can be sure that the smartphone will have no problem running intensive video games, apps or any tasks you need to perform. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra was even named among the best Samsung Galaxy phones of 2022. You can see all that when you look at these tech features:

Rather than marring the edge-to-edge display with an unsightly notch, the 10 MP front camera is located centre top in a tiny O-cutout. Along with the in-display fingerprint sensor, it is protected by scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 6. And yes, the Galaxy S20 is IP68 waterproof. The camera itself is outfitted with Auto HDR mode and 4K video recording up to 60 fps. Triple Rear Camera with 8K Video The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, like all S20 handsets, will be the first phone on the market with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 processor, which promises faster performance and reduced power consumption. Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited (Registered no: 03086621), registered at Samsung House, 2000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0RS, United Kingdom, acts as credit broker and not lender, and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (FRN 727333). Glow Financial Services Limited, 71 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BE. Registered No. 09127663, authorised and regulated by the FCA (Reference No. 751308), acting as lender, under brand licence as Samsung Finance (powered by Glow) through Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited. Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited works with multiple lenders. Surprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is both the more affordable and better spec of the two handsets. This arguably makes it the obvious choice of the two. The good news is that the 108MP camera can capture a stunning amount of detail under the right conditions. In this shot of the curved Grace building, we could crop around the letters on the facade and still make them out clearly.At the end of the day, this question will completely depend on what you want from your phone. If you want the best of the best, in the form of Samsung's most powerful phone yet, the Ultra will be the phone for you.

Crucially, the S20 Ultra isn't going to cost you nearly as much as the S21 Ultra does right now, and the the price is likely to continue in the run-up to the Galaxy S22 launch in the new year. The S21 Ultra may have started off at a much lower price point, but the newer phone is still more expensive than its predecessor.

Even the S20 Ultra’s ultrawide lens — often the weak link of mobile cameras — churns out good results, delivering an eye-catching shot of Brooklyn’s underground DeKalb market in challenging lighting conditions. The iPhone 11 Pro Max delivered a comparatively softer and warmer take, that slightly blew out the neon signs and didn’t paint the edges of objects and text quite as crisply. That update is out now, and looks to have squashed some of the jumpiness that was unavoidable upon the phone's initial release. Overall, the S20 Ultra truly shines when capturing zoom shots from a distance, but in other scenarios — like at night, or when capturing a shallow depth-of-field Live Focus portrait — the results can be mixed. Battery: Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged, and many other factors.