Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Sony Xperia 1

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Sony Xperia 1

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency 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)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
5G network

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz)

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

5+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

166.9 mm

167 mm
Width

76 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

222 g

180 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/IP68
Colors

Black, Grey

Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.9 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels

1644 x 3840 pixels
Pixel density

511 ppi

643 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, HDR10+

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
DxOMark display score

87

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650

Adreno 640
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

6 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

512 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
48 MP, f/3.5 , 103 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1.0 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0

16 mm
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

128

89
DxOMark zoom

88

43
DxOMark video

106

80
DxOMark camera score

126

87

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

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aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, color spectrum, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

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