Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Galaxy S20 Ultra 256Gb
Year of release
2020
Alternative phone model name
SM-G988, SM-G988U

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
167 mm (millimeters)
Body width
76 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
8.8 mm (millimeters)
Weight
220 g (grams)
Volume
111.62 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Metal
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Exynos 990
  • 7 nm+
CPU clock speed
2730 MHz (megahertz) place #14
Number of processor cores
8

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali-G77 MP11

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
12 GB (gigabytes) place #3

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 256 GB (gigabytes)
  • ufs 3.0
place #3

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
1024 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system
Android 10.0 (Q)

Battery

Battery capacity
5000 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Pol (lithium polymer)
Wireless battery charging
  • qi/pma 15w
Charging the battery from USB
Extra
  • 45W Fast charging

Screen

Screen diagonal
6.9 in (inches) place #4
Screen resolution
3200 x 1440 pixels place #7
Resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
511 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
AMOLED
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
  • corning gorilla glass 6
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
2.222
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Extra
  • HDR10+, 120Hz

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
108 Mp (megapixels)
  • pdaf
place #1
Maximum photo resolution
13856 x 7794 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full Ultra HD (8K, 7680 x 4320)
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Dual camera
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Viewfinder
Optical image stabilization
Other photo settings
  • Serial shooting
  • Panoramic shooting
  • Hdr shooting
  • Face detection
Video capability
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
  • 2160p@30/60fps
  • 1080p@30/60/240fps
Movie settings
Movie settings list
  • White balance
  • Color effects
  • Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
40 Mp (megapixels)
  • f/2.2
place #3
Maximum photo resolution
8433 x 4743 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full Ultra HD (8K, 7680 x 4320)
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
2
Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
Alternating
SIM card type
Nano-SIM (4FF, 12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
5G
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct support

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
USB Type-C (8.34 x 2.56 mm)
USB OTG support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
5.0
A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass
Extra
  • beidou, galileo

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Magnetometer
Barometer
Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
USB Type-C (8.34 x 2.56 mm)
Wireless NFC
ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (.3gp)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags
Extra
  • hdr10+, gyro-eis & ois

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Built-in stereo speakers
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
Extra
  • 32-bit/384khz, tuned by akg

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email
  • pop-smtp-imap4
IMAP4 protocol support
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization over the mobile network
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google search
  • Google maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP
  • html5

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case
Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner
  • fingerprint scanner built into the screen
Face scanner
Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • usb cable
  • sim card clip
  • instruction