Speaking of the screen, you get a 6.1-inch OLED screen with a 2532x11170 resolution. It works out to a crisp 460ppi and benefits from the brighter color contrast and dense blacks the panel technology is known for. It can hit 625 nits for high levels of brightness. The only downside is that it’s a 60Hz screen, so you won’t be able to take advantage of the faster refresh rates of many Android phones. The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a design that should be largely familiar to most Samsung users. It has an edge-to-edge screen, a glass back, rounded sides, and several color options to add a bit of flair. The dimensions are compact enough to make it easy to hold with one hand, albeit it’s slightly on the slippery side. The phone is IP68 waterproof like you’d expect and doesn’t come with a headphone jack, though it supports a microSD card slot unlike the iPhone 12. The screen is a gorgeous 6.2-inch Quad HD AMOLED display with an incredibly sharp 563ppi. Colors are bright and saturated, sporting HDR10+ for improved dynamic range. Another advantage it has over the iPhone 12 is the higher 120Hz refresh rate, giving it smoother scrolling, transitions, animations, and action-oriented content. The camera and video capabilities of the iPhone 12 are equally impressive. It boasts a pair of 12MP cameras on the rear, both wide-angle and ultra-wide. Results are consistently sharp, with well-judged colors and good shots taken regardless of setting. It also works well at night and features 4K recording at 60fps. The Galaxy S20 has a Snapdragon 865 processor, not the latest 865+, though it still fares well in benchmark tests due to its 12GB of RAM. It can handle plenty of apps and games and tackles multitasking without stuttering or major issues. That said, it will notably have inferior performance placed against the A14 Bionic, especially when it comes to single-core performance. Like most top-tier phones, the S20 has more than one rear camera. In fact, it has three total with a 12MP standard sensor, 12MP ultrawide, and 64MP telephoto for zoom shots. Image capturing performance is excellent, with sharp images that provide plenty of detail. The 64MP lens can provide 3x hybrid zoom, 30x Super Resolution Zoom, and 100x Space Zoom. The phone can do additional recording in 4K and 8K video. The Galaxy S20 comes with Android 10 and runs the One UI skin on top of Android. It also has various Samsung apps preinstalled and the Bixby voice assistant. The Galaxy S20 has standard 5G network support, but for mmWave there’s a Verizon-specific model you’ll need that comes with some compromises, including less RAM.
