Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) vs Nokia 9290 Communicator
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy S20+ Plus 5G vs Nokia 9290 Communicator phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS)
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Model | Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | 9290 Communicator |
| Other model names | Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition 5G (Exynos, 12GB RAM) | Nokia 9290, Nokia 9210 Communicator for America |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Nokia |
| Release date | 3/6/2020, Announced: 2/11/2020 | 6/1/2001 |
| Depth | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) | 27 millimeters (1.06 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 73.7 x 161.9 millimeters (2.9 x 6.37 in) | 56 x 158 millimeters (2.2 x 6.22 in) |
| Weight | 188 grams (6.58 ounces) | 244 grams (8.54 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Display type | Dynamic AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 6.7" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~90.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~42% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1440x3200 pixels (20:9) | 640x200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 524 PPI | 149 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 4 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 6 | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | HDR10+ Always-On Display 120Hz@FHD 60Hz@QHD | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| System version | Android 10 | Symbian 6.0 S80 1st Edition Crystal |
| Firmware update | Android 13 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | One UI 2.5 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 990 (7nm) | 32bit: ARM 920T RISC 32-bit |
| CPU | Octa-core, 3 processors: 2x 2.73GHz Mongoose M5 (Dual-core) 2x 2.5GHz ARM Cortex-A76 (Dual-core) 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 52MHz ARM9TDMI (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-G77 MP11 (800MHz) | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| RAM memory | 12GB LPDDR5 | 8MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 128GB (104GB available) UFS 3.0 | 16MB (2MB available) |
| External storage | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 128MB MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) + e-SIM | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 5000/1024 Mbps | 0.043 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900/1800 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78) | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA | CSD, HSCSD |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (quad camera) 12.2 megapixels 64MP telephoto f/2.029mm1/1.72"0.8µmPDAFOIS1.1x-optical-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.213mm1.4µmSuper-Steady-video 0.3MP TOF 3D f/1.0 | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | 8K UHD (7680x4320) 24 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/1.8 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 26mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.8µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Digital and optical zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo/video on both cameras | Not supported |
| Camera extras | 4K@60fps 1080p@240fps 720p@960fps | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 10 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.2 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 26mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.22µm pixel | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Loudspeaker | Stereo sound 32-bit/384kHz Dolby Atmos Tuned by AKG | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| USB | USB 3.2 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | Not supported |
| Audio output | Type-C reversible connector | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | USB Type-C (reversible) | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | Not supported |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gesture Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BLL-3 |
| Battery capacity | 4500 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 25W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | 15W Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) 9W Reverse wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 8 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 230 hours (9.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Monophonic |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | External retractable antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red, Aura Blue • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor • Galaxy Buds+ • Bixby • Samsung DeX • Samsung Pay (MST, NFC) | • Colors: Gray • MMC 16MB card included • Serial connection with cable owner • Infrared port • Video player • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Monochromatic second display 80x48 pixels • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS (SM-G986B/DS) | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.086W/kg (head), 1.572W/kg (body) | feature not registered |