Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) vs Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple Watch 2 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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6.9"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3200
108
MP
MP
40mp
12GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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1.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
340x272
N/A
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
273
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS)
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29 Advantages 
5 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Gyroscope |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| +4 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Model | Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) |
| Other model names | Galaxy S20 Ultra 4G-LTE SM-G988B/Dual-Sim (Exynos, 12GB RAM) | Apple Watch Edition Series 2 Ceramic A1816 38mm, iWatch S2 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Apple |
| Release date | 3/15/2020, Announced: 2/11/2020 | 12/1/2016 |
| Depth | 8.8 millimeters (0.35 inches) | 11.8 millimeters (0.46 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 76 x 166.9 millimeters (2.99 x 6.57 in) | 34 x 39.2 millimeters (1.34 x 1.54 in) |
| Weight | 220 grams (7.7 ounces) | 40 grams (1.4 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | Ceramic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Display type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 6.9" inches | 1.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~90.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~53.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1440x3200 pixels (20:9) | 340x272 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 509 PPI | 290 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 6 | Sapphire Glass |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | HDR10+ Always-On Display 120Hz@FHD 60Hz@QHD | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| System version | Android 10 | WatchOS 3.0 |
| Firmware update | Android 13 | WatchOS 5.0 |
| User Interface | One UI 2.5 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 990 (7nm) | 32bit: Apple S2 (28nm) |
| 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) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 780MHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-G77 MP11 (800MHz) | PowerVR G6200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| RAM memory | 12GB LPDDR5 | 512MB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 128GB (104GB available) UFS 3.0 | 8GB (5GB available) |
| External storage | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 2000/316 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | Not supported |
| 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 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (quad camera) 108 megapixels 48MP periscope telephoto f/3.5103mm1/2.0"0.8µmPDAFOIS4x-optical-zoom10x-hybrid-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.213mm1.4µmSuper-Steady-video 0.3MP TOF 3D f/1.0 | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 12000x9000 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 | 1/1.33" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 0.8µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization | Not supported |
| 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 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 40 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 7296x5472 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 | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 0.7µm pixel | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| 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 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| USB | USB 3.2 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | Not supported |
| Audio output | Type-C reversible connector | Not supported |
| TV output | USB Type-C (reversible) | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gesture Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 5000 mAh | 273 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 45W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | 15W Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) 9W Reverse wireless charging | Magnetic charging (dock) |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 18 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| 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 | feature not registered |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Not supported |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud White • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor • Bixby • Samsung DeX • Samsung Pay (MST, NFC) | • Colors: White • White Sport band • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri • Requires an iPhone 5s/iOS 11 or later |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988B/DS) | Apple Watch 2 (Edition 38mm) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.74W/kg (head), 1.12W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.319W/kg (head), 1.557W/kg (body) | feature not registered |