Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Wave II vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.7"
SLCD
SLCD
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
384MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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6.9"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3200
108
MP
MP
40mp
12GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U)
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3 Advantages 
39 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) |
| Other model names | Samsung Wave 2 S8530 | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon, 12GB RAM) - US Carriers |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Release date | 11/30/2010, Announced: 10/29/2010 | 3/6/2020, Announced: 2/11/2020 |
| Depth | 11.8 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 8.8 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59.8 x 123.9 millimeters (2.35 x 4.88 in) | 76 x 166.9 millimeters (2.99 x 6.57 in) |
| Weight | 135 grams (4.73 ounces) | 222 grams (7.77 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Display type | TFT SuperClear LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.7" inches | 6.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~52.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~90.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels (5:3) | 1440x3200 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 252 PPI | 509 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 120Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | HDR10+ Always-On Display 120Hz@FHD 60Hz@QHD |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| System version | Bada 1.2 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | Bada 2.0 | Android 13 |
| User Interface | TouchWiz 3.0 | One UI 2.5 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung S5PC110 Hummingbird | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (SM8250) (7nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 (Triple-core) 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 585 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX540 | Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250-587MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8) Geekbench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| RAM memory | 384MB LPDDR | 12GB LPDDR5 |
| Internal storage | 2GB (390MB available) Flash (EEPROM) | 128GB (104GB available) UFS 3.0 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) + e-SIM |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6/2 Mbps | 5000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA/Sub6 (2, 5, 41, 66, 71) mmWave (260, 261) |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (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 |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | 8K UHD (7680x4320) 24 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.33" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 4K@60fps 1080p@240fps 720p@960fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 7296x5472 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.7µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Stereo sound 32-bit/384kHz Dolby Atmos Tuned by AKG |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.2 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Type-C reversible connector |
| TV output | 3.5mm (same audio output) | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gesture Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 45W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | 15W Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) 9W Reverse wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.8 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 550 hours (22.9 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Ebony Gray • SNS • Java framework | • Colors: Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud White • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor • Bixby • Samsung DeX • Samsung Pay (MST, NFC) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530) | Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.41W/kg (head), 0.44W/kg (body) | 0.94W/kg (head), 0.95W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.39W/kg (head) | feature not registered |