iPhone 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus - Which one should you buy - Android
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is the middle child of this year’s S20 series. By comparison, the just-announced Apple iPhone 12 Pro is the second tier of the company’s four iPhone 12 models. So of the two, which is better, and which one should you get out of the Galaxy S20 Plus vs iPhone 12 Pro?
We decided to compare and contrast these two flagship devices. In the end, this turned out to be a very interesting clash. Both phones have similarities, with the Galaxy S20 Plus beating the iPhone 12 Pro in certain areas, and vice versa. Let’s get into it!
Read more: iPhone 12 series comparison
| Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus | Apple iPhone 12 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 3,200 x 1,440 20:9 ratio 120Hz refresh rate at 1080p 60Hz refresh rate at 1440p HDR10+ certified | 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED 2,532 x 1,170 resolution HDR, True Tone Wide color (P3) 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits max brightness (HDR) Ceramic Shield front |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 or Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| RAM | 12GB (8GB for Verizon version) | N/A |
| Storage | 128, 512GB | 128 / 256 / 512GB |
| MicroSD | Yes, up to 1TB | No |
| Cameras | Rear: -Wide-angle: 12MP, f/1.8, 1/1.76", 1.8µm -Telephoto: 64MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm -Ultra-wide: 12MP, f/2.2, 1.4µm -VGA time-of-flight sensor 3x hybrid optical/digital zoom, Super Resolution Zoom up to 30x Video: -8K 24fps -UHD 4K 60fps -FHD 240fps -720P 960fps Front: -10MP, f/2.2, 1.22µm, AF | Rear: -Wide-angle 12MP, ƒ/1.6, dual OIS, 7-element lens, 100% Focus Pixels, Night Mode -Ultra-wide 12MP, ƒ/2.4, 120° field of view, 5-element lens, lens correction, Night Mode -Telephoto 12MP, ƒ/2.0, dual OIS, 6-element lens 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out, 4x optical zoom range, digital zoom up to 10x, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3, Apple ProRAW Video: HDR video with Dolby Vision up to 60fps 4K video at 24fps, 30fps, or 60fps 1080p HD video at 30fps or 60fps 720p HD video at 30fps OIS for video (Wide) 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range, digital zoom up to 6x Front: -TrueDepth 12MP, ƒ/2.2 Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3 |
| Battery | 4500mAh 25W Fast charging Fast wireless charging | N/A Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately) MagSafe: Wireless charging up to 15W Magnet array Alignment magnet Accessory Identification NFC Magnetometer |
| IP rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Software | One UI 2.0 Android 10 | iOS 14 |
| Dimensions and weight | 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm 188g | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm 189g |
The Galaxy S20 Plus has a glass back with metal sides. It has a big 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a resolution of 3,200 x 1,440. The screen has a slight curve to the side, and also has a high 120Hz refresh rate for smoother animations and enhanced gameplay while playing supported 120Hz games. There’s a small punch hole on the top of the screen for the phone’s front-facing camera. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor. You can buy it in Cosmic Black, Cosmic Gray, and Cloud Blue colors.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a smaller 6.1-inch 2,532 x 1,170 display and it still has a rather large notch for its front-facing camera on top of the screen. However, the phone does use a new type of glass cover. It’s called Ceramic Shield which uses a new manufacturing process that adds nano-ceramic crystals inside the glass. This is supposed to offer better protection against drops compared to previous iPhone models. The iPhone 12 Pro also has a stainless steel chassis. It comes in Silver, Graphite, Gold, and Pacific Blue colors.
Inside, the Galaxy S20 Plus has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor for the US and a few other markets. In other parts of the world, it uses Samsung’s in-house Exynos 990 chipset. The iPhone 12 Pro, like all of Apple’s iPhone 12 models, uses the company’s newest in-house processor, the A14 Bionic chip. It’s been made with a 5nm manufacturing process. It has a six-core CPU, a four-core GPU, and a neural engine chip with 16 cores for better machine learning performance. We will have to see how the phone performs in benchmarking tests against the Galaxy S20 Plus in our full review once we get our hands on it.
Read also: Galaxy S20 Plus Snapdragon vs Exynos: How big is the difference?
When it comes to connectivity, the iPhone 12 Pro supports low band and the mmWave 5G networks just in the US, but not in the rest of the world. The Galaxy S20 Plus supports both sub-6Ghz and mmWave 5G networks worldwide with the Snapdragon 865 chip. The version with the Exynos 990 chipset sold outside of the US only supports 4G networks.
The Galaxy S20 Plus has a 4,500mAh battery and ships with a 25W wired charger. It also supports 15W wireless charging, along with 4.5W reverse wireless charging if you want to charge up items like earbuds or even another phone in a pinch.
We don’t yet know the size of the iPhone 12 Pro’s battery, but we do know it has a new feature called MagSafe. It’s used for a new class of accessories that uses magnets that attach to the rear of the iPhone 12 models. That means accessories like cases, wireless chargers, and more all connect magnetically to the back of the phone. That said, the new iPhone 12 lineup does not ship with a charger in the box, and you’ll have to shell out $20 for an Apple-branded charger if you don’t already have one at home.
Both the Galaxy S20 Plus and iPhone 12 Pro are powerhouse phones on paper.
As for wireless charging, the new Apple wireless chargers can boost wireless charging by up to 15W. The phones still support the more widely used Qi wireless charging standard. However, they only charge the Phone 12 models up to 7W.
The Galaxy S20 Plus is available with 128GB and 512GB storage models. The iPhone 12 Pro is sold with 128, 256, and 512GB storage options. The Galaxy S20 Plus adds a way to add up to 1TB of storage with its microSD slot, which the iPhone 12 Pro lacks.
We don’t know yet how much RAM is inside the iPhone 12 Pro, but the Galaxy S20 Plus includes a whopping 12GB of RAM. One exception is the version sold by Verizon, which supports its Ultra Wideband 5G network. For whatever reason it only has 8GB of RAM.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a 12MP wide sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide camera, and a 12MP telephoto rear camera. The phone also includes a LiDAR scanner in the back, which is used to record pixel depth information. This is supposed to reduce capture time for images and video clips, along with improving AR experiences and for Night Mode portraits. The phone also has a 12MP front-facing camera. It also supports recording video at 60fps with HDR and Dolby Vision HDR support.
See also: The best Android camera phones you can get
The Galaxy S20 Plus has a main 12MP camera in the back, along with an ultra-wide 12MP sensor, and a big 64MP sensor for its telephoto lens that supports optical zoom up to 3x. In our review of the phone, we were very impressed with both its hardware and software camera features. That includes 8K video recording support, although most people don’t yet have an 8K TV to watch those videos.
No matter which one you choose, both will take excellent photos. Even without a huge 108MP sensor like the one found in the Galaxy S20 Ultra, camera software from both companies is well optimized out of the box.
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