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SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy S20 Ultra review: First 100× Space Zoom — ambitious and divisive.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2020·$1,399
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#86 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The ambitious moonshot that started the zoom wars.

Galaxy S20 Ultra introduced 100× Space Zoom, 108 MP and a 120 Hz QHD+ panel. Buggy focus at launch and aged software make it a collector piece now.

01Display

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz
Size6.9 inches
Resolution3,200 × 1,440 px

02Camera

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main108 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.2
Periscope48 MP, f/3.5, 4× optical / 100× Space Zoom
Selfie40 MP

03Performance

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 / Exynos 990 (7 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired45 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

06Value

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2020 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • First 100× Space Zoom.
  • 120 Hz QHD+ AMOLED.
  • Massive 5,000 mAh battery.
  • 108 MP main sensor debut.
What doesn't
  • Focus issues at launch.
  • Heavy 220 g.
  • No more software updates.
  • Exynos variant ran hot.
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 8 Pro
$850 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .