Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G or Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G | Samsung Galaxy A20 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 05 | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.96 in | 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 192 g | 6.77 oz | 169 g | 5.96 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue | Black, Deep Blue, Red, Coral Orange, Gold | |
| Battery | 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 12 (3G) Music play - Up to 82 h |
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| Approximate price | 1000 EUR | 200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 108.4 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.2% | 85.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 720 x 1560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 268 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 13 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 112 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 103 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
- Exynos 7884 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
- Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
Mali-G71 MP2 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 528591 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 988 | 240 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2723 | 742 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3034 | 627 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3235 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 783 | 235 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2564 | 852 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market dependent) | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A205F/DS, SM-A205FN/DS (Global), SM-A205U (USA), SM-A205GN/DS, SM-A205YN, SM-A205G/DS, SM-A205W (Canada) |
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