Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S23
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S23 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 05 | 2023, February 01 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in | 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 168 g | 5.93 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 1250 EUR | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.9" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 116.7 cm2 | 90.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.7% | 86.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3088 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 496 PPI | 425 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
- Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1750 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 121 | 133 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 130 | 129 | |
| DxOMark Video | 101 | 137 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
- Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 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 (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1484787 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 583300 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 270880 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 666321 | 1250123 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 528591 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 990 | 1854 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2748 | 4901 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 4133 | 8397 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4137 | 6233 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 788 | 1380 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2645 | 4870 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| 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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| 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 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market dependent) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| 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, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA) -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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