Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G or Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 05 | 2020, February 11 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 222 g | 7.83 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White | Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 1300 EUR | 1349 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 | 6.9" in | |
| Screen area | 116.7 cm2 | 114.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.7% | 89.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3088 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 0 PPI | 511 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Triple | 108 MP, Quad | |
| 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", 1.4µ |
-108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth) |
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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 | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 121 | 122 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 130 | 132 | |
| DxOMark Video | 101 | 102 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 40 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 97 | 100 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | 104 | |
| DxOMark Video | 90 | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
- Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
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| 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 (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 666453 | 623854 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 603352 | 519713 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1133 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3172 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3054 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3266 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 893 | 830 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3031 | 3096 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | 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 -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G988U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G988U |
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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-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
| 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.94 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market dependent) | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -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) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 45W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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