Samsung Galaxy Note 20

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This device is also known as Samsung SM-N981U

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Availability

Officially announced Aug 05, 2020
MSRP $ 1000
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Design

Dimensions 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight 6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials Back: Plastic
Resistance Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features Stylus
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red

Display

Size 6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body
Type Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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Bright Max (20 APL) Untested
Bright Min 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x3.1GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU Adreno 650
Memory 8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion not expandable
OS Android (13, 12, 11, 10)
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Battery

Type 4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
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Battery Life Estimate: 5h 3min
Browsing: 11h 58min
Gaming: 6h 38min
Video: 7h 17min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera 12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera 64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash LED
Video recording 8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front 10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 5.0
WLAN a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible M3/T3
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones No 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring Wireless screen share
Radio FM
Additional microphone(s) Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
HD Voice Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval Date approved: Jul 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
Measured SAR Head: 0.41 W/kg
Body: 0.92 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg
Phablet: 3.99 W/kg
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Alternative variants

For Europe
Differences from the main variant:
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x2.73GHz Exynos M5
2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76
4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
Memory 256GB
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 16, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN981B
Measured SAR Head: 0.29 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg
Phablet: 1.93 W/kg
MSRP € 1023

Carrier Availability

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