Apple iPhone 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$699	12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Yellow, Green, Red, White	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 80.04% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 324 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3110 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 26min

Video

7h 13min

Gaming

7h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	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
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during 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
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3309A	Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg	Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

for Europe

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
Prices (MSRP)	€1266

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

for Verizon

5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 11 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs
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Apple iPhone 11 Review	Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review
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Apple iPhone 11 User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra User Reviews