OnePlus Nord vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 21, 2020	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€399	12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches 158.3 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm	6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue marble, Gray onyx	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.20% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.5 (Poor)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 650
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1208
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3047
3D Mark High
Untested	1510
3D Mark Low
Untested	1097

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Battery

Type
4115 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

11h 10min

Video

8h 49min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	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
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	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	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 18, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF014	Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 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 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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 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

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