Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone 11 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
8.5
Apple iPhone 11
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Apple iPhone 11
Released · Aug 21, 2020
Released · Sep 20, 2019
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Triple camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4300 mAh
3110 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g) 6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red Black, Purple, Yellow, Green, Red, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 324 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Plus IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
89.23 % 80.04 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x 3.1GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 650 Apple-designed 4 core
RAM
8GB (LPDDR5) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.0), available to use: 102.5 GB 64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
4300 mAh 3110 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 3min
Browsing
11h 58min
Video
7h 17min
Gaming
6h 38min
Battery Life Estimate
5h 3min
Browsing
11h 26min
Video
7h 13min
Gaming
7h 37min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual 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
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
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
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
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 Quad LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) 12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
Date approved: Sep 25, 2019
FCC ID value: BCG-E3309A
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
Head: 0.80 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000 $ 699
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adapter, Ejection Pin, Quick Start Guide EarPods with Lightning connector, Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020 Sep 10, 2019

Alternative variants

For Europe
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x 2.73GHz Exynos M5 + 2x 2.5GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
Internal storage 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
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 849
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 749
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