Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	6GB/128GB - $999 | €1150 6GB/256GB - $1099 6GB/512GB - $1299 6GB/1024GB - $1499

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~11.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	7.20 oz / 204.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
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	Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR	OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) Europe version - Exynos 990	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585 Europe version - Octa-core, 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5, 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76, 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 650 Europe version - Mali G77 MP11	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2300
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5732
3D Mark High
Untested	2659
3D Mark Low
Untested	2080

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3095 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 58min

Video

7h 17min

Gaming

6h 38min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

14h 44min

Video

8h 26min

Gaming

8h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	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	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.65'' Pixel size: 1.9 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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 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	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

136

Overall

138

Photo

135

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6 International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 International version - 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
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 18 (1200/150 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 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E4000A
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: 0.96 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

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