Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 620
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3885 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 58min

Video

7h 17min

Gaming

6h 38min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 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	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 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
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) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) 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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	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	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
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: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

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
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
Prices (MSRP)	€1023

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP)	$600

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