Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Samsung Galaxy A23
Released · Aug 21, 2020
Released · Mar 25, 2022
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4300 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020 Mar 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1000 $250

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches
164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g 6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: 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 Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Europe version - Exynos 990
Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 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
Octa-core
4x2.4GHz Kryo 265
4x1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
Adreno 650
Europe version - Mali G77 MP11
Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) Android (12)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad 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
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
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
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
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
1080p (30 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
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
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
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