Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

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8.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
7.7
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Released · Aug 21, 2020
Released · Jan 31, 2024
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
6.8-inch · 3088x1440px
Triple camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
4300 mAh
5000 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
6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump)
162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g) 8.22 oz (233.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor)
Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange

Display

Size
6.7-inch 6.8-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI 3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Plus Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
89.23 % 89.12 %
Peak brightness
2600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x 3.1GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
Octa-core
1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4
5x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 650 Adreno 750
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) Android (14), up to 7 OS updates

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 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, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 3min
Browsing
11h 58min
Video
7h 17min
Gaming
6h 38min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 39min
Browsing
20h 6min
Video
8h 18min
Gaming
13h 53min

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
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Pixel size: 0.6 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, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX564
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 67 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.52"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX854
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 111 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.52"
Pixel size: 0.7 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
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD
12 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
156
Overall
162
Photo
151
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
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),Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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 aptX, aptX-HD
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 Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Bands 1, 2, 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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
Date approved: Nov 29, 2023
FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
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: 1.26 W/kg
Body: 0.62 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000 $ 1300 / € 1449
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adapter, Ejection Pin, Quick Start Guide USB-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020 Jan 17, 2024

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
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
MSRP € 1023
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
MSRP $ 1420
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
MSRP $ 1660
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