Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging

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	Single 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	8 MP (Autofocus)
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
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
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	5 MP 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 Wi-Fi Direct 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, 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, 30, 66
4G (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
SIM type
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

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

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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