Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Aluminum
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 black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 650	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1208	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3047	Untested
3D Mark High
1510	Untested
3D Mark Low
1097	Untested

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) 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
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Discover more

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs PA Review Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, 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, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 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, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.92 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
Prices (MSRP)	€1266

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

for Verizon

5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749