Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450	$700 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm	6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 660
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1208	1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
3047	3505
3D Mark High
1510	1445
3D Mark Low
1097	907

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 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: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 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) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4.5" Pixel size: 1.0 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) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 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
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U	Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
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	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 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 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

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

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