Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450	12GB/256GB - $1100 | €1249 12GB/512GB - $1220 | €1369

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm	6.23 x 2.98 x 0.23 inches 158.2 x 75.6 x 5.8 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	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	Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI	3120x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 513 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2413 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-3-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1208	2823
GeekBench 6 Multi
3047	9060
3D Mark High
1510	5407
3D Mark Low
1097	2628

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 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

6h 22min

Browsing

16h 40min

Video

7h 44min

Gaming

9h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.3"
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 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
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	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)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

140

Overall

146

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Barometer, 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+	NFC

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, 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, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 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
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 512GB internal storage.

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1219 | €1369

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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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