Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 10 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm	6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core Kryo 560
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 619L
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10)	Android (11)

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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	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

11h 33min

Gaming

11h 2min

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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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
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, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
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 (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
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 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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