Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g)	7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.9-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz (@1080p)
Screen-to-body
82.98 %	90.70 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 650
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 53 GB	128GB (UFS 3.0), available to use: 103.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung Experience UI	Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)	40 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 930	$ 1400

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017	Feb 11, 2020

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors	Gold, Blue
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Dual SIM version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB

with 512GB storage

RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1600

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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