Samsung SCH-U420 Nimbus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
3.67 x 1.80 x 0.63 inches 93 x 45.5 x 16 mm	6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
3.20 oz (90.7 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
	6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
220x176px	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
	Adreno 650
Memory
0.03GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
0.3 MP VGA	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 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
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
Yes	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
Front
	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0	5.0
WLAN
	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Yes	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
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
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	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
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2006 FCC ID value: A3LSCHU420	Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.35 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	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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