Samsung Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Z2	Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Released · Aug 29, 2016	Released · Aug 21, 2020
4.0-inch · 800x480px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
1GB · 8GB	8GB · 128GB
1500 mAh	4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2016	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
4.78 x 2.48 x 0.43 inches 121.5 x 63 x 10.8 mm	6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Red	Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 59.55% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
800x480px, 233 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1500 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
	Adreno 650
Memory
1GB/8GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Tizen	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
1500 mAh	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 58min

Video

7h 17min

Gaming

6h 38min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP Aperture size: F2.2	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
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
0.3 MP VGA	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 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
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 16, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN981B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg Phablet: 1.93 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	€1023

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