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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs BlackBerry Athena

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs BlackBerry Athena

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 20 ULTRA

Rs. 219,999

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Network

Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands	LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps

Launch

Announced	2020, August 05
Status	Release on, August 28

Body

Dimensions	164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight	208 g (7.34 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display for Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	6.9 inches, 117.7 cm² (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 3088 pixels (~494 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
	HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Platform

OS	Android 10, One UI 2.1
Chipset	Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
GPU	Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Memory

Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	256GB 8GB RAM
	UFS 3.1

Main Camera

Triple	108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8Âµm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.0, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0Âµm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie camera

Single	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No
	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features

Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery

	Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery
Charging	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging Reverse wireless charging 9W

BLACKBERRY ATHENA

Coming Soon

BlackBerry Athena

Versions: BBF100-1 (EU, Africa, AU); BBF100-2 (Canada, US, LATAM); BBF100-6 (ME, APAC, India); BBF100-4 (China)Also known as BlackBerry Athena

Network

Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1)
	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2)
	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6)
	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China (BBF100-4)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

Launch

Announced	2018, June
Status	Available. Released 2018, June

Body

Dimensions	151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)
Keyboard	QWERTY
Build	Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only
	Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard

Display for BlackBerry Athena

Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	4.5 inches, 60.0 cm² (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU	Adreno 512

Memory

Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Main Camera

Dual	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF
Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
Video	1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC	Yes
Radio	FM radio
USB	3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features

Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

	Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Charging	Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)

Tests

Performance	Basemark OS II: 2850 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2391 Basemark X: 20665
Display	Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 3.212 (sunlight)
Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality	Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery life	Endurance rating 86h

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