Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.9" |
| Battery | 4500 mAh |
| Camera | 108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP |
| Storage | 512GB Built-in |
| 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", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.0, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
| 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", 1.22µm, 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 |
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.3 |
| Battery | 3300 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP + 12 MP |
| Storage | 256 GB 6 GB RAM |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2017, August |
| Status | Available. Released 2017, September |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Stylus - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | |
| Display for Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.3 inches (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| - HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display | |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Primary | Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/1.7, PDAF & 52mm, f/2.4, AF), OIS, autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Features | 1/2.55" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Secondary | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| - 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
| Comms | |
|---|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| - Samsung Desktop Experience support - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery | |
| Talk time | Up to 22 h (3G) |
| Music play | Up to 74 h |
| Tests | |
|---|---|
| Performance | Basemark OS II: 3374 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3333 Basemark X: 40890 |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight) |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB |
| Audio quality | Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 89h |
