Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro
- Lighter design: 199g vs 208g
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 496ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/128 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1280x2856 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 495 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 91.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 in) | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Pink |
- White - Black - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1792 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2002 | 1173 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4710 | 3168 |
| CPU | 283910 | 207699 |
| GPU | 447101 | 247886 |
| Memory | 183290 | 144292 |
| UX | 211054 | 165504 |
| NanoReview Score | 1125355 | 765381 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37.3 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4250 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12145 |
| Web score | n/a | 8848 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6906 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8762 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10807 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 28.8 GB | 34.7 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 27 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (12 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:12 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 12:40 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 06:23 h | 05:16 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6144 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNK | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 103 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 42 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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