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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone Air

63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
VS
88 out 100
Apple iPhone Air
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Apple iPhone Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Apple iPhone Air, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 496ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3149mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 208g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Apple iPhone Air
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1260x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 496 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1020 nits
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
sRGB gamut96.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.8 mm (6.49 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Brown		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
91.8 %
Apple iPhone Air
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Apple iPhone Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 4/2.51 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 n/a
GPU Cores 704 n/a
GPU Frequency 800 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1173
Apple iPhone Air
3756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
3168
Apple iPhone Air
10670
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11733756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)316810670
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
765381
Apple iPhone Air
2118157
CPU207699511982
GPU247886790667
Memory144292370651
UX165504444857
NanoReview Score7653812118157
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
4250
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.3 °Cn/a
Stability49 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4250n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
10807
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Writing score12145n/a
Web score8848n/a
Video editing6906n/a
Data manipulation8762n/a
NanoReview Score10807n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 26
OS Size 34.7 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3149 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (43% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
18:32
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Web Browsing07:27 hn/a
Video Playback12:33 hn/a
Games05:16 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHM1n/a
Sensor size1/1.331/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length103 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3M5n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K2L3n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
122
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
106
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
120
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500n/a
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
88.8 dB
Apple iPhone Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone Air the clear winner in this comparison.

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