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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 80

63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Huawei Pura 80, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 496ppi
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Huawei Pura 80
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
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 496 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1020 nits
Huawei Pura 80
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) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Brown		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
91.8 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 704 1024
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1173
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
3168
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11731629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31685134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
765381
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU207699376339
GPU247886287783
Memory144292322037
UX165504220574
NanoReview Score7653811206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
4250
Huawei Pura 80
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
Huawei Pura 80
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		 12 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 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDn/a

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 34.7 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (43% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
18:32
Huawei Pura 80
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS n/a
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) 480 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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHM1n/a
Sensor size1/1.331/1.3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/3.4
Focal length103 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3M5n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2L3n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
122
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
106
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
120
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX374 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 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 5.2
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500n/a
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
88.8 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2020 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2020 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 the clear winner in this comparison.

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