Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Manufactured in August, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 496ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 208g
  • Includes charger

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 496 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 600 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 92.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1020 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
792 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hz250 Hz
Response time6 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.8 mm (6.49 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Brown
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
91.8 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
92.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 704 432
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1173
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
3168
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
2544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1173963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31682544
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
765381
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
667934
CPU207699169143
GPU247886208710
Memory144292148420
UX165504141661
NanoReview Score765381667934
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
4250
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
3377
Max Surface Temp.37.3 °C38.8 °C
Stability49 %97 %
Graphics Test25 fps20 fps
Graphics Score42503377
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
10807
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
9038
Writing score1214510979
Web score88487212
Video editing69065811
Data manipulation87626704
NanoReview Score108079038

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 34.7 GB 31.6 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (43% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
18:32
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
19:33
Web Browsing07:27 h06:30 h
Video Playback12:33 h11:51 h
Games05:16 h04:44 h
Standby Mode81 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED 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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHM1Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.331/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.1
Focal length103 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3M5Samsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/3.41/3.6
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2L3Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
122
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
126
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
106
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
98
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
120
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
117

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.6
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.65
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
103
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
93

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
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 / 2500GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
88.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
85.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2020 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date August, 2020 yr August, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1099
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 25 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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