Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 208g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S10 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 496 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 600 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 87.6 %
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 S10 Plus
789 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %96.5 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hz235 Hz
Response time6 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.8 mm (6.49 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Brown
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
91.8 %
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
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)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 704 432
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1173
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
3168
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
2460
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1173947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31682460
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
765381
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
638195
CPU207699165023
GPU247886197322
Memory144292120939
UX165504154911
NanoReview Score765381638195
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
4250
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
3230
Max Surface Temp.37.3 °C42.5 °C
Stability49 %82 %
Graphics Test25 fps19 fps
Graphics Score42503230
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
10807
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
8595
Writing score1214510100
Web score88486612
Video editing69065772
Data manipulation87626847
NanoReview Score108078595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 34.7 GB 46.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4100 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
18:32
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
16:40
Web Browsing07:27 h05:58 h
Video Playback12:33 h11:15 h
Games05:16 h04:15 h
Standby Mode81 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
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 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
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 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHM1Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.331/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.4
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 S5K2L3n/a
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 S10 Plus
114
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
106
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
97
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
120
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
109

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
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 (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
101
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
88

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
88.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2020 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date August, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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