Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Manufactured in August, 2020, with display 6.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 496ppi
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
- Lighter design: 199g vs 208g
- Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.59 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1156x2510 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 496 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.8 % | 90 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 245 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Brown |
- Black - Silver - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1173 | 2292 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3168 | 8487 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 24733 |
| CPU | 207699 | 922812 |
| GPU | 247886 | 1141906 |
| Memory | 144292 | 416794 |
| UX | 165504 | 605144 |
| NanoReview Score | 765381 | 3086656 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.3 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 49 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 4250 | n/a |
| Writing score | 12145 | n/a |
| Web score | 8848 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6906 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8762 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10807 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | n/a | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 34.7 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 6210 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (43% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | 0:39 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:27 h | 12:55 h |
| Video Playback | 12:33 h | 21:09 h |
| Games | 05:16 h | 07:36 h |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | 122 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.55 (0.65) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 103 mm | 60 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M5 | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2L3 | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2 (0.5) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | n/a |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August, 2020 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2020 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 535 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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