Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 501ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Lighter design: 208g vs 232g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/128 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 501 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 91.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 480 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3390 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2271 | 1173 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7119 | 3168 |
| CPU | 432608 | 207699 |
| GPU | 801870 | 247886 |
| Memory | 418926 | 144292 |
| UX | 301299 | 165504 |
| NanoReview Score | 1954703 | 765381 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.8 °C | 37.3 °C |
| Stability | 59 % | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | 96 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 16056 | 4250 |
| Writing score | 22590 | 12145 |
| Web score | 18325 | 8848 |
| Video editing | 8000 | 6906 |
| Data manipulation | 15921 | 8762 |
| NanoReview Score | 18029 | 10807 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 28 GB | 34.7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:18 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 18:00 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 05:51 h | 05:16 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 103 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Samsung S5K2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 82 | n/a |
| Zoom | 145 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 1299 |
| 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 |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:
There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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