Sony Xperia 10 IV vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 10 IV Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, 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 Sony Xperia 10 IV
- Lighter design: 161g vs 208g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 496ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | 6/128 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2520 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82 % | 91.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 95.9 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 253 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 153 mm (6.02 in) | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) |
| Width | 67 mm (2.64 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 161 g (5.68 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 430.1 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 914 | 1173 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2088 | 3168 |
| CPU | 152799 | 207699 |
| GPU | 84257 | 247886 |
| Memory | 95239 | 144292 |
| UX | 111530 | 165504 |
| NanoReview Score | 443825 | 765381 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37.3 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4250 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12145 |
| Web score | n/a | 8848 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6906 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8762 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10807 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 23 GB | 34.7 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (28% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 12:22 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 18:24 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 07:07 h | 05:16 h |
| Standby Mode | 142 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX486 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.25 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 54 mm | 103 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hi-847 | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hi-846 | Samsung S5K2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 51 | n/a |
| Zoom | 64 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi-846 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 900 (Band 8) | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2022 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2022 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 500 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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