Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
57 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Xiaomi 14T
Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Manufactured in August, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14T
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 195g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T and Samsung Galaxy Note 20
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14T
vs
Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
619 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz250 Hz
Response time1 ms6.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T], [Samsung Galaxy Note 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 161.6 mm (6.36 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 - 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 MediaTek APU 780 Yes
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 768 704
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
1148
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
3107
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14021148
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44103107
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
776145
CPU278150225316
GPU526726239949
Memory309549146041
UX236967164839
NanoReview Score1351392776145
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
4317
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.6 °C
Stabilityn/a88 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4317
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
10773
Writing scoren/a12721
Web scoren/a8280
Video editingn/a5783
Data manipulationn/a7654
NanoReview Scoren/a10773

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2400 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 22 GB 35 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:49 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
19:26
Web Browsing10:03 h07:01 h
Video Playback13:20 h12:33 h
Games05:09 h04:55 h
Standby Mode95 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.561/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.0
Focal length50 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size1/2.761/1.72
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/3.061/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
123
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
105
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T
134
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
120
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom140n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T], [Samsung Galaxy Note 20]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
103
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
95

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- 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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14T
91.4 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
87.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr August, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr August, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 549 1000
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

Note

Xiaomi 14T:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14T the clear winner in this comparison.

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