Nokia 2.1 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; GSM 900, 1800 - India

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - APAC, EMEA, India; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM, USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - APAC, EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM, USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

153.6 mm

161.6 mm
Width

77.6 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

174 g

192 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Blue/Copper, Blue/Silver, Grey/Silver

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, Red

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

267 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-On display

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
GPU

Adreno 308

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

1 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

8 GB

256 GB
Memory card

microSD

No
Memory card max

128 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

8 MP

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm
64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

115
DxOMark zoom

-

71
DxOMark video

-

97
DxOMark camera score

-

112

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes