Realme 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Realme 9

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5G
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, plastic

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
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

160.2 mm

164.8 mm
Width

73.3 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

178 g

208 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Gold, White

Black, Bronze, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3088 pixels
Pixel density

411 ppi

496 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

90Hz, 430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak)

HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
DxOMark display score

-

90

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold

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

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver

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 SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G

Exynos 9825 - global / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA
GPU

Adreno 610

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

6, 8 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.67" , 0.64 µm

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/3.0 , 1.0 µm, 120 mm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

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

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous 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, laser autofocus, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

119
DxOMark zoom

-

75
DxOMark video

-

103
DxOMark camera score

-

117

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.5 , 1/3.09" , 1.0 µm

10 MP, f/2.2 , 1/3.2" , 1.22 µm, 26 mm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3648 x 2736 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

90
DxOMark camera score

-

97

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

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

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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

-

Yes