Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G network

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5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.52 Mbps
LTE speed

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

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.8 mm

158 mm
Width

77.2 mm

76.5 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

208 g

209 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, Bronze, White

Cream, Graphite, Indigo, Mint, Purple, Tangerine

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.9 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

496 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

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

120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

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

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, (wide) , 84˚ , 30x digital zoom
12 MP, f/3.0 , 120 mm, 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom

10 MP, f/2.4 , 75 mm, 3x optical zoom , (telephoto)
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , (ultrawide)
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

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Primary camera video

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

8K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical 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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

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

10 MP, f/2.4 , 26 mm, (wide) , 80˚
Selfie camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

-

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus, face detection, face unlock
Selfie camera video

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

2160p@60fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing
Power bank function

Yes

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