Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G network

-

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

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

-

5+ Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

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

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

161.9 mm

166.9 mm
Width

76.4 mm

76 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

201 g

222 g
Stylus

Yes(Bluetooth integration)

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Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Black, Grey

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

516 ppi

511 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

Always-on display, HDR10+
DxOMark display score

-

87

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

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

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

Exynos 9810 Octa

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

Mali-G72 MP18

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 512 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

48 MP, f/3.5 , 103 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Camera features

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

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

107

128
DxOMark zoom

-

88
DxOMark video

94

106
DxOMark camera score

103

126

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, 802.11ac, 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 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity

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

-

Yes