Realme 9i 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Realme 9i 5G

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

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

5G band 1, 5, 7, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

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

164.4 mm

164.8 mm
Width

75.1 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

187 g

208 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Gold

Black, Bronze, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.6 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2408 pixels

1440 x 3088 pixels
Pixel density

400 ppi

496 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Panda glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

90Hz, 400 nits (typ)

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

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76

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

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

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

MediaTek MT6833P Dimensity 810

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

Mali-G57 MC2

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

4, 6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

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Storage

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 77˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm, 10x digital zoom

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 46 mm

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

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6144 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, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm

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

3264 x 2448 pixels

3648 x 2736 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

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

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

v5.2

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
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

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

-

Yes