Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9

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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA

LTE
5G network

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

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

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

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Front/back glass (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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.6 mm

147.7 mm
Width

75.2 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

192 g

163 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
Colors

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

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

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3
CPU(second)

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

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

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

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

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
Memory RAM

8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64, 128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

-

400 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Camera type

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Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 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

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

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

8 MP, f/1.7 , 25 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

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

1440p@30fps

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, 802.11ac
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

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

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