Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Sony Xperia 1

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 800, 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 frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
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

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Aluminium alloy, glass
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

167 mm
Width

75.2 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

192 g

180 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/IP68
Colors

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1644 x 3840 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

643 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

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 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

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

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

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

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

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

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

8 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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512 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

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

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 3x hybrid zoom

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1.0 µm
16 mm
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@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
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

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
DxOMark photo

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89
DxOMark zoom

-

43
DxOMark video

-

80
DxOMark camera score

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87

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

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

8 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1/4" , 1.0 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

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

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

82
DxOMark video

-

72
DxOMark camera score

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78

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
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

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USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
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
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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

Yes

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