Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)

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 900, 1700/2100, 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 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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LTE speed

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

LTE Cat4, 150.8 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Plastic
SIM

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

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM)
Height

161.6 mm

126.7 mm
Width

75.2 mm

206.6 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

192 g

358 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, Red

Black

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen

IPS capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

189 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

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CPU

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

Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

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

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 308
Memory RAM

8 GB

2 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

32 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

400 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Single
Main camera

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

5 MP, f/2.2
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

2592 x 1944 pixels
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

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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, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

115

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DxOMark zoom

71

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DxOMark video

97

-
DxOMark camera score

112

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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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

-

Yes
bluetooth HFP

-

Yes
bluetooth HID

-

Yes
bluetooth OPP

-

Yes
bluetooth PAN

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
bluetooth DIP

-

Yes
bluetooth MAP

-

Yes
bluetooth PBAP

-

PBAP/PAB
bluetooth HOGP

-

Yes
bluetooth HSP

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

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