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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 98.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Mystic black, Mystic bronze and Mystic white |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 494 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 13.64 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a lot better than Lumia 950 XL, getting a general score of 98.9 against 75. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a a lot heavier phone than Lumia 950 XL, but both are 0.32inches thick. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with Android 13 OS, while Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra features a better performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 7 more cpu cores. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL features a little bit better display than Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, it also counts with a quite better pixel density.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra captures much better videos and photos than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a lot better 7680x4320 video definition and a camera with much more megapixels.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with better battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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