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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 90.8 score against 75.8. Although Galaxy Note 20 is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it is somewhat heavier and a bit thicker. Galaxy Note 20 has a screen that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s screen, because although the Galaxy Note 20 has a little bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a little higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Note 20 features a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Note 20 has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 takes better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 7680x4320 video definition and a bigger aperture to take better images in low light environments.
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