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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2020-08-21 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 20 has a global score of 90.8, which is a bit better than the iPhone 8's 85 global score. The Galaxy Note 20 is a a lot newer cellphone than the iPhone 8, although it is somewhat thicker and much heavier. The iPhone 8 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, although it has a way smaller display, a much lower 750 x 1334px resolution and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has lesser RAM memory and less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Galaxy Note 20 features a slightly better camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels and a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a lot better video quality.
IPhone 8 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 20, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
The Galaxy Note 20 costs more than iPhone 8, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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