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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2020-08-21 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 is slightly better than iPhone XS, getting a 90.8 score against 84.2. Galaxy Note 20's body is newer, but just a little heavier and just a little thicker than iPhone XS. The Apple iPhone XS features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater screen density and a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px.
The Galaxy Note 20 features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPhone XS counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Galaxy Note 20 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 62% bigger battery size. Galaxy Note 20 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a lot higher video definition and a much bigger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy Note 20 costs a little more than the iPhone XS, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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