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