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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2020-08-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 has an overall score of 90.8, which is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. The Galaxy Note 20 is a heavier phone than Galaxy A8 (2018), but both of them are 0.33inches thick. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Note 20 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note 20 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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