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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 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 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 has an overall score of 90.8, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 5 III's 90.5 general score. Even being the best in this comparison, Galaxy Note 20 is a heavier and a little bit thicker phone than Sony Xperia 5 III. Galaxy Note 20 counts with a little bit better processing power than Xperia 5 III. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
Xperia 5 III counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel number per inch of display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520. Sony Xperia 5 III features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 5% larger battery capacity. The Sony Xperia 5 III takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and a 12 MP back camera, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has faster video frame rates, a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture.
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