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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-11-27 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has an overall score of 90.8, which is much better than the Xiaomi Poco M3's overall score of 78.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and the Xiaomi Poco M3 were released only 3 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Poco M3, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note 20 has a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a just a little inferior pixel quantity in each inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bit larger screen. Xiaomi Poco M3 has a greater storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Poco M3 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a smaller sensor which provides a lower photo and video quality, and they both have a same size camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also counts with higher 30 frames per second video frame rates and a lot better resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Poco M3 features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4300mAh.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xiaomi Poco M3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xiaomi Poco M3. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Samsung Galaxy Note 20, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Xiaomi Poco M3, resigning some features and specs.
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