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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 98.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Mystic black, Mystic bronze and Mystic white |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 494 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 13.64 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a score of 98.9, which is a lot better than the Galaxy Note 5's general score of 79.3. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has the newer 13 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, providing a couple nice extra features and a performance increase. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a notably newer phone than Galaxy Note 5, but it is heavier and just a little thicker.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra features a more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy Note 5 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse 2560 x 1440px resolution, it also counts with a little higher display pixel density.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50% more battery size.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a lot better video quality, a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography, a much bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra costs a lot more than the Galaxy Note 5, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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