Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S20 is much better than Galaxy Note5, with a global score of 94.8 against 80.2. Even though Galaxy S20 is a little thicker than the Galaxy Note5, it's a bit lighter and also newer. Galaxy S20 counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a bit larger display, a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S20 has much more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has longer battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy S20 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much higher image and video quality and a bigger aperture for better images in low-light environments.
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