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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| 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 Note 20 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S7, getting a general score of 90.8 against 79.5. The Galaxy Note 20 construction is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy S7's, but it is just a little thicker and notably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy S7, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity. Galaxy Note 20 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have a camera with a 12 megapixels, the Galaxy Note 20 also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a much higher video quality.
Although Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S7, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy S7. If you are trying to save some money, you can get Galaxy S7, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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