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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 98.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-05 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mystic black, Mystic bronze and Mystic white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 494 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 13.64 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is much better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, having a 98.9 score against 79. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has the previous 13 version and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Even though the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is heavier than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, it's noticeably thinner and a lot newer.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra also has more RAM memory. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little lower screen pixel density.
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a much better camera than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality, a way better resolution back facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 57% more battery size.
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