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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 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 | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Galaxy Note 20 has an overall score of 90.8, which is a lot better than the Sony Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 general score. The Galaxy Note 20 construction is newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than Sony Xperia Z3+. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features a better performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xperia Z3+ has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel count per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity. Galaxy Note 20 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia Z3+, because although it has a lot worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 7680x4320 video resolution, a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting much better quality pictures and videos.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xperia Z3+. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Samsung Galaxy Note 20, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Xperia Z3+, resigning a couple specifications.
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