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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

SamsungGalaxy Note 20 5G

SamsungGalaxy S21+ 5G

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G Samsung Price $1,000 Full specs

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G Samsung Lowest price Price $930 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

SM-N981BSM-N981B/DSSM-N981USM-N981U1SM-N981WSM-N9810SM-N981N

SM-G996BSM-G996B/DSSM-G996USM-G996U1SM-G996WSM-G996NSM-G9960

Announced

August 2020

January 2021

Released

August 2020

January 2021

Colors

Mystic GreyMystic BronzeMystic GreenMystic RedMystic Blue

Phantom BlackPhantom SilverPhantom VioletPhantom PinkPhantom GoldPhantom Red

Design

Length

161.6 mm (6.36 in)

161.5 mm (6.36 in)

Width

75.2 mm (2.96 in)

75.6 mm (2.98 in)

Thickness

8.3 mm (0.33 in)

7.8 mm (0.31 in)

Weight

192 g (Sub6 5G)194 g (mmWave 5G)

200 g (Sub6)202 g (mmWave)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5)Plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus)Glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus)Aluminum frame

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Nano SIM/eSIM

Multi SIM

Single SIM or Dual SIM

Speed

5G Up to 7.3 GB

5G Up to 7.5 GB

On both: 3G Up to 42 MB, 4G Up to 2 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Size

6.7 Inches

Refresh Rate

—

120 Hz

Resolution

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

89.2%

88.3%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

393 PPI

394 PPI

Brightness Level

—

1300 Nits

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Features

HDR10+Always-on DisplayHole-punch NotchCapacitiveFramelessMulti-touch16M Colors

Same on both

Hardware

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 990 (Global)Snapdragon 865+ (USA/China)

Samsung Exynos 2100 (Global)Snapdragon 888 (USA/China)

Manufacturing Technology

7 nm+

5 nm

CPU Type

Octa-core

CPU

Exynos 990 (2x2.73 GHz & 2x2.50 & 4x2.0 GHz)Snapdragon 865+ (1x3.0 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz)

Exynos 2100 (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.80 & 4x2.2 GHz)Snapdragon 888 (1x2.84 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.80 GHz)

GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 (Exynos 990)Adreno 650 (Snapdragon 865+)

Mali-G78 MP14 (Exynos 2100)Adreno 660 (Snapdragon 888)

RAM (Memory)

8 GB

Internal Storage

128/256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

UFS 3.1

Ram Type

LPDDR5

Card Slot

Software

Android 10

Android 11

Update To

Android 11

—

User Interface

One UI 3.0

One UI 3.1

Main camera

Triple

First Camera: 12 MP (Standard)Second Camera: 64 MP (Telephoto)Third Camera: 12 MP (Ultrawide)

Same on both

Aperture Size

First Camera: F/1.8Second Camera: F/2.0Third Camera: F/2.2

Same on both

Video

FHD 1080P@30/240fps

FHD 1080P@30/60fps

On both: 8K 4320P@24fps, 4K 2160P@30/60fps, HDR10+, Slow Motion, Electronic Stabilization (EIS)

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Autofocus (AF)Optical Stabilization (OIS)Optical Zoom 1.1xHybrid Zoom 3xNight ModePortrait ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionDigital Zoom 30xContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings

Same on both