Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note20

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Galaxy Note 4 compared with Galaxy Note20

	SamsungGalaxy Note 4	SamsungGalaxy Note20
Overview
Released
Released	October 2014	August 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.7″	6.7″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1440 (better)	2400 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	515 pixels per inch (better)	393 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	60 Hz
Display type
Display type	Quad HD Super AMOLED, 2,560 × 1,440, 16M colours	Flat FHD+ Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display (2,400 × 1,080), HDR10+; 60 Hz (the Note20 Ultra is the first Note with 120 Hz); 6.7 inches as a full rectangle, 6.6 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	393 ppi
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front
Performance
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 805	Exynos 990
Memory
Memory	3 GB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	32 GB	256 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	2.7 GHz quad-core Krait 450 (UK SM-N910F, Notebookcheck); 3 GB of RAM	Octa-core, 2.73 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2 GHz; 8 GB of RAM
GPU
GPU	Adreno 420 (Notebookcheck)	Mali-G77 MP11
Storage type
Storage type	32 GB; microSD card slot up to 128 GB	256 GB (221.7 GB available); no microSD slot
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	16 MP (better)	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	64 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	3.7 MP	10 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	16 MP, autofocus, Smart OIS	12 MP wide-angle, F1.8, OIS
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	–	12 MP, F2.2
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	–	64 MP, F2.0, OIS; 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom
Front camera
Front camera	3.7 MP, f1.9	10 MP, F2.2
Zoom
Zoom	–	3x Hybrid Optic Zoom; digital zoom up to 30x
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160)	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps, including 21:9
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,220 mAh	4,300 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 21 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	4,300 mAh typical; video playback up to 21 hours; internet use up to 15 hours (LTE) or 16 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 23 hours (4G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Adaptive Fast Charging and Quick Charge 2.0	25 W Super Fast Charging
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	15 W (Samsung Lithuania's Note20 specification)
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	–	Wireless PowerShare; 4.5 W (Samsung Lithuania)
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	176 g (better)	192 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.5 mm	8.3 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	153.5 × 78.6 mm	161.6 × 75.2 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Materials
Materials	Metal frame, plastic back (Android Central)	–
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black, Frost White, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	Mystic Bronze, Mystic Green, Mystic Grey
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP68
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor	Fingerprint sensor, face recognition
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, gesture, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB, UV	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 4.4 (KitKat)	Android 10
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	4G LTE Cat 6 up to 300/50 Mbps (SM-N910F, Notebookcheck); 3G HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	4G LTE (UK model SM-N980F); 5G versions sold elsewhere
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM (Notebookcheck)	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MIMO	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE, ANT+)	Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL 3.0; 3.5 mm headphone jack (Android Central); IR remote	USB Type-C
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	–