Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

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Galaxy Note20 Ultra compared with Galaxy Note9

	SamsungGalaxy Note20 Ultra	SamsungGalaxy Note9
Overview
Released
Released	August 2020	August 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.9″	6.4″
Resolution
Resolution	3088 × 1440 (better)	2960 × 1440
Sharpness
Sharpness	494 pixels per inch	514 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Display type
Display type	6.9-inch edge Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3,088 × 1,440), HDR10+ certified, 120 Hz; 6.8 inches with rounded corners	Quad HD+ Super AMOLED, 2,960 × 1,440; Full HD+ by default; 6.4 inches as a full rectangle, 6.3 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	496 ppi	516 ppi
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back (Corning)
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 990	Exynos 9810
Memory
Memory	12 GB (better)	6 GB – 8 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB, 512 GB	128 GB, 512 GB
CPU
CPU	64-bit octa-core (7 nm), 2.73 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2 GHz; 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (5G)	10 nm, 64-bit octa-core (up to 2.7 GHz + 1.7 GHz); 6 GB of LPDDR4 RAM with 128 GB, 8 GB with 512 GB
GPU
GPU	Mali-G77 MP11	Mali-G72 MP18 (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	256 GB (221.6 GB available) or 512 GB; microSD card slot up to 1 TB	128 GB or 512 GB; microSD card slot up to 512 GB
Cooling
Cooling	–	Water Carbon Cooling system
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP (better)	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP	12 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	5× (better)	2×
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP (better)	8 MP
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP wide-angle, PDAF, OIS, F1.8, 79°, 0.8 µm; laser AF sensor	Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP, F1.5/F2.4 dual aperture, OIS
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2, 120°, 1.4 µm	–
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP, F3.0, 20°, 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom	12 MP autofocus, F2.4, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, 80°, 1.22 µm	8 MP autofocus, F1.7
Zoom
Zoom	5x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 50x	2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps, including 21:9	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 60 fps; 960 fps super slow motion at HD (Samsung)
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	4,500 mAh (better)	4,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 19 hours	Up to 20 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,500 mAh typical; video playback up to 19 hours; internet use up to 15 hours (LTE) or 16 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 24 hours (4G)	4,000 mAh; video playback up to 20 hours; internet use up to 14 hours (3G), 16 hours (LTE) or 17 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 59 hours (95 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 29 hours (3G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	25 W Super Fast Charging	Fast charging, QC2.0 and AFC compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	15 W Fast Wireless Charging 2.0	Fast wireless charging, WPC and PMA compatible
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare; 4.5 W (Samsung Lithuania)	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	208 g	201 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	8.1 mm (better)	8.8 mm
Height × width
Height × width	164.8 × 77.2 mm	161.9 × 76.4 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass Victus front and back with a metal frame	–
Colours
Colours	Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White	Midnight Black and Lavender Purple with matching S Pens; Ocean Blue with a yellow S Pen
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68, up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; the S Pen is also IP68 (3.1 g)
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor, face recognition	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor, face recognition; Intelligent Scan combines iris and face
Sensors
Sensors	–	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light, iris, pressure
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 10	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G (NSA, SA), Sub6; LTE Cat 20, up to 7CA, up to 2.0 Gbps down and 200 Mbps up	LTE Cat 18, enhanced 4×4 MIMO, 5CA, LAA
SIM
SIM	–	Single nano-SIM plus microSD, or hybrid dual SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	Yes	–
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	–	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou