Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs A35 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (with Exynos 990) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 3 years and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 27% higher pixel density (496 vs 390 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (918K versus 768K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
- Shows 21% longer battery life (22:25 vs 18:32 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- The phone is 3 years and 8 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1380
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 496 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.8% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 245 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Galaxy A35 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.8 mm (6.49 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Brown | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5261 | 3033 |
| Single-core score | 1222 | 1006 |
| Multi-core score | 3060 | 2855 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 368930 | 311721 |
| GPU | 162695 | 89942 |
| Memory | 168589 | 136276 |
| UX | 218294 | 230273 |
| Total score | 918508 | 768212 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [23 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 307 | 279 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 71% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1407 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 11340 |
| Video editing | 6884 | 7357 |
| Photo editing | 30928 | 25659 |
| Data manipulation | 8823 | 10930 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 16320 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Vinny) | AnTuTu 11 | 746630 |
| 📘 2026-03-02 (Amir) | AnTuTu 11 | 529407 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (WP69) | AnTuTu 11 | 944395 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (K7) | AnTuTu 11 | 918508 |
| 📘 2025-11-15 (K7) | AnTuTu 11 | 699444 |
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT) | AnTuTu 12 | 866054 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393 | AnTuTu 12 | 857296 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1010 / 2895 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | AnTuTu 12 | 922710 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official) | AnTuTu 11 | 829716 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | - | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 34.7 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (43% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:27 hr | 08:47 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 14:03 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 106 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Focal length | 103 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2L3 | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 50 |
| Preview | - | 52 |
| Zoom | - | 71 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2020 | March 2024 |
| Release date | August 2020 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $380 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.319 W/kg | 0.44 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.557 W/kg | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
- Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G.
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