Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Note 10 Plus
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9825 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (530K versus 446K)
- Delivers 15% higher maximum brightness (910 against 794 nits)
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 929 and 725 points
- The phone is 7-months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Shows 23% longer battery life (107 vs 87 hours)
- Weighs 24 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 511 ppi | 495 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 92.39% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 95.4% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 6.2 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 220 gramm (7.76 oz) | 196 gramm (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
| Max. clock | 2700 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS | ~943 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1000 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
AnTuTu 8 Rating (62nd and 96th place)
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI 3.0 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 23.7 GB | 31.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 80 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:05 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP + 0 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHM1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 103 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - 0.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.0 - Pixel size: 5 micron |
Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) при 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) при 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2020 | August 2019 |
| Release date | March 2020 | August 2019 |
| Launch price | ~ 1250 USD | ~ 1125 USD |
| SAR (head) | 0.32 W/kg | 0.19 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and performance are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus.
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