Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone XR

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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (with Exynos 990) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Apple iPhone XR, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 23 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
Comes with 1358 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 2942 mAh
Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Modern USB Type-C port
Thinner bezels – 10.2% more screen real estate
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2400 MHz
12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (718K versus 643K)
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XR

Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Apple iPhone XR crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	393 ppi	326 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	600 nits	625 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.2%	79%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	-

RGB color space	99.9%	100%
PWM	250 Hz	Not detected
Response time	6.4 ms	32.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	1920:1

Height	161.6 mm (6.36 inches)	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width	75.2 mm (2.96 inches)	75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP67
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Green, Brown	White, Black, Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Apple A12 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	2490 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (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 1.6 GHz: Tempest - 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Apple A12 GPU
GPU shading units	704	256
GPU clock	550 MHz	1100 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~576 GFLOPS

CPU	214069	180501
GPU	202411	203202
Memory	134994	123963
UX	164236	132209
Total score	718109	643548

Max surface temperature	38.6 °C	42.6 °C
Stability	88%	69%
Graphics test	25 FPS	31 FPS
Graphics score	4317	5207

Web score	7804	-
Video editing	5716	-
Photo editing	29885	-
Data manipulation	7954	-
Writing score	11968	-

RAM size	8 GB	3 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	256 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 5.0	-
OS size	35 GB	11.1 GB

Capacity	4300 mAh	2942 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	15 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes, Qi (10 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:05 hr	1:43 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	11:16 hr
Watching video	-	12:45 hr
Gaming	-	05:07 hr
Standby	-	123 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad 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 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (1080p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	-
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP)	1 (12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	7 megapixels
Image resolution	3872 x 2592	3088 x 2316
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	32 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.2"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode	- Charging - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	12
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	August 2020	September 2018
Release date	August 2020	October 2018
SAR (head)	0.359 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.366 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone XR

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone XR

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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