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    Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 9

    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

      Galaxy Note 9

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Black (Mystic Black)
      Bronze (Mystic Bronze)
      White (Mystic White)

      Blue (Ocean Blue)
      Black (Midnight Black)
      Purple (Lavender Purple)
      Bronze (Metallic Copper)
      Silver (Cloud Silver)
      White (Alpine White)

    • Announced

      2020, August

      2018, August

    • Released

      2020, August

      2018, August

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm

      Bar: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm

    • Weights

      208g

      201g

    • IP rating

      IP68

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 11

      Android 10

    • One UI version

      3.0

      2.5

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)

      Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)
      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G

      2G
      3G
      4G

    • eSIM support

      Yes

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-O Display

      Infinity Display

    • Technology

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

      Super AMOLED Display

    • Size

      6.9 inch / 175.26 mm

      6.4 inch / 162.56 mm

    • Resolution

      WQHD / 3088x1440 pixels

      QHD+ / 2960x1440 pixels

    • Pixel density

      496 PPI

      516 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~83.4%

    Processors

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM

      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

      512 GB

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ambient Light sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Barometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • HR sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Iris sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Pressure sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • RGB Light sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      No

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      8K video recording at 24 fps (7680x4320)

      4K UHD video recording at 60 fps (3840x2160)

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

      512 GB

    Front Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      No

      No

    • Digital Zoom

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      10MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.22μm

    • Field of view

      80˚

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF

    • Kind

      Wide Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      8MP

    • Aperture

      F1.7

    • Pixel size

      1.22μm

    • Field of view

      80˚

    • Extras

      AF

    Rear Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      108MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F1.8

      F1.5/F2.4

    • Pixel size

      0.8µm

      1.4μm

    • Field of view

      79°

      77˚

    • Extras

      PDAF, OIS

      PDAF, OIS

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.4μm

    • Field of view

      120°

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F3.0

      F2.4

    • Pixel size

      1.0μm

      1.0μm

    • Field of view

      20°

      45˚

    • Extras

      OIS

      AF

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      No

      Yes

    • Location technology

      GPS
      Galileo
      Glonass
      BeiDou

      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass
      GPS

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.0

      5.0

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      4500mAh

      4000mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      25

      15

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless power share

      Yes

    • Wireless power share Watt

      4.5