Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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 14 Pro which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 26 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- 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
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3200 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus NVMe
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Delivers 189% higher peak brightness (1800 against 623 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1000K versus 550K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- The phone is 2-years and 2-months newer
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy Note 20 71 iPhone 14 Pro 94 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy Note 20 68 iPhone 14 Pro 91 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy Note 20 87 iPhone 14 Pro 81 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy Note 20 72 iPhone 14 Pro 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy Note 20 92 iPhone 14 Pro 81 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy Note 20 75 iPhone 14 Pro 88
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy Note 20 vs iPhone 14 Pro
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 87% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Display tests | RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy Note 20 623 nits iPhone 14 Pro +189% 1800 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 192 gramm (6.77 oz) | 206 gramm (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black Green | Black Silver Gold Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy Note 20 +3% 89.2% iPhone 14 Pro 87%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 2730 MHz | 3460 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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS | - |
Memory | RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2400 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
Storage | Storage size | 256 GB | 128 256 512 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy Note 20 939 iPhone 14 Pro +98% 1863 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy Note 20 2812 iPhone 14 Pro +90% 5355 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy Note 20 550322 iPhone 14 Pro +82% 1000693
| CPU | 147614 | 244651 |
| GPU | 195295 | 425909 |
| Memory | 97621 | 181638 |
| UX | 108092 | 146169 |
| Total score | 550322 | 1000693 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy Note 20 4301 iPhone 14 Pro +129% 9856
| Stability | 88% | 78% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4301 | 9856 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10533 | - |
Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.0.3) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | - |
| OS size | 35 GB | - |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 4300 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:41 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | - | 12:35 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:02 hr |
| Standby | - | 120 hr |
General battery life Galaxy Note 20 n/a iPhone 14 Pro 36:11 hr Mobile Phone Battery Life Ranking
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical 3x | Optical 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 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 | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" - 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 | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy Note 20 123 iPhone 14 Pro +16% 143 Video quality Galaxy Note 20 105 iPhone 14 Pro +42% 149 Generic camera score Galaxy Note 20 120 iPhone 14 Pro +22% 146
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 MiMO - 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo NAVIC | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
Network | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy Note 20 87.9 dB iPhone 14 Pro +2% 89.5 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2020 | September 2022 |
| Release date | August 2020 | September 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.359 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.366 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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