Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 162.50 x 74.80 x 8.60 mm | 164.80 x 77.20 x 8.10 mm |
| Weight | 195.00 g | 208.00 g |
| Display size | 6.30" | 6.90" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2960 px (6.30") 522 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 120 Hz 1440 x 3088 px (6.90") 494 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3300 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 4500 mAhBuy powerbank
|
| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge 2.0 | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | PMA | WPC |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| End-user memory | 53 GB |  |
| RAM memory | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| Interface | - | One UI |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 8895 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Processor clock | 2300 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G71 @550 MHz | ARM Mali-G77 MP11 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,29 W/kg | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | |
| Announced | 3Q 2017 | 3Q 2020 |
| Other names | Galaxy Note8; SM-N950F | SM-N986C; SM-N986N; SM-N986B; SM-N986BR; SM-N986W |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 1900, 1700, 850, 600 TDD 5G: 2500 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX333 | |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 108 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,33 |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Resolution | 4032x3024 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 50x |
| Field of view | | 79 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 7680x4320 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.7 | AF, Laser AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 1,4 µm |
| Resolution | 4032x3024 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | | 120 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS, OIS, f/2.4 | FF, Laser AF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Telephoto |
| Photo matrix | nd | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1 µm |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Digital zoom | nd | 50x |
| Lossless zoom | nd | 5x |
| Field of view | nd | 20 ° |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | nd | FF, Laser AF, OIS, f/3.0 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 10 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 1,22 µm |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | | 80 ° |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/1.7 | AF, f/2.2 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 979.00 Mbit/s | 2000.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 200.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 LE | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v3.1 Type-C | v3.1 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |