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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S20

    2.94 in
    6.4 in
    Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      2.72 in
      5.97 in
      Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S20
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      13
      3.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		62 %
      4 stars
      		12 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
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      19
      4.3 out of 5
      12 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		58 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		18 %
      3 stars
      		34 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		52 %
      3 stars
      		5 %
      2 stars
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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 10
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.73 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 990
      RAM memory6 GB8 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Screen size6.3 in6.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1440 x 2960 px3200 x 1440 px
      TechnologyAMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
      Pixel density521.0 ppi563.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      		128 GB

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Black
      • Cloud blue
      • Pink cloud

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Height6.4 in5.97 in
      Width2.94 in2.72 in
      Depth0.34 in0.31 in
      Weight6.88 oz5.75 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Dual sim supportnoyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIM
      • Electronic SIM card
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      • e-SIM
      Bluetooth version5.05.0 LE
      Charging connectionUSBUSB

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Data transmissionVoWiFi
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LAA
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation systemGLONASS
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      • Galileo

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Battery capacity3300.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
      Talk time22.0 h20.0 h
      Wireless charging standard
      • PMA
      • QI
      • WPC
      • PMA
      • Qi
      • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
      • Wireless PowerShare

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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