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Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G , Apple iPhone XR

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, screen 6.9", with resolution 1440x3088. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 108 megapixel main camera.

Apple iPhone XR 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" inc 6.1" inch
Screen area 116.7 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.7% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3088 px 828 x 1792 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 108 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µ 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score 121 101
DxOMark Photo 104 103
DxOMark Video 95 96
DxOMark Selfie Score 100
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 346555
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408
Antutu 8 score 603352 418882
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.8 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm
Weight 208 g 194 g
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1300 EUR 850 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro) Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
  • Screen 6.9"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Main camera 108 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 12 GB
Reasons to buy iPhone XR
  • Screen 6.1"