You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today.<

vivo NEX S vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G , vivo NEX S

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.

vivo NEX S 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" inc 6.59" inch
Screen area 116.7 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.7% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3088 px 1080 x 2316 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 108 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
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, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 100
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 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 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 630
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13620
Antutu 8 score 603352 340355
GeekBench 5 Single Core 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2225
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.8 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm
Weight 208 g 199 g
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Black, Red
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1300 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
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 Yes
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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 Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22.5W - Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate

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 NEX S
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP