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Google Pixel 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra , Google Pixel 3

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 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.

Google Pixel 3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" inc 5.5" inch
Screen area 116.7 cm2 76.7 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.7% 77.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3088 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 443 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 108 MP, Triple 12.2 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", 1.4µm 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF
DxOMark Main Score 121 102
DxOMark Photo 104 99
DxOMark Video 95 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 100 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie)
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 (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 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 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 275832
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2244
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 7771
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13217
Antutu 8 score 528591
GeekBench 5 Single Core 476
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1871
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.8 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm 145.6 Х 68.2 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 208 g 148 g
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2915 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 1250 EUR 850 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-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 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.47 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 Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Screen 6.9"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Main camera 108 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB