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Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

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

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 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 6.7", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Plus AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 5.5" inch
Screen area 108.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.2% 71.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12.3 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED 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 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 123
DxOMark Video 105
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 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 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 530
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 145789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506
Antutu 8 score 528591
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.6 Х 75.2 Х 8.3 mm 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 192 g 168 g
Colors Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Battery 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 950 EUR 380 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
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: -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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display 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, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB