Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,953, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 scores 2,769, making Apple iPhone 12 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Apple iPhone 12's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 12 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 12 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 offers a higher battery capacity with 4300 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a rating of 4.3.

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Apple iPhone 12
₹49,900
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₹86,000
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
85%

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020
07 Aug, 2020

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Super AMOLED Plus
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2815 mAh
4300 mAh
20W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent OLED display
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Good cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Lacks a high refresh rate screen
  • High price tag in India
  • Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(230,634 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,708 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

621,879
AnTuTu Score
545,374
AnTuTu Score

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
Aug 07, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM

4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

621,879
545,374

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
393 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
89.18 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

146.7 mm
161.6 mm

Width

71.5 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

162 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX555 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1/1.7" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2815 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Stylus

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope