Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 9 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,622, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G scores 2,779, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 9 Pro's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers 10 MP, making OnePlus 9 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 09m, while OnePlus 9 Pro delivers 9h 53m, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G and OnePlus 9 Pro equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G and OnePlus 9 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Aug, 2020
31 Mar, 2021
09 Jul, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6700 mAh
25W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Superb display
  • S Pen capabilities
  • Smooth performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
  • Uber-fast wired charging
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Impressive cameras
  • Standout design
  • Interesting AI features

Cons

  • Massive camera bump
  • S Pen silo placed on the left
  • In-display fingerprint scanner can be iffy
  • Pricey
  • Sub-par battery life
  • Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
  • Expensive
  • Pricey
  • Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(1,533 ratings)
4.4/5
(45,622 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

488,007
AnTuTu Score
697,091
AnTuTu Score
1,457,989
AnTuTu Score
14h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
9h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
23h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 07, 2020
(Official)
Mar 31, 2021
(Official)
Jul 02, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Oxygen OS
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
5 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11
Adreno 660
Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

488,007
697,091
1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
20.0 s
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.7 %
11.5 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.32 inches  (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits
1300 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

494 ppi
526 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.94 %
90.23 %
89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.4 %

Design

Height

164.8 mm
163.2 mm
151.21 mm

Width

77.2 mm
73.6 mm
72.42 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.7 mm
8.36 mm

Weight

208 grams
197 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX789 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length
12 MP
f/3.0 Periscope Camera120 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus
18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size CMOS 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes
Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 09m
9h 53m
23h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 7m 46s
0h 48m 34s
1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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