Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G

August, 2020

Samsung Galaxy A12

November, 2020

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A12


Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy A12

Price
EUR: €392EUR: €138
USD: $260USD: $87
GBP: £548GBP: £70
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: N/APKR: Rs.27,500
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)205 g (7.23 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic WhiteBlack, White, Blue, Red
Models
SM-N986B, SM-N986B/DS, SM-N986U, SM-N986U1, SM-N986W, SM-N9860, SM-N986N, SC-53ASM-A125F/DSN, SM-A125F/DS, SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125N, SM-A125W
Display
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

Always-on display

120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
PLS LCD
Size
6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio)6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~496 ppi density)720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5GGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 SM-N986U1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Bands
2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SM-N986U
Memory
Internal Memory
128GB ROM, 12GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 12GB RAM

512GB ROM, 12GB RAM
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 3GB RAM

128GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 3.0eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5GHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTGUSB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEOYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
YesYes (market/region dependent)
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom

Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 120", 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Primary: 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF

Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.2, 123" (ultrawide)

Third: 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Forth: 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features
Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panoramaLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features: HDR

Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
8 MP, f/2.2

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)FM radio, RDS, recording
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v10Android OS, v10
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 13Upgradable to Android 11
UI
One UI 5One UI 3.1
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Global

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) USA
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
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 Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) USA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 Global

Adreno 650 USA
PowerVR GE8320
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometerFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG
Yes
Audio Jack
No3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 508760 (v8)

GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 107189 (v8)

GeekBench: 1034 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removableLi-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless
15W wired
Additional Features
Features
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Virtual proximity sensing
Misc
SAR EU
0.34 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

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