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Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G

Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G
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  • Released 2020, August 21
    192g (Sub6 5G), 194g (mmWave 5G), 8.3mm thickness
    Android 10, up to Android 13, One UI 5
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 1.8% 2,399,364 hits
  • 184 Become a fan
  • 6.7"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    4320p
  • 8GB RAM
    Exynos 990
  • 4300mAh
    25W15W
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Also available with 4G/LTE only
Versions: SM-N981B (International); SM-N981U (USA); SM-N981U1 (USA unlocked); SM-N981W (Canada)

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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-N981U
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-N981B
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - SM-N981W
5G bands 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-N981B
  41, 66, 71 Sub6 - SM-N981W
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
Launch Announced 2020, August 05
Status Available. Released 2020, August 21
Body Dimensions 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 192 g (Sub6 5G), 194 g (mmWave 5G) (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Display Type Super AMOLED Plus, HDR10+
Size 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA
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
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.0
Main Camera Triple 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
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie camera Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Battery Type Li-Ion 4300 mAh
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc Colors Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue
Models SM-N981B, SM-N981B/DS, SM-N981U, SM-N981U1, SM-N981W, SM-N9810, SM-N981N
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.37 W/kg (body)    
Price About 430 EUR

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • Millan
  • XGr
  • 02 May 2025

It is working very well as usual.

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  • Erza
  • wr4
  • 30 Apr 2025

How is your phone after update to April 2025 patch?

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  • Millan
  • CDJ
  • 29 Mar 2025

How do you update it to One UI 7 and Android 15?

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Total user opinions: 248

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