Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

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Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

2020, September 15

2025, September 25

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

162.9 x 77.6 x 8 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)

192 g (Sub6 5G), 194 g (mmWave 5G) (6.77 oz)

219 g (7.72 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) , HDR10+ Always-on display

Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Secondary display (on the back): LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak) 2.9 inches, 596 x 976 pixels IP68 dust tighGlass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame t and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue

Black, White, Purple, Green

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Android 10, One UI 2.5

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 840

8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB /256GB, UFS 3.0

512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom

50 MP, f/2.6, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

HDR, panorama

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 4300 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging Reverse wireless charging 9W

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wireless

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio Snapdragon sound

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/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG