Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

1,000 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

ZTE Mobiles

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

2020, September 15

2026, October 15

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

LTE

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

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)

163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)

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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)

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

Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan (IPX8 water resistant) IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Aviation aluminum middle frame

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

Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, PWM, 1900 nits (HBM), 5000 nits (peak)

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

6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

Android 10, One UI 2.5

Android 17, Redmagic OS 12

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

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

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

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 850

8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB /256GB, UFS 3.0

256GB/512GB/1TB

No

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

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF Auxiliary lens

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

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

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

16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

HDR

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

1080p@30/60fps

Li-Ion 4300 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

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

80W wired 80W wireless 22.5W reverse wired

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, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res 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, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

6.0, A2DP, LE

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

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

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 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort