Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

408 KWD (Estimated)

417 KWD

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Samsung Mobile

Apple iPhone

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

2020, August 31

2026, September 09

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3714 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3472 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3713 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3715

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3714 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3472 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3713 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3715

164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)

150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)

208 g (7.34 oz)

211 g (7.44 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)

Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White

Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.9 inches, 117.7 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3088 pixels (~494 ppi density) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Android 10, One UI 2.5

iOS 27

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

Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)

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 Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA

Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Apple GPU (7-core graphics)

8GB

12GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB NVMe

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)

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

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

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

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video

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

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

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

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

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

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery

Market-dependent versions: · Li-Ion 4056 mAh - Nano SIM model · Li-Ion 4288 mAh - eSIM only model

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

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

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

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

4.2, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

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

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

Yes

Yes

FM radio

microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort