Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Product
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
1,349 USD

Price
1,360 USD
1,349 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
25128PNA1G, 2512BPNDAG

Launch Date
2020, August 31
2026, February 28

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Dimensions
164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
162.9 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)
218.4 g or 223.4 g (7.69 oz)
Build
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, fiber-reinforced plastic back / silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum alloy frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Black, White, Starlit Green

Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)
Size
6.9 inches, 117.7 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3088 pixels (~494 ppi density) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, One UI 2.5
Android 16, HyperOS 3
Chipset
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 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 Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA
Adreno 840

RAM
8GB
16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
200 MP, f/2.4-3.0, 75-100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2-4.3x continuous optical zoom, zoom ring
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p)

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.7", 0.61µm, AF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging Reverse wireless charging 9W
90W wired, 90W PPS, PD3.0, QC3+ 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wired 10W reverse wireless

Sensors
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

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5, MIHC
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG