Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro

Product
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
900 USD
Xiaomi 18 Pro
Xiaomi 18 Pro
899 USD

Price
900 USD
899 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy Note 20
Xiaomi 18 Pro

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) CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
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, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

Dimensions
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
151.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm (5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
192 g (6.77 oz)
203 g or 208 g (7.16 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue
Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

Type
Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.4 inches, 100.3 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
1120 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, One UI 2.5
Android 17, HyperOS 4
Chipset
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (2 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 (up to 5 GHz)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA
Adreno

RAM
12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB
256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
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

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 5000 mAh
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
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 27W 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 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

WLAN
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
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG