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General Information
Model Name
Galaxy Note 9
Galaxy Note 20
Model type
Bar
Bar
Colors
Blue (Ocean Blue)Black (Midnight Black)Purple (Lavender Purple)Bronze (Metallic Copper)Silver (Cloud Silver)White (Alpine White)
Bronze (Mystic Bronze)Black (Mystic Black)White (Mystic White)
Announced
2018, August
2020, August
Released
2018, August
2020, August
Physical specifications
Dimensions
Bar: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
Bar: 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
Weights
201g
192g
IP rating
IP68
IP68
Operating system
Operating system
Android 10
Android 11
One UI version
2.5
3.0
Networks
SIM
Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)
Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)
SIM card sizes
Nano-SIM (4FF)Nano-SIM (4FF)
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Networks
2G3G4G
2G3G4G
eSIM support
No
Yes
Display
Kind
Main Display
Name
Infinity Display
Infinity-O Display
Technology
Super AMOLED Display
Super AMOLED Plus
Size
6.4 inch / 162.56 mm
6.7 inch / 170.18 mm
Resolution
QHD+ / 2960x1440 pixels
FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels
Pixel density
516 PPI
393 PPI
Screen to body ratio
~83.4%
Processors
Memory
RAM/ROM sizes
6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM8 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM
8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
External memory support
Yes
Yes
External memory support maximum
512 GB
1 TB
Sensors
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Ambient Light sensor
No
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint sensor
Yes
No
Geomagnetic sensor
Yes
Yes
Gyro sensor
Yes
Yes
HR sensor
Yes
No
Hall sensor
Yes
Yes
Iris sensor
Yes
No
Pressure sensor
Yes
No
Proximity sensor
Yes
Yes
RGB Light sensor
Yes
No
Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor
No
Yes
Video
Max. Video Recording Resolution
4K UHD video recording at 60 fps (3840x2160)
8K video recording at 24 fps (7680x4320)
External memory support
Yes
Yes
External memory support maximum
512 GB
1 TB
Front Camera
Rotating
No
Flash
No
No
Digital Zoom
No
Kind
Wide Selfie Camera
Megapixels
8MP
Aperture
F1.7
Pixel size
1.22μm
Field of view
80˚
Extras
AF
Kind
Selfie Camera
Megapixels
10MP
Aperture
F2.2
Pixel size
1.22μm
Field of view
80˚
Extras
Dual Pixel AF
Rear Camera
Rotating
No
Flash
Yes
Yes
Digital Zoom
Yes
Yes
Optical Zoom
Yes
Yes
Kind
Wide-angle Camera
Megapixels
12MP
12MP
Aperture
F1.5/F2.4
F1.8
Pixel size
1.4μm
1.8μm
Field of view
77˚
79°
Extras
PDAF, OIS
Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS
Kind
Telephoto Camera
Megapixels
12MP
64MP
Aperture
F2.4
F2.0
Pixel size
1.0μm
0.8µm
Field of view
45˚
76°
Extras
AF
OIS
Kind
Ultra Wide Camera
Megapixels
12MP
Aperture
F2.2
Pixel size
1.4μm
Field of view
120°
Connectivity
ANT+
Yes
Yes
USB version
Type C
Type C
3.5mm Headphonejack
Yes
No
Location technology
BeiDouGalileoGlonassGPS
BeiDouGalileoGlonassGPS
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Battery
Standard battery capacity
4000mAh
4300mAh
Removable battery
No
No
Wired fast charging
Yes
Yes
Wired fast charging watt
15
25
Wireless fast charging
Yes
Yes
Wireless fast charging Watt
15
15
Wireless power share
Yes
Wireless power share Watt
4.5