Samsung Galaxy Note20 vs. Google Pixel 6a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Note20 and Google Pixel 6a. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note20 vs. Google Pixel 6a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-N980F/DS G1AZG
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 161.6 mm 152.2 mm Samsung Galaxy Note20 has greater height than Google Pixel 6a.
Width 75.2 mm 71.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Note20 has greater width than Google Pixel 6a.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Note20 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Weight 192 g 178 g Google Pixel 6a is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Body Colour Mystic grey | Mystic green | Mystic bronze Chalk | Charcoal | Sage
Body Material - Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Water-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP67
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.366 W/kg (body), 2.14 W/kg (limb), 0.359 W/kg (head) 1.31 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Infinity-O Super AMOLED Plus OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.7" 6.134" Samsung Galaxy Note20 has larger screen size than Google Pixel 6a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 393 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 6a has better pixel density than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Refresh Rate - 60 Hz
Display Features AOD(Always On Display), Video Wallpaper Always-on display, Now Playing, High brightness mode, At a Glance, Smooth Display (up to 60 Hz)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Processor Type (CPU) - Google Tensor - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2.73 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Note20 has more RAM than Google Pixel 6a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy Note20 has more internal memory than Google Pixel 6a.
User Memory 221.7 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note20 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 6a.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Lens Type Telephoto lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Google Pixel 6a has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) 77 degree(s) Google Pixel 6a has larger lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1.4 μm Google Pixel 6a has larger camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom 12x 7x Samsung Galaxy Note20 has better digital zoom than Google Pixel 6a.
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Grid Line -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Live Focus mode, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Motion Photos, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, Night, Mountain, Single Take, Pro Video Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse
White Balance - Custom
Light Source High CRI LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Playback zoom, blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Video location tags, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Zoom-In Mic, Space Zoom, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x, AR Doodle, Microphone Control, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), 30x Super Resolution Zoom Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Filter, Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.76" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy Note20 has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 79 degree(s) 114 degree(s) Google Pixel 6a has larger second camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.8 μm 1.25 μm Samsung Galaxy Note20 has larger second camera pixel size than Google Pixel 6a.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Super Speed Dual Pixel AF Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 120 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.4 μm -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 10 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note20 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 6a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Google Pixel 6a has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Field of View (Front) 80 degree(s) 84 degree(s) Google Pixel 6a has larger front lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.22 μm 1.12 μm Samsung Galaxy Note20 has larger front camera pixel size than Google Pixel 6a.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Dual Pixel AF -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4300 mAh 4410 mAh Google Pixel 6a has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Note20.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Power Delivery 3.0 Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare -
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 21 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 74 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1380 min
Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 6a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 12
User Interface One UI 2.5 -
Intelligent Assistant Bixby Google Assistant
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66, n71, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Acoustic Overload Point, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features S Pen multi-input, MIMO technology, Screen mirroring, Screen Write, Smart Select, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Screen off memo, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, S Pen remote function, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, AR Doodle, PENUP Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Extreme power saving mode, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, ARCore, 5 years of Security Updates
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Google Pixel 6a
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, S Pen, Earphones (USB Type-C) with sound by AKG SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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