Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy M21 2021

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced 2020, August 05 2020, September 15 July 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 28 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - July 2021
Price Rs. 104,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Charcoal Black, Arctic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
8.9 mm thick
(0.35 in thick)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
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, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
LTE
5G Network 5G SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(in-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 iPadOS 14 Android 11
User Interface One UI 2.1 - One UI 3.1 Core
Processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 12 GB N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 64 GB or 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
420 nits (peak)
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.9 inches 10.9 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (494 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 92.40% 81.06% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash No LED Flash
Features 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.0, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM (UFS3.1) 64 GB or 256 GB 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 45W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 4500 mAh - 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -