Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs Google Pixel 7a vs Google Pixel 8

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Google
Announced 2020, August 05 2023, May 10 2023, October 04
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 28 Available. Released 2023, May 10 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, October 12
Price Rs. 104,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 75,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Arctic Blue, Carbon, Cotton Obsidian, Hazel, Rose
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
152 x 72.9 x 9 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 193.5 g (6.81.0.18 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
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
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GWKK3, G0DZQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 - GHL1X, G82U8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GKWS6, G9BQD
5G Network 5G SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GWKK3
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G0DZQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GHL1X, G82U8
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GKWS6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G9BQD
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 (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 13 Android 14
User Interface One UI 2.1 - -
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
Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510), Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G710 MP7 Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM 12 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.9 inches 6.1 inches 6.17 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (494 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (427 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 92.40% 81.24% 86.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-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
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
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]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
10.8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [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, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
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) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC 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
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W, PD3.0
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
18W wireless
Reverse wireless
Capacity 4500 mAh 4385 mAh 4575 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -