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Lenovo K3 Note

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - India	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 2100 - India	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-N986U
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-N986B
		2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - SM-N986W
5G Network		2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N986U
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-N986B
		41, 66, 71 Sub6 - SM-N986W
Speed	HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G

Launch
Announced	2015, March. Released 2015, March	2020, August 05
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, August 21

Body
Dimensions	152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm (6.01 x 3.00 x 0.31 in)	164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight	150 g (5.29 oz)	208 g (7.34 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display
Type	IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~496 ppi density)
Protection	Asahi Dragontrail Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Platform
OS	Android 5.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset	Mediatek MT6752 (28 nm)	Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA
CPU	Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53	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 Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
GPU	Mali-T760MP2	Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
		UFS 3.0

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, AF	108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.4	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video		4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging		25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by	Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 36 h (3G)

Misc
Colors	Onyx Black, Pearl White, Laser Yellow	Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
SAR		0.71 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.34 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)
Models	K50a40, K50-t5, K50-t3s	SM-N986B, SM-N986B/DS, SM-N986U, SM-N986U1, SM-N986W, SM-N9860, SM-N986N, SC-53A
Price	About 150 EUR	$ 334.00 / C$ 489.00 / £ 366.00 / € 371.13

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 984 Basemark X: 5656	AnTuTu: 508760 (v8) GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1) GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: 1793:1 (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB	-27.8 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 53h	Endurance rating 88h