Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 March 2019 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - April 2019 Rumored
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Blue, Black Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
- 8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) - 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz & 6x1.35 GHz), Exynos 7884 Octa Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
- -
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.4 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB 2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3220 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -