Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Ativ S Neo vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.77"
TFT
TFT
720x1280
8
MP
MP
1.2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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6.9"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3088
108
MP
MP
10mp
12GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB)
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3 Advantages 
36 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) |
| Other model names | Sprint Samsung Ativ S Neo 4G LTE i800, Samsung SPH-i800 | Galaxy Note20 Ultra SM-N986B/Dual-SIM (Exynos) |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Release date | 8/16/2013 | 8/21/2020, Announced: 8/5/2020 |
| Depth | 9.1 millimeters (0.36 inches) | 8.1 millimeters (0.32 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 69.1 x 135.4 millimeters (2.72 x 5.33 in) | 77.2 x 164.8 millimeters (3.04 x 6.49 in) |
| Weight | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) | 208 grams (7.28 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Stainless steel body, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.77" inches | 6.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~67% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~92.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 308 PPI | 494 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 120Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | 1500nits[peak] HDR10+ Always-On Display 120Hz@FHD 60Hz@QHD |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| System version | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 13 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 2.5 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 990 (7nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.4GHz Krait 200 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 2x 2.73GHz Mongoose M5 (Dual-core) 2x 2.5GHz ARM Cortex-A76 (Dual-core) 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | ARM Mali-G77 MP11 (800MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 508760 (v8) Geekbench: 2603 (v5.1) GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 12GB LPDDR5 |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 256GB (221GB available) UFS 3.0 |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 5000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 1900 | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78) |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | (triple camera) 108 megapixels 12MP periscope telephoto f/3.0120mm1.0µmPDAFOIS5x-optical-zoom50x-hybrid-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.2120°13mm1/2.55"1.4µm |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | 8K UHD (7680x4320) 24 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.33" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus on both cameras |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 4K@60fps 1080p@240fps 720p@960fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.2" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound 32-bit/384kHz Dolby Atmos Tuned by AKG |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.2 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Type-C reversible connector |
| TV output | feature not registered | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor UWB (Ultra Wideband) |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 25W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | 15W Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) 4.5W Reverse wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 15 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 330 hours (13.8 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Gray • Microsoft Office compatbile | • Colors: Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, Mystic White • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor • Bixby • Samsung Wireless DeX • Samsung Pay (MST, NFC) • Stylus pen (Bluetooth integration) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Ativ S Neo (SPH-i800) | Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B/DS 256GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.91W/kg (head), 1.52W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.338W/kg (head), 1.47W/kg (body) |