Product
Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
Nothing Phone (3a)
Nothing Phone (3a)
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Panda Glass
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density) 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density)
Size 6.2 inches, 93.8 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
  120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate Ultra HDR image support
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2020, February 11 2025, March 04
Status Available. Released 2020, March 06 Available. Released 2025, March 11
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.0 -
Misc
Colors Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red Black, White, Blue
Models SM-G981, SM-G981F, SM-G981F/DS, SM-G981B/DS, SM-G981U, SM-G981U1, SM-G981N, SM-G981B, SM-G9810, SM-G981W, SC-51A, SCG01 A059
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.52 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G981B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G981B 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  2, 5, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G981U -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA Adreno 810
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 13:38h
Display - 1273 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -24.1 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 828429 (v10) GeekBench: 3278 (v6) 3DMark: 1064 (Wild Life Extreme)