Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review

28 Feb 2020


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Anonymous, 29 Feb 2020Lol gcam is widely available for s10 series. Every instruc... moreIf there is camera 2api mode unavailable on a device. That mean gcam unable to access raw photo of that device. So, gacm only can access processed jpeg file. JPEG Photo stacking means not so detailed photo.

    AnonD-914443, 29 Feb 2020I don’t believe in single frame HDR. They looks huge noisy ... moreSays the guy who never tweaked the HDR settings.
    You do realize that HDR settings can be tweaked right?
    By default, different profiles for hdr modes also available.

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      • 29 Feb 2020

      AnonD-914443, 29 Feb 2020How you are using gcam on s10 ? There is no camera 2api mod... moreLol gcam is widely available for s10 series.
      Every instruction including files and best configuration settings are available all over YouTube.

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        Flgshp2020, 29 Feb 2020Single frame HDR is the best on S20 Ultra. I don’t believe in single frame HDR. They looks huge noisy and unnatural.

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          JayLeonard, 29 Feb 2020There is a lot of factors playing here, first the pixel siz... moreWho told you that today flagships phone uses plastic lens ? But I know only my iPhone 5s users plastic lens.

            AnonD-914443, 29 Feb 2020Now a days so called computational photography is nothing b... moreSingle frame HDR is the best on S20 Ultra.

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              • 29 Feb 2020

              Hello guys,

              can you test how fast the card reader is? Does it support UHS-II cards at speeds above 100MB/s?

              One big thing - it turns out that S20 Ultra is the first Samsung phone to support MicroSD card in addition to 2 SIM cards - one eSIM and one nanon SIM (You did not put this in your review)

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                Anonymous, 29 Feb 2020I have three camera apps on my s10. Stock app for video an... moreHow you are using gcam on s10 ? There is no camera 2api mode on s10..so far I know.

                  Imagine having a $1350 smartphone with the standardized version of the Bright HMX which is HM1, be beaten by said experimental sensor found in Xiaomi phones like Mi 10 Pro and Mi Note 10 which costs more than half of the Ultra. See, Megapixels do matter 27MP > 12MP.

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                    Anonymous, 29 Feb 2020No it isn't, Modern day smartphones with computational phot... moreNow a days so called computational photography is nothing but a multi frame image stacking. But there’s huge con of multi frame image stacking like ghosting, blurred fine to very fine details. Single frame is best. Software trick has more con than Hardware trick.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 29 Feb 2020

                      Saw Micheal fisher and other youtubers review the phone. All of them report great battery life and upwards of 9hr screen on Time.
                      But they are also using US variant with SD865.

                      So it's clear that Samsung shutting down its custom core development has shelled out underwhelming performance compared to Snapdragon variant. Even though most users won't notice the performance difference in day to day tasks.

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                        JayLeonard, 29 Feb 2020There is a lot of factors playing here, first the pixel siz... moreOnly 25% it doesn’t matter a lot. Tell me other cause.

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                          • 29 Feb 2020

                          Regarding the captured amount of light (regarding the total field of view) the raw file would be approximately equivalent to a Sony Rx100 VII at f/2.3 (which is not possible as the Rx100 VII has an f/2.8 lens) with the same exposure time, so yes, it captures approximately 45% more light per time than the Rx100 VII at approximately 25mm (full frame equivalent).
                          In extreme low light conditions the SNR of the S20 Ultra raw files might be even equivalent to a Rx100 VII at f/2.1 due to the higher pixel count of the Rx100 VII.

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                            Anonymous, 29 Feb 2020No it isn't, Modern day smartphones with computational phot... moreI am talking about rx100 m3 not rx100

                              PingHu, 29 Feb 2020Lol video recording in the iPhone 11 Pro Max caps at 4K 60f... moreYou should read things more carefully.

                              "the iPhone can record with all of them at the same time."

                              Please tell me the iPhone can record video from all three cameras at 4k60p, like you claim.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 29 Feb 2020

                                "Another aspect of its size is that all other things being equal, larger sensors will offer a shallower depth of field, which is desirable for subject isolation."
                                No. If all other independent things are equal, then a larger sensor will give you a wider field of view and will give you less visible background blur!

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                                  Anonymous, 29 Feb 2020No it isn't, Modern day smartphones with computational phot... moreEven full frame cameras have worse image processing than certain smartphones and might give you either a blown out sky or too dark shadows or an unnatural look, if you choose other settings.
                                  Though Google's white balance is really bad. The Pixel 3a has a worse white balance than the Google Nexus 5x. The white priority white balance of the Canon M50 is much better, too.

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                                    • 29 Feb 2020

                                    That's one of the ugliest handsets I've ever seen. Calling it the S20 instead of the S11 was also a bad idea and ruins what's been a consistent naming sequence from the Galaxy S brand. Samsung is stealing all of Apple's bad ideas.

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                                      Shriker, 29 Feb 2020Normal daylight images are still easily beaten by phones li... moreI have three camera apps on my s10.
                                      Stock app for video and daylight photos, slow motion etc.
                                      Gcam for night pictures.
                                      Snap camera for manual mode/more deeper setting menu compared to stock app.

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                                        AnonD-914443, 29 Feb 2020Still image quality of Sony rx100 m3 is superior despite ha... moreNo it isn't, Modern day smartphones with computational photography take better pictures than Sony RX100 in variable lighting conditions. Zoom is also less plus video recording is also limited for RX100.

                                        Even pixel beats the RX100 in image quality.
                                        Compact digital cameras are outdated and being taken over by flagship smartphones.
                                        If you really want better picture quality, a mirroless camera or Dslr would be a better pick.