Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review
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- Anonymous
- LQu
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020Xperia 1 is even more underwhelming than this @1200 dollars... more- Ultra wide of Xperia 1 is imx563 used as main camera of Xperia 5.
- Screen is 120, locked again at 60. Sony was first to buy 120Hz back in 2016. Even midranges have.
- Faster charging will decrease total number of cycles battery can give. One battery charged by 20W will give more cycles than same battery charged by 40W.
Be sure when someone puts Xperia 1 II beside S20 Ultra, everyone will see Galaxy has subpar screen quality compared to Sony. Same way Note 10 was beside Xperia 1.
- Future Leader
- XSs
- 28 Feb 2020
Flgshp2020, 28 Feb 2020I think it's on par from Benchmark tests that we have seen.... moreYes I still remember that how much I required for the Exynos version of S7 when It was launched.. Exynos was truly efficient in past but was still behind in multi cores performance compared to Snapdragon.. Even now still it's better at single core score without using their custom cores
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- Anonymous
- LHe
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020Ultrawide on Sony is not bigger than S20 ultra. It's same s... more30min charge will kill your battery there is no way around it no matter what, it's physics. Sony has nonlinear charge rate, once it hits 90% it will take a long time to top it off and it gets slower with each percentage.
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- Anonymous
- Nu7
- 28 Feb 2020
S20 ultra isn't impressive at all, even last year's iPhone 11 pro max performs better in daylight... including note 10+. But gsmarena refused to admit it
- Flgshp2020
- IaE
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020Design is okayish. Better to put a Case on it. Below pa... moreYes ROG 3 is going to be a beast with none of the thermal throttling issues. Might even come with the SD865+
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- Anonymous
- LQu
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 20208k footage is pretty good for first gen. Has stabilization.... moreNo it is not.
4K60 = 70Mbps
8K24 = 80Mbps
8K is 4x 4K. This bitrate is ridiculous. Lower bitrate means more compressed. Results gets worse.
S10 does 4K30 at 48Mbps, now just 38. That is a huge flop.
- Flgshp2020
- IaE
- 28 Feb 2020
Future Leader, 28 Feb 2020Exynos 990 is obviously better at single core performance t... moreI think it's on par from Benchmark tests that we have seen.
Earlier Exynos used to be more battery efficient compared to SD.
Also used to excel in single core by quite a margin.
This year it's lagging behind in every department from battery efficiency to multi core performance to thermal throttling.
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- Anonymous
- LQu
- 28 Feb 2020
AKW2020, 28 Feb 2020Good camera, 5 pages of review for its camera. I didn't see... moreMi note 10 pro is mi note 10 with more ram only.
- Flgshp2020
- 7kH
- 28 Feb 2020
Cyan111111, 28 Feb 2020This shows how bad Samsung algorithm is, they should learn ... moreMost users would just use regular S20 or wait for gcam than worry about using iPhone with below par OS.
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- Cyan111111
- Nu7
- 28 Feb 2020
This shows how bad Samsung algorithm is, they should learn from apple or Google on how to process photos.
It mustn't be all over the place .
If you're buying this device because of the camera, its advisable you get the iphone 11 pro max because its consistent and better in most situations... except maybe you zoom alot
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Dometalican, 28 Feb 2020Ultrawide is bigger in sensor and pixels which means for be... moreUltrawide on Sony is not bigger than S20 ultra. It's same size.
21W is sufficient for you but users want quick top up and want the option for fast charging. On Samsung the fast charging is also proprietary free so you don't need manufacturer charger to avail fastest changing speed. Plus 5000mAh battery in 58 min is way better compared to 2hrs for the Sony Xperia 1. 2hrs not acceptable in 2020. Chinese flagships are charging huge batteries under 30 min.
Type C earphones are bundled with every box not just pre-orders.
The wireless galaxy buds are available wit pre-orders for an additional 30-40 dollars.
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- Makimaki
- B3Z
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020Xperia 1 is even more underwhelming than this @1200 dollars... moreWait and see. Dont judge something which isnt out yet
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- Cyan111111
- Nu7
- 28 Feb 2020
Samsung does a lot of smoothing leading to low details. iPhone 11 pro Max have better dynamic range with bight mode off and way better detail rendition with night mode on..
This phone is just underwhelming. My current note 10+ is better in terms of dynamic range. So much for a $1400 smartphone
- Future Leader
- Mid
- 28 Feb 2020
SadSoul, 28 Feb 2020Overall I expected better from the Ultra. Pretty much hyped... moreExynos 990 is obviously better at single core performance than Snapdragon 865
- Future Leader
- XSs
- 28 Feb 2020
Whackcar, 28 Feb 2020The 100x zoom & 8K video was bound to disappoint. Digit... moreLow light performance was better in most cases! It was
looking absolutely amazing along with more detailed photos. And please check out CNET's professional grade 8k shootings which was totally best with the scenes being of first gen.. And the phone yet to release finally.. All those reviews are made of pre release versions.. Even most of phone reviewers (youtubers) shouldn't be called tech youtubers then let alone pro photography experience.
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- Anonymous
- LQu
- 28 Feb 2020
Not just this review. Other sites feel disappointed too.
The so called "best screen ever" by DM could not even show delta below 2.
Subpar battery endurance for 5000mAh.
Camera that is not even 5% better than note 10+.
Lower sales than expected are already being reported.
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- Anonymous
- 6p}
- 28 Feb 2020
No audio/sound review??
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- SadSoul
- sSK
- 28 Feb 2020
Overall I expected better from the Ultra. Pretty much hyped for everything that all together didn't quite translate into reality. I also expected better from the Exynos this time around atleast that definitely did not happen.
....Sad.
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- Dometalican
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- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020Xperia 1 is even more underwhelming than this @1200 dollars... moreUltrawide is bigger in sensor and pixels which means for better ultrawides than this phone
Can't argue with Telephoto
21W charging is perfectly fine to preserve the battery for longer.
Wish it was a bigger battery but let's wait for results
Headphones may be bundled with pre-orders
Availability...tough to argue but I'm in the US so I'm at least game for the Xperia Pro.
Let's wait and see with GSMArena's review shall we?
- Future Leader
- XSs
- 28 Feb 2020
Despite being a great fan of Samsung for their flagship only I'm not quite happy their s20 ultra.. Specially because of the price tag and also for showing Apple like mindset.. Although the device has to be 80% or more better than iPhone 11 pro Max.. But they still didn't give 100% as they were used to till last year.. Specially in pricing and choosing best specs and quality compared to the market.. People should go for cheaper model like note 9 or s10 if they don't care for latest specs and I'll definitely pick other device over this one at least for one year or till the release of Note 20.. Although I feel okay for S20 and S20+ 4g variants although it should be packed with 5g at that price tag and should not charge extra 100 pennies for 5g variants..