Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review
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- tidusuk123
- nw}
- 28 Feb 2020
Very good review. Totally agree with the points about marketing. Disappointed with Ultra. The Note 10 is a better phone.
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 28 Feb 2020S20 Ultra has the best low light studio shot I've seen. The... moreThe phone is a huge upgrade for s10 users but is pretty expensive compared to its predecessor.
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- Anonymous
- XSs
- 28 Feb 2020
Whackcar, 28 Feb 2020The 100x zoom & 8K video was bound to disappoint. Digit... moreLow light performance was better than the rest! It was absolutely amazing alone with more detailed photos. And look out the CNET 8k shooting with professional grade which was totally best with the scene being the first gen.. Most of phone reviewers (youtubers) shouldn't be called tech youtubers then let alone pro photography experience..
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Dometalican, 28 Feb 2020Forgot to add the negative of removing the headphone jack. ... moreXperia 1 is even more underwhelming than this @1200 dollars.
Weak Ultrawide, weak 3x optical (useless in low light),weak selfie camera.
21W charging in 2020 is laughable with 4000mah battery.
Lack of higher refresh rate with useless battery hog 4k.
No bundled in earphones.
Lack of availability in most parts of the globe (out goes the warranty too with it)
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Feb 2020
S20 Ultra has the best low light studio shot I've seen. The difference with S10+ is like night and day. Despite the criticisms from all-too-keen critics, you can't beat physics. Large sensor wins!
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Whackcar, 28 Feb 2020The 100x zoom & 8K video was bound to disappoint. Digit... more8k footage is pretty good for first gen. Has stabilization.
Check some of it on YouTube.
It's disappointing in low light as expected.
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- RCW
- nw}
- 28 Feb 2020
So where is the audio review?
- Whackcar
- 6QD
- 28 Feb 2020
Ellio74, 28 Feb 2020This review confirms a lot of thing I was thinking about. T... moreThe 100x zoom & 8K video was bound to disappoint. Digital zoom has never been impressive, and you can't do proper 8K video from a camera that doesn't have at least 34MP native camera without binning.
Their biggest fault was going for a Nona-Bayer sensor instead of going Quad-Bayer like Xiaomi. Most users prefer more detail over slightly better low-light performance. As expected, their NonaBayer sensor performs good in low-light, but is actually worse in daylight compared to other 12MP phones.
The Telephoto is good, it's just their 100x stupid marketing that set up expectations too high, and led to disappointment.
Battery is definitely disappointing as well. I expected 110+ hours on 60Hz mode. At least 95 hours on 120hz mode.
Hopefully Samsung will learn from this, and nail the Note 20 Ultra (if there is one).
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- Schlafwandler
- 0jI
- 28 Feb 2020
Nobody is really interested in this totally overpriced tablet. Where is the review of S20/+ which most people are interested in?
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Design is okayish. Better to put a Case on it.
Below par battery. If K30 and ROG 2 can give 100 plus hours of endurance, so can SAMSUNG with 5000mAh battery. 90+ HR is below par endurance for flagship IMO.
Best screen on the market.
Cameras are great but not perfect. Best telephoto on the market. I wonder how long will it take to fix certain issues. Since this is clearly not final SW. I'll be waiting for gcam.
Exynos performance underwhelming in multi core compared to SD865 and on par in single core but in real world performance, most won't notice.
Samsung should have put better cooling.
Chinese flagships are ahead in terms of faster charging and cooling performance. Even Redmi Note 8 pro offers some cooling. No excuse for Samsung at 1300 dollar price point.
Overall some areas leave you lacking. Still offers a huge upgrade for s10 uses. But I am Sceptical about an upgrade. Let's wait for the ROG 3 or Oppo Find X2 pro. Even the Mi 10 Pro is appealing. OnePlus has a real chance but they'll dissapoint with camera and battery as usual, Pixel and IPhones are useless, Huawei can nail it but the locked bootloader is a turn off!
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- dude111
- 8{e
- 28 Feb 2020
"the Ultra is quick to throttle even after just one benchmark run and subsequent runs bring those results to less impressive values. It heats up substantially under load too."
Damn. It's getting worse and worse...
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- Oblivian
- ki$
- 28 Feb 2020
The camera bump resembles the good o'l F480 one that was launched way back in 2008 by samsung.
- Whackcar
- 6QD
- 28 Feb 2020
Hype, hype, hype and then a big Dud.
S20 Ultra is even more of a fail than Z Flip. At least Z Flip has the folding appeal to it. The Ultra has nothing other than flashy specs to brag about (none of which live upto their potential).
I expect the s20/S20+ to be significantly better offerings, with less gimmicks and more value.
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- Ricardo_G
- JM@
- 28 Feb 2020
I feel that this review is not complete
Audio quality?
Time-on 5G against 4G?
Battery in 4G and 60 hz refresh screen rate?
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- Ellio74
- m$r
- 28 Feb 2020
This review confirms a lot of thing I was thinking about. This year, Samsung didn't deliver the same way they did previous year, or their marketing was too optimistic. Numbers Don't do everything: 100x zoom, 8K, 5000 mAh, etc.
And the price is too high, not to mention the dull design.
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- themohd
- Ld0
- 28 Feb 2020
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is the S20 Ultra Killer, it should be on the list of alternatives.
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- themohd
- Ld0
- 28 Feb 2020
From the reviews I've seen, the Snapdragon version has an outstanding battery life. Samsung has done us dirty again, but I'll never fall for Exynos/Mali garbage.
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- Dometalican
- B45
- 28 Feb 2020
Forgot to add the negative of removing the headphone jack. Can't forgive Samsung for being hypocrites.
Very much a letdown for a $1,500 phone (US only gets the 5G version for some reason). That battery life is not that great, the camera (while not bad) isn't that great, and lack of headphone jack still is a major flaw. Going to eagerly wait for the Xperia 1 Mark 2/Xperia Pro review to see how that phone does.
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- Anonymous
- BiP
- 28 Feb 2020
AKW2020, 28 Feb 2020Good camera, 5 pages of review for its camera. I didn't see... moreGood camera?? are you blind??
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- Anonymous
- XRg
- 28 Feb 2020
Half baked review. No discussion on gaming performance, general user experience.