Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra long-term review

20 July 2020


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  • AnonD-946839
  • 3Ws
  • 25 Jul 2020

Regedit, 23 Jul 2020Lets get some facts added: Not P40 pro is not the pionee... moreso that's your Opinion i respect that. I was saying personally in my experience.

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    • AnonD-946839
    • 3Ws
    • 25 Jul 2020

    Alm999, 22 Jul 2020Last 30 years? Hmm when did mobile become mainstream? 20 ye... moresorry i meant 25 years ago Nokia 2110. 1995.

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      • Jpprice14
      • 6Mt
      • 25 Jul 2020

      I still don't understand why people buy the S series Samsung devices... The Notes are the obvious choice.

        Regedit, 23 Jul 2020Lets get some facts added: Not P40 pro is not the pionee... more"P40 Pro is good only for night / extremely low light photography"
        "its not the iPhone 11 pro for videos"
        Those statements are absolutely not true.

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          • AnonD-923722
          • tDQ
          • 24 Jul 2020

          Phones camera with most versetality :
          P40 Pro Plus (Night, Zoom, HDR) it may not be the best for any scenario, but at least it can give you an usable footage or photos at any conditions (pitch black, far, only exception is Ultrawide, which isn't as wide)

          Phone cameras with best quality :
          Iphone 11 Pro/P40 Pro Plus/S20 Ultra (watercolor)

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            • AnonD-923722
            • Kxb
            • 24 Jul 2020

            Regedit, 23 Jul 2020Did you check the Vivo X50 pro samples.?? May be you shall ... moreTry pitch black. Huawei easily wins in videos. Even when Huawei in auto mode, competitors at Night mode, they achieve the same amount of image quality. Very impressed with Huawei, unlike S20 Ultra which uses High Tech sensor but worse results than Small sensored Iphone and pixels at nighttime. X50 Pro wins in stabilization only. Try Pitch black video with any of them, Huawei in ultrawide. My vote would go with Huawei for producing an usable footage

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              • AnonD-923722
              • Kxb
              • 24 Jul 2020

              Blackk Mamba , 23 Jul 2020Video is not good on p40 pro. Sure you can see in dark at t... moreBetter to be able to do it with some problems rather than not. S20 Ultra has same sensor and pixel size as P40 Pro, but lacks behind it. Huawei's Ultrawode camera is even better tha some main cameras in lowlight, that's a fact. For video always use the ultrawide. Samsung's image and video pricessing is so bad even though the hardware is very good like Huawei's. Nighttime video Huawei and Iphone is king.

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                • Blackk Mamba
                • KSu
                • 23 Jul 2020

                AnonD-923722, 23 Jul 2020P40 Pro Night time video is very far ahead of the competiti... moreVideo is not good on p40 pro. Sure you can see in dark at the cost of unnecessary extra noise and tons of artifacts.

                  "The S20 Ultra is the phone incarnation of the concept of "bragging rights." It focuses so much on bragging that it misses some of the basics of what makes a smartphone great. But the S20 Ultra doesn't care. It's more interested in you not forgetting that you are getting the biggest zoom from the biggest camera bump on Samsung's biggest phone."

                  Nailed, this just shows what we all see from Samsung fanboys all the time, it's all about numbers and bragging rights, no-matter how the device or features actually work as long as there long paper specsheet with high numbers. But well based on very low sale numbers for S20, it's nice to see Samsung fanboys are waking up and not being so easily brainwashed by this stuff anymore.

                    AnonD-946839, 22 Jul 2020i will wade in with some honest and real advice. Personally... moreLets get some facts added:

                    Not P40 pro is not the pioneer for photography.
                    P40 Pro is good only for night / extremely low light photography.

                    Sony Xperia 1 II is as good as any flagship and you should know that the pro camera app is altogether different. I wish Adobe comes up with a similar or better app

                    No, its not the iPhone 11 pro for videos, Galaxy Note 10 Plus & S20 Ultra have better videos ( considering any given conditions & stabilization).

                    If you are thinking about an all rounder its iPhone 11 pro max for this year.

                    Lets wait and see what Note 20 has to bring to the competition.

                      AnonD-923722, 23 Jul 2020P40 Pro Night time video is very far ahead of the competiti... moreDid you check the Vivo X50 pro samples.?? May be you shall reconsider your opinions

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Nyj
                        • 23 Jul 2020

                        Nick Tagataka, 21 Jul 2020..You gotta be kidding me.Yes it is! Kidding aside!

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                          • AnonD-923722
                          • tDQ
                          • 23 Jul 2020

                          Blackk Mamba , 22 Jul 2020Photo Daytime : Mi 10 Pro. OnePlus 8 pro. Photo Nightti... moreP40 Pro Night time video is very far ahead of the competition even if others are in main camera and the P40 Pro at Ultrawide. The Low light video at pitch black is insane, no other have caught to this. 2019,Huawei released P30 Pro that can see in the dark in photos. While, the Mate 30 Pro and P40 Pro/Pro Plus can see in the dark while in video mode.

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                            • Alm999
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                            • 22 Jul 2020

                            AnonD-946839, 22 Jul 2020i will wade in with some honest and real advice. Personally... moreLast 30 years? Hmm when did mobile become mainstream? 20 years would have been more believable

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                              • AnonD-946839
                              • 3Ws
                              • 22 Jul 2020

                              i will wade in with some honest and real advice. Personally i think the S20 ultra is over hyped because of the 100x zoom. But the phone itself is good. having worked in the mobile industry and owned almost 30 mobiles over the last 30 year. I will say what i feel is true.

                              Firstly for photography you wont get a better phone than Huawei P40 Pro. its pretty damn amazing.

                              For stability and amazing video quality then it would be iPhone 11 Pro.

                              For the screen quality you will not get better than Samsung Super Amoled screens. There the best in the business.

                              But the sad fact is all these devices are not the best for battery life. As for this 120hz screen refresh rate everyone is going anal over. Personally not much point of having a beautiful 120hz to watch a film for a few hours than flat battery.

                              So all in all. if i had to buy a new phone. Im thinking iPhone 11 pro. But i am so happy with my S10.

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                                • merdcanfs7
                                • PXX
                                • 22 Jul 2020

                                What? 4 hours on screen on?? My Xiaomi MI 9T gives me 10 hours xd xd xd

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                                  • Blackk Mamba
                                  • KSu
                                  • 22 Jul 2020

                                  AnonD-923722, 22 Jul 2020Bwst camera phones in segment : Daytime HDR : All flagsh... morePhoto Daytime : Mi 10 Pro. OnePlus 8 pro.

                                  Photo Nighttime : Huawei P40 pro, Oppo Find X2 Pro.

                                  Video Daytime : Apple iphone 11 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 pro, Samsung S20 plus.

                                  Video Nighttime : Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 pro.

                                  Zoom Daytime : Huawei P40 Pro Plus, Samsung S20 Ultra.

                                  Zoom Nighttime : Samsung S20 ultra.

                                  Zoom Video : Samsung S20 ultra.

                                  Video Stabilization : Samsung S20 Ultra, Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 pro.

                                  Colors Accuracy : Oppo Find X2 Pro.

                                  Bokeh : All except Pixel and iPhone.

                                  HDR : Pixel, Apple iPhone 11 pro.

                                  Slow motion : Huawei p40 Pro.

                                  Auto mode Photo : Pixel.

                                  Auto Mode Video : Samsung S20 Plus.

                                  Pro Mode Photo : Sony Xperia 1 II.

                                  Pro mode Video : LG V60.

                                  Autofocus : Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 pro, Huawei P40 pro.

                                  Ultrawide : Samsung S20 Ultra, Huawei P40 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Pro.

                                  Selfie Images : Samsung S20 Ultra

                                  Selfie Video : Apple iphone 11 Pro, Samsung S20 Ultra.

                                    In my opinion the Galaxy S series are not real flagship for samsung, because samsung never perfect S to leave a lot of things for Note series.

                                      Android.Master, 21 Jul 2020Find X2 pro is better in video compared to both S20 ultra a... moreWhen did I even talk about Find X2 Pro?

                                        Anonymous, 21 Jul 2020Both s20 ultra and mi10 camera using Samsung in house senso... moreStill different sensors with different native (or binned) resolutions.

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