Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra hands-on review

06 August 2020


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i have been using samsung galaxy note from 1 -10+. also been using galaxy S - s20 ultra 5g. been thinking about the new note 20 ultra 5g. compared them with s ultra 5g, basically both have the same specs. the only difference is the pen. i am having second thoughts in trading my note 10+ for the new note20 ultra. do you think its worth it? b y the way, my s20ultra 5g works perfect for me.

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    • James
    • J7R
    • 10 Aug 2020

    Very disappointing device from samsung. No real improvement from the last note series

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      • MrDong
      • xZI
      • 10 Aug 2020

      https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-exynos-vs-snapdragon-1144297/?fbclid=IwAR0WyYXK6A6Hs6PerT1vNijvvE3YbkuE83xB0d6uhwzf0s7aGDb-UIOIl8Q

      Expensive, underpowered phone. Serious scam and malpractice from a big company. Even Apple has stopped this after many years with badly-built iPhones (5, 6, 7, 8, X)

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        • kanna
        • 7t{
        • 09 Aug 2020

        Gatotkaca, 09 Aug 2020Hahahaha Exynos 990 for global except USA. ha ha cheating

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          • Hqc
          • 09 Aug 2020

          Looks really nice, but not sure it's a huge step to convince me to replace my Note 9 which I'm really happy with. My only dislike is that the camera set up should have been horizontal like the S10 family & selfy cam not in middle of the screen. Lastly a flat screen is prefered for using S pen. Thanks

            Hahahaha Exynos 990 for global except USA.

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              • yeah
              • 0U6
              • 09 Aug 2020

              this is an unimpressive iteration of the Note class for 2020. I am curious how will the consumers receive this device. My bet is sales will be lower than previous year, which in turn was lower than before. Only if they managed to push the under display camera this year had been a nice comeback, but there is a good chance Huawei will do it first and the US ban on them will only hold for so long. Samsung is beginning to be the next Nokia, and unless Sony or Motorola come from behind with the best flagship, the world market will move to chinese brands. It will take just one year after the first Chinese branded flagship will beat Samsung on all chapters.

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                • Anonymous
                • 7kH
                • 09 Aug 2020

                That camera bump. Yuck!

                Things that turn me down : curved display (I like flat), Plastic back on the Note 20

                Color options on smaller Note 20 are great. Only if they could give a glass back. Someone in Samung design is going to get fired. It's as bad a design choice as the Pixels bathtub notch a few years ago.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • UGw
                  • 09 Aug 2020

                  Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020I agree to most of your comment, but I disagree that 400 pp... morea few years ago 400ppi and 2K screens were seen as too extreme LOL

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4jp
                    • 09 Aug 2020

                    They did their best and they failed.
                    Chinese phones, that don't have 200% markup, own this phone.

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                      • Luke
                      • nX@
                      • 09 Aug 2020

                      Angie nice to see you again after quite long time, looking forward for your next review ;-)

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                        • vijay
                        • tEq
                        • 09 Aug 2020

                        nice article

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                          • Benboy
                          • TqA
                          • 09 Aug 2020

                          No doubt it will be expensive, for pretty much nothing new

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                            • Gurry
                            • 2SP
                            • 09 Aug 2020

                            At this price point there are lot of cons
                            1. Slow charging speeds
                            2. Exynos 990
                            3. 60hz at qhd resolution
                            4. Camera still inferior than iphone
                            5. Plastic body
                            6. Punch hole in center
                            7. Huge camera bump on back

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                              • Anonymous
                              • sxs
                              • 09 Aug 2020

                              Marketing strategy during this period to confuse buyer to still consider the old series series.

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                                • Mzwandile Harmans
                                • fjT
                                • 09 Aug 2020

                                ASUS ROG Phone 3, 08 Aug 2020No it ranks better than the most( iPhones as well) but they... moreMay rank better bcos is highly specced and excellent personalization, not meaning it does things better though. iPhones still have better quality cameras, performance, battery life, longevity.

                                  Aimshootreload, 08 Aug 2020The s20 ultra has shitty camera No it ranks better than the most( iPhones as well) but they probably did not live up to the 108 MP 10X zoom expectations. Autofocus issues are related to this Zoom feature. For normal photo shoots including low light they are just great. Don’t get swayed by extreme haters from iToy gangs. The way things look, I am attracted more towards S30 Ultra than Note 20 Ultra

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 7tV
                                    • 08 Aug 2020

                                    Note 20 is such a dud. So expensive and totally anti vfm for what it offers.
                                    Note 10+ is a better buy than Note 20.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • IKV
                                      • 08 Aug 2020

                                      Ex Lover, 08 Aug 2020I'm a Samsung fan all these while, since Note 1 until ... morethis is me. I have note 9 but the route samsung is going hurts me hahaha. I was so loyal but they are becoming huge scammers now. Literally apple 2.0. It's sad to see. I literally do not care about these types of upgrades. Why? The price does NOT justify it. Im no longer excited. I was extremely excited to get note 10 and they went with ugly apple design. No headphone jack either.I was highly...highly disappointed. I went with 9 actually. So much for holding out for the 10. I knew the 20 wouldn't be what us loyal fans wanted

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • IKV
                                        • 08 Aug 2020

                                        Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020The vanilla note 20 is a joke. Better get note 10+. I c... moreAgreed