Ryan reviews what might be the last Samsung Note ever!
Pricing$999 Note 20 modelA smaller, stripped down version, essentially an S20+ with S Pen$1299 Note 20 Ultra modelAll the things in this review!You could customize it a bit further with 512gb storage for some amount moreDisplaySizeSlightly shorter, slightly wider than S20UIt’s slightly larger than the previous Note 10+Weight-wise, it’s a similar feeling, but the center of gravity…Special featuresKeeping many of the same features from previous generations hardware/software wiseThe biggest differences…Samsung’s latest panel – these panels are better every time and this is one good tooThe screen itself is very curved as opposed to the S20U’s fairly flat edges, it kind of makes you wonder why they decided to go with such high curvature with the device that could even better utilize the flat surface… it also looks like the Note 10+ more than everThe screen itself is LPZO(sp?)This allows it to be brighter (up to 1500 nits?)This allows for a variable refresh rate that software controls but hardware executesThe in-screen fingerprint scanner seems WAY faster it’s crazyThere’s been rumors of having a new scanner but I heard it’s not in this model this year, so… still waiting… but the difference is here in my usage so farI noticed using the Note 10+ that the lack of the smooth 120hz adaptive framework (HFR)!I didn’t think I could notice it but it’s really therePhysicalsLook and feel, build qualityFootprintStupidly largeIt’s ever-so-slightly shorter than S20U and a tiny bit widerWeightIt feels lighter but it also has a difference center of gravity based on how it’s thinned out from the S20UBattery4500 mAh500 mAh delta from where the S20U was – kind of a shame that the Note 20 Ultra didn’t have it match – but I appreciate the weight differenceIt’s been fine, usually end of day (work from home style) around 60% and I could push it down it to 40% if I actually left the house and took pictures somewhereChargingSame as usual; allegedly there were rumors of 45w ultra-mega-battery-acid rapid charging, but not this timeThe brick was in the boxPortsSame as usual; no headphone jackYou know, maybe I miss it occasionally?SpeakersNot radically different than S20UButtonsThe buttons return from the S20U and my preferred alignment leaves the Note line – previously they were on the other side (left side), now they’re back on the rightCameraHow is itSpecial modesNotable featuresThings to verifyZoom?Is 50X/30X zoom anything?Focus?Is the focusing better than it was on the S20U?SpecsCPU865 PlusThey should have gotten, for an extra dollar, an Ultra SKURAM12GB; you can have no less of course, coming from the S20UStorageWeird – just like I mentioned with the S20U – it comes with only 128gb option and a 512gb bumpWhile the Note 10+ had 256gb as its baseSoftwareOSFinally, we can just now begin using Android 10 gesturesUpdatesPerformanceSeems good to me — it looks just as buttery smooth as the S20U does on the HFR modeFinal thoughtsThe Note 20 Ultra is obviously the note to buyIf you’re going to waste $1000 on a phone AND you want a stylus to do high precision work, then get the Ultra – pretend it is the only modelNote 20 Ultra or S 20 Ultra?Almost definitely N20U now, or wait for whatever the next S-line device and see if Samsung comes to its sensesAttributions
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