Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has always been hugely acclaimed by power users and recently the company announced two new flagship Note devices – Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. While both of them offer solid specs, highly productive software, and refined hardware, the Note 20 Ultra seems to be the ultimate flagship for those looking for an incomparable, super-premium phone.
Samsung Note is the first phone to have a concept of a built-in stylus. This allows user to be able to power Office software on the go, or be more creative in their work.
The next generation of Note series; Note 20 Ultra 5G exemplifies the productivity-centric smartphone furthermore.
The Note 20 Ultra has thoughtfully eschewed ultra-shiny or flashy finishes to boost sheer elegance. Though it sports 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1mm dimensions, it’s absolutely comfortable to hold, thanks to its contoured back.
Samsung has gone all “mystic” as it’s made available in mystic bronze, mystic white, and mystic black. Mystic bronze is being highlighted by Samsung this year and with the new high-quality “textured haze” finish at the front, its metal and glass body exudes a rose gold look in certain lighting. The front and back are covered with Gorilla Glass Victus, which can withstand drops up to about 6.5 feet and twice scratch-resistant than Gorilla Glass 6, according to Corning.
The Note 20 Ultra sports a impressive 6.9-inch screen with Super AMOLED 2, Infinity-O, and WQHD+ resolution, which mean you’d always get only the best in every aspect – from brightness and viewing angles to color accuracy, regardless of what you’re doing.
With the help of its 1500 nits brightness spec, the Note 20 Ultra provides one of the brightest displays by offering glare-free, crystal-clear vision, even under direct sunlight.
However, the factor that has made the screen admirable is its 120Hz variable refresh rate. This extremely polished refresh rate not only offers incredibly smooth scrolling but it also offers adaptive motion smoothness by default. It means the screen dynamically gets adjusted depending on what’s being displayed and accordingly varies between 11Hz to 120Hz. Notably, you cannot always turn the 120Hz setting on in order to conserve power.
What keeps the Note 20 Ultra a step ahead of its competitors and other Galaxy Note products is the integrated S Pen stylus. This time, Samsung has reduced its latency to 9ms (80% faster compared to the Note 10), which means you can use the S Pen as naturally as you put a real pen to paper.
This fast and efficient stylus also sports new Air Gestures that eliminate the need of performing the S Pen above or on the screen. You can wave it in the air to create whatever you want to on the screen, just like waving a wand!
The presence of Samsung’s One UI 2.5 and Android 10 gives you the perfect synergy between the Note 20 Ultra and the S Pen. Not only it can detect S Pen strokes accurately but offers enhanced handwriting-to-text recognition as well. You can also enjoy enhanced interaction with content and various apps via the S Pen. For instance, it simplifies tasks such as accurately and easily strengthening out messy text, moving on to the next PPT slide, etc.
The Galaxy Note series has always received very high recognition for leading the domain of mobile’s work and play efficiencies and with the Note 20 series, Samsung has taken it up to another level. Now you can fully indulge in the truly immersive mobile gaming experience from wherever you want and fully take care of your work.
With Samsung’s updated productivity user interface DeX, you can wirelessly cast your phone’s screen to a monitor or smart TV. Thanks to the integrations with Xbox and Microsoft, you can link your phone to your Windows 10 PC and directly access mobile apps on the computer to sync photos, manage notifications, send messages, make calls on your PC, among others. You can also add mobile apps to your Windows PC taskbar.
With the help of the Galaxy Store’s Xbox Game Pass, you’d be able to play more than 100 popular Xbox titles on your Note 20 device, starting from September 15.
The Note 20 series sports an AI game booster along with Bluetooth 5.0 offering a wider range and improved speeds. Add to these the 240Hz touch response and you get an incredibly efficient and enjoyable gaming device.
The Note 20 devices come with support for 5G which means you can leverage the power of the hyper-fast next-generation network to do whatever you want to. They support both mmWave and sub-6 versions of 5G and sport Wi-Fi 6 so you can rest assured of getting robust wireless Internet connectivity along with optimized latency.
And if you’re thinking about risks of using Wi-Fi, the Note devices come equipped with Samsung Knox – a robust set of advanced mobile security solutions to protect your privacy.
One of the biggest draws of the Note 20 Ultra is its gigantic camera module that comprises three rear cameras. The primary lens comes with a 108MP sensor having an f/1.8 with 26mm wide angle which offers extremely vivid colors and outstanding performance in low light.
It’s teamed with a 12MP, f/2.2 ultra wide-angle camera which does an outstanding job in capturing more details. Then, there’s the 12MP, f/3.0 periscope telephoto lens that lets you achieve 50x hybrid zoom and 5x optical zoom. You also get a laser focusing tool that lets you focus faster and delivers sharper photos.
Apart from these outstanding camera specs, the Note 20 Ultra lets you shoot 8K videos at 24fps in either 21:9 or 16:9 to create seriously impressive sharp, colorful professional-grade videos. You can also incorporate professional effects into the videos and adjust the frame rate while editing them directly on your Note 20 Ultra.
By using the Pro Video mode, you’d be able to record at 120fps and control parameters like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, etc. And then there’s the “Highlight reel” feature that would let you combine multiple videos to create a single one. Samsung has also added multiple microphone options along with the ability to connect a USB-C mic and eliminate noise using the Bluetooth microphone.
The Note 20 Ultra draws its power from an impressive 4,500mAh battery which would effortlessly last a full day even with so many features in the device.
As if an all-day battery wasn't enough, the Note 20 Ultra supports 25W fast wired charging and the device can be charged from 0 to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. The Note 20 Ultra also supports 15W wireless charging and 4.5W reverse wireless charging that would let you use it like a power bank to charge other devices.
Network | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE/ 5G |
---|---|---|
2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | |
3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
4G bands | LTE | |
5G bands | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | |
GPRS | Yes | |
EDGE | Yes | |
Launch | Announced | 2020, August 05 |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 21 | |
Body | Dimensions | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm |
Weight | 208 g | |
Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | |
SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) | ||
Display | Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
- HDR10+ compliant - Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate | ||
Platform | OS | Android 10; One UI 2.5 |
Chipset | Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global | |
CPU | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global | |
GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global | |
Memory | Card slot | No |
Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.0 | |
Main Camera | Triple | 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 2 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
Selfie camera | Single | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF |
Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
3.5mm jack | No | |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Tuned by AKG | ||
Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | No | |
USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
Features | Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
Charging | - Fast battery charging 25W - USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W - Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W | |
Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery | |
Misc | Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White |
Model | SM-N986B/DS |
---|---|
FreeGift | No |
Warranty | 1 year local mfg warranty |
Options | No |
Housing | No |
LCD Replacement | No |
Battery Replacement | No |
Network | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE/ 5G |
---|---|---|
2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | |
3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
4G bands | LTE | |
5G bands | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | |
GPRS | Yes | |
EDGE | Yes | |
Launch | Announced | 2020, August 05 |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 21 | |
Body | Dimensions | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm |
Weight | 208 g | |
Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | |
SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) | ||
Display | Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
- HDR10+ compliant - Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate | ||
Platform | OS | Android 10; One UI 2.5 |
Chipset | Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global | |
CPU | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global | |
GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global | |
Memory | Card slot | No |
Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.0 | |
Main Camera | Triple | 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 2 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
Selfie camera | Single | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF |
Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
3.5mm jack | No | |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Tuned by AKG | ||
Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | No | |
USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
Features | Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
Charging | - Fast battery charging 25W - USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W - Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W | |
Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery | |
Misc | Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White |