Wow, Samsung has taken a downward plummet with this one. Plastic fantastic, no removable storage and a screen that's a step backwards from the Note 9! Definitely will be my last Samsung product

Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 is the company’s mainstream phablet, situated below the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. As in the world of Apple, though, “mainstream” is relative here, with the Note20’s specs (and price) drifting towards the high end of the spectrum.

Accurate exposure in bright to moderate lighting; Accurate white balance; color rendering in stills; High stills detail; especially in bright light; Wide ultra-wide field of view; Good depth estimation and blur quality in portrait mode; Good video exposure; Video detail high and noise low in bright...

The Note 20 takes Samsung's phablet formula and strips away some of the flagship sheen....

Good all-round camera performance Vibrant; flat display Solid performance Reasonable battery life Sleek overall design S Pen still ace

Overpriced Glasstic isn't fantastic 60Hz hurts Awkward speaker placement Gets hot No expandable storage

The S Pen-equipped Galaxy Note 20 strips away some key features from the larger model in exchange for a lower price, but gets a bit lost in Samsung's crowded 2020 phone lineup in the process.

Excellent S Pen stylus; Less expensive than the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and S20+

Middling value for the price; Digital zoom isn't great

The Galaxy Note 20 will not be remembered as a high point for the Note series. It loses out on too many of the higher-end elements of Galaxy phones without a commensurate drop in cost.

Fun-to-use cameras; S-Pen is excellent for digital drawing; Powerful; even if it's beaten by the competition

Mediocre battery life; 60Hz phone in a 90/120Hz world; Flat glass front; plastic back

I hate to say it, but the Galaxy Note 20 is mostly a miss for the South Korean tech giant

Powerful processor; Solid camera; Design looks good

Overpriced; Only 60Hz refresh rate; Plastic back

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a good phone, but don’t buy it at its advertised retail price of $999.99. It’s a fine phone if you can find it for less, and hopefully you can because the only other phone with a stylus that matters is the very expensive Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

S Pen has come into its own; Solid performance and battery life; Reasonable size for more people

Not a good value at the original $1,000 asking price; No 120Hz refresh rate screen; Cameras are not inspiring

The Galaxy Note20 5G is a more affordable option compared to its pricier sibling with much of the same aesthetics and gains access to the same processor, 5G connectivity and the full functionality of the series’ fabled SPen though if you are looking for better value and can live without the stylus,...

If you're looking for a phone with an integrated stylus then there's little better than the note-taking potential of this phone. Sure, its 'glasstic' rear and lack of higher refrsh-rate screen are little red marks against its specification, but you can buy the step-up Ultra model if you see that as...

Integrated stylus delivers key point of difference; Great handwriting and notes input; Powerful and fluid operation; Neater design than Ultra version; Versatile and capable camera system

Lacks a higher refresh-rate screen (it's 60Hz here); 'Glasstic' rear - surely this could be glass on such a flagship?; Air Gestures still a gimmick; Should really be a bigger battery in a phone this size

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is the “cheaper” Note to buy this year. But it still has an MSRP of $999 and is lacking some pretty basic premium features to the point it’s insulting.

Powerful hardware; Great overall camera performance; Beautiful; balanced design; Samsung's AMOLED screen is still top-notch; Enhanced productivity: multi-window; S Pen; DeX

$1,000 plastic phone; Refresh rate stuck at 60 Hz; Battery life is just OK