The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra camera is an incremental improvement of the great camera platform introduced with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, with noticeable improvements in low-light and zoom photography.

Excellent colors and, Incredible details, Natural color hues, Noticeably better noise-reduction vs; S20U, Excellent details preservation, The best zoom tested to date, Fewer filtering artefacts than competitors, Wider angle than some competitors, Excellent daylight quality

A 27MP resolution option would be great; Slow shutter speed; Nothing obvious; Not the absolute best in low-light

The Galaxy Note is an unusual smartphone for one reason, and one reason only in 2020: its stylus, the beloved S Pen. And while everything else about it feels incredibly familiar, it's impossible to deny that no other phone can scratch the very particular itch Samsung does with the Note.

Display It's huge, it's bright, it's vivid, and has adaptive 120Hz refresh. In any practical sense, this is the best smartphone display on the planet right now., S Pen Lowering the latency to 9ms has a noticeable effect, and makes the S Pen feel significantly more realistic to scribble with (even if...

Cameras, again Samsung's processing is not for everyone, and while the periscope camera is good, it still has drawbacks, like its strangely soft optics. The 50x zoom claim is also nonsense.

At the time of testing, the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is one of the best smartphones available. The phablet shines in the test with a very bright AMOLED display, high system speed, a good and versatile camera, pleasing speakers, and a fancy design.

super-bright OLED display with HDR10; good speakers; S Pen; strong triple-camera setup; expandable storage; Wi-Fi 6; 5G; and eSIM; IP68 certification

slow microSD slot; 120 Hz only at Full HD; neither aptX HD nor aptX Adaptive; SoC policy

Some reviewers think the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G is a better choice than anything from Apple. Why? Highlights such as its 6.9-inch screen, 10 MP selfie camera, super-long battery life and up to 512GB of storage are just a few of the features fans have praised.

I brought this phone it came out in New Zealand, and have been enjoying every minute with the phone. The features within the phone are awesome, loving the camera and the functionality of the SPen, the future proof-ness of 5G is amazing. Definitely going to keep this phone for a while.

When Samsung introduced the “Ultra” moniker with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, it was clear what they were going for – ...

Features like the 120Hz display are fantastic and with Adaptive mode, you can enjoy it on the Note 20 Ultra without sabotaging your battery life, which is exactly the sort of refinement Note fans have waited for.

Versatile camera with excellent video; Vibrant 6.9-inch 120Hz display; Solid battery life; Improved S Pen; Most powerful Android processor

Pricey; Huge camera bump; Facial recognition fails at times

Holding up the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, you get a sense of deja vu that’s hard to shake off. Have I seen this large phone that is packed with everything but the kitchen sink before?

Go big or go home. That’s always been Samsung’s motto with the Galaxy Note series, and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is its biggest effort yet. The screen is even larger than last year’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus, and there’s also more power, more features, and more technology — all aimed at improving productivity and increasing its media capabilities. Your wallet had better be bigger too, as the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra starts at $1,299. Samsung’s approach to outdoing the competition is simple: Beat them into submission by offering everything a phone buyer could possibly want, in a phone that will last for years. Pushing the boundaries of what’s acceptable in terms of device size and price, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra claims the top Android option among the best smartphones this year, even outdoing the Galaxy Note 10 Plus — a phone we called the best Android phone of 2019. Updated on September 23, 2020: After several software updates following release, I used the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for another week. ...

Massive 120Hz screen looks great; S Pen is unique and handy; Versatile camera; Future-proofed hardware and software; Full-day battery even with heavy use;

Big and heavy; Security features are finicky;

Since Samsung is trying to push the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra as an ultimate all-rounder for productivity, we think the phone delivers on that. Aside from its elegant design, the high-level camera performance and convenient Link to Windows (our favourite) fit perfectly for content creators.