The Galaxy S20 Ultra is not without potential. But the overenthusiastic marketing and the sheer size of that camera bump had us expecting the next big thing - instead, space zoom it isn't and Nonacell is nona-mazing, at least for now.

Big, bright and beautiful 120Hz AMOLED display; The great periscope telephoto cam offers versatile zoom options; The new gen chipset is a solid upgrade performance-wise; Stereo speakers are nice and loud; Charging is very fast.

Our first impression of the Galaxy S20 Ultra was that it was a wolf in sheep's clothing, with no big surprises. Overall, it's a solid package, but there is so much overkill here. Samsung has shoved all of its chips into the middle of the poker table and it's hasn't quite paid off.

Beautiful display; Excellent everyday camera; Strong 5x and 10x zoom; Snappy performance

Huge and cumbersome; Gimmicky Space Zoom; Weak Exynos chip (EU version); No 120Hz at WQHD+

The Galaxy S20 Ultra is a technically superior phone with an incredible camera, but its size, price, and overkill make it hard to recommend.

Incredible processor; battery; and RAM; Absolutely gorgeous display; One UI has become one of Android's best overlays

Big; heavy; and awkward to hold; Extremely expensive; Camera is excellent but has some annoying bugs; 100X Space Zoom is impressive but not very...

That’s the most obvious feeling you get when using the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which will be available in March starting at $1,399.99. If there ever was an embodiment of the chip on a tech company’s shoulder, this behemoth of a phone is it.

Huge; 120Hz screen; Great battery life; Quality zoom photos at 10x; Very good selfie camera

Main camera softens faces too much; Main camera hunts for autofocus; 100X zoom and 108-megapixel photos are mostly gimmicks; Expensive for the value

“You might've thought the camera would be the best feature. Right now, it's not.”

Big; gorgeous screen with 120Hz refresh rate; Zoom lens frames up nice shots; Battery life that breezes through a day; Top notch internals with 5G for every major carrier

Expensive; Inconsistent; sometimes glitchy photo and video performance

The Galaxy S20 Ultra is… a lot. It has a big screen with a very high refresh rate, a very sharp selfie camera and support for speedy 5G. It also features a trio of advanced cameras on its rear that can shoot up to 108-megapixel-sharp pictures, 8K video and get as close as 100x to a subject.

Powerful performance; Vibrant display; Versatile camera setup

Heavy build; Exorbitant price

A few weeks ago ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Larry Dignan and I attended briefings with Samsung to get our first look at the Galaxy S20 lineup and for the past week I've been using a Cosmic Gray 128GB Samsung S20 Ultra 5G as my daily driver on T-Mobile.

Future-proof 5G network support; Stunning large 120Hz display; Solid cameras in most situations; Good battery life

Flawed camera software; Huge phone and rear camera array; Expensive

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is not just the most capable camera phone in the Galaxy family, it is arguably the most impressive camera phone ever. Its 108MP camera proves to be more than a numbers play.

Excellent compositional versatility; Great dedicated Night mode; Big; bold screen

Disappointing battery life; 100x zoom images are very soft; Night images could be more consistent in Auto mode

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is ultra-everything. It offers every possible feature anyone could want in a phone and more. While the device boasts an impressive display, rapid performance, and powerful cameras, the price tag is so high that the phone is unaffordable to many.

Gorgeous screen Blazing-fast performance Flexible cameras Good battery life Solid gaming experience Expandable storage

Boring design Cumbersome to use 8K video is overkill for now No headphone jack Crazy expensive

bright and color-accurate OLED display; fast storage; microSD support; Dual SIM (including eSIM); wide range of LTE frequencies; 5G; good voice quality

5G without mmWave; autofocus fails to operate properly in low-light conditions; 120 Hz only in FHD+; no 120 Hz gaming; slow microSD slot; no aptX HD