Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Mobile Phone; Sim Free Smartphone 128GB - Cosmic Grey, (UK Version)

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Huawei also has its hat in the plus-sized flagship ring, although its offerings are far less tempting as of late. Surprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is both the more affordable and better spec of the two handsets. The new Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a camera that’s ready to take your extreme close-up – and a lot of your money. You might assume these are related going by the names, but they’re actually not the same pieces of hardware.

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It kept us out of the settings menus and in the moment, plus you can also clip 33MP photos from video, which proved handy. This fun factor helps compensate for the fact that this camera isn’t always pixel-perfect in stringent side-by-side comparisons with the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Google Pixel 5. However, if you're not too worried about securing the handset device and are willing to take a slight drop in specs and features, Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus deals can be a great way to land a similar phone. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra goes big in every way imaginable, with 108MP photos, a 100x camera zoom, 40MP selfies, and a 6.

It’s about time to invest in a decent pair of Bluetooth headphones – I recommend the Galaxy Buds+ – or give in and listen using your trusty wired headphones through a USB Type-C to 3. I’m not a fan of how chunky the app icons are by default – the size can be adjusted in the phone’s settings – and Samsung still insists on pre-installing the phone with its own apps, which can’t be removed. Obviously, if you're not looking to spend a lot on your next smartphone, this won't be the choice for you. Going back to the question we posed at the start of this review: do you really need Samsung’s ‘everything phone’?

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Mobile Phone; Sim Free Smartphone

Although the phone supports a QHD resolution, Samsung defaults it to 1080p – it still can’t do the 120Hz refresh rate and QHD at the same time, while the OnePlus 8 Pro and newer Galaxy S21 Ultra can. This is so much better than what Apple does right now – the timer is now hidden behind a menu on the iPhone 11 series. I certainly never pressed it intentionally in the past, although the phone’s Bixby functionality is now activated with a long press of the power button instead. For once, there’s plenty to talk about with a new Samsung flagship, and I’m sure there are a few things I’ve missed out. Then there's the in-screen fingerprint sensor from the previous year’s phones, but it sadly is the first S phone without a 3.It starts with 10x Hybrid Optic Zoom enabled by a revolutionary folded lens and high-resolution image sensor.

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This means that the S20 Ultra has the advantage when it comes to low-light conditions, and it really shows in testing. Instead of offering a more affordable alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus, we’ve got a far pricier option in the form of the Galaxy S20 Ultra. There’s certainly room for me to discuss the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s network capabilities – it supports all 5G standards including mmWave – but this review is already bulging at the seams in its current state, so I’ll add to it at a later date. Whether that be with the latest iPhones and Android handsets, breaking down how broadband works or revealing the cheapest SIM plans, he's in the know, and will help you land a bargain. The rest of the internal specs are all top-of-the-line: a 7nm chipset (Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 in the US, or Samsung’s Exynos 990 in the UK and Europe), 12GB or 16GB or RAM, 128GB or 512GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot for expandable storage.

Not seen: 5 seconds later, a guy mosies on up to the hydrant and, head first, leans over to take a big sip of water. We appreciate that Samsung found a way to make a smaller punch-hole for its front-facing camera in the top-center of the screen, and selfies actually look better than before – and say goodbye to that wide dual-lens selfie camera from the S10 Plus, as there’s only one camera embedded in this display. We found Samsung’s photos to be clear up to 10x zoom, depending on the lighting conditions and how we were viewing the photos (on the phone screen vs a larger computer monitor). Simply tap and hold the recording button, film some interesting stuff, and you will get a nice collage at the end of it, including wide-angle stills, boomerangs, slow-mo video and artsy monochrome images. Shooting 8K uses the telephoto 64MP sensor, so things are cropped in a little and it can be restrictive when you’re already up close.

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With more megapixels comes greater potential for detail capture, of course, and the images that the S20 Ultra is capable of capturing are nothing short of exceptional. If I haven’t already hammered the point home by now, Samsung’s most feature-rich smartphone to date is also its most expensive. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra checks off a lot of bests for new phones in 2020, including the best camera on an Android phone and the best-looking display on any phone, period. The copper-toned Mystic Bronze color stands out most of all with this frost-coated glass back, while the less stylish Mystic Black and Mystic White options for those who don’t share our impeccable taste.

It’s not Samsung’s longest-lasting phone, and that comes down to the curbed battery capacity compared to the S20 Ultra – 4,500mAh for the Note 20 Ultra vs 5,000mAh for the S20 Ultra.