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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra supports reverse wireless charging, so you can charge your headphones on it Software: Very Samsung In terms of charging, the Galaxy S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra both support 25W fast charging, but only the S20 Ultra supports even faster 45W charging as an option. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Galaxy S20 Ultra: Verdict The Galaxy S20 Ultra has a couple of things going for it with its more powerful Space Zoom and especially beefier battery. And that's really the only reason to opt for the S20 Ultra: longer endurance. Call quality is on par with other Snapdragon 865-based flagship phones; the Note 20 Ultra supports HD calling and Wi-Fi calling, as other leading smartphones do. If you're on AT&T, remember that it may bar Wi-Fi calling from your phone if you didn't buy it directly from the carrier. There's no technical limitation there; it's just an AT&T policy. There are two powerful speakers: a very visible one at the bottom, and a less noticeable one at the top. Together, they combine for noticeably better sound than on smaller phones.
The only concern when choosing the Note 20 Ultra is the battery, which is 10% smaller than the S20 Ultra. However, the dynamic refresh rate reduces the Note 20 Ultra's display to as low as 11Hz when the UI elements are inactive, which helps offset the difference in capacity. Under our light meter, the Note 20 was able to render 122.8% of the sRGB color space in its Natural configuration, as well as a Delta-E color accuracy score of 0.22. That’s damn near identical to the Note 20 Ultra, which achieved 121.5% and 0.24 in both tests, respectively — indicating the quality of onscreen hues will be more or less the same even if you opt for the less expensive device. Overall, the newer Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is truly the phone to get because it offers better cameras than the Note 20 Ultra. But if you want an S Pen built in, the Note 20 Ultra is my choice.
It has the same in-display fingerprint sensor as the S20 series. It's fine; I wish it had a larger touch target, but it's par for the course nowadays. Dynamic 120Hz display is great: Scrolling feels like butter when you have the Adaptive motion smoothness setting turned on. And optimized games like Dead Trigger 2 look really smooth. Where the Note 20 really beats the iPhone is with its zoom. In this 10x zoom of a tree straddling a creek, you can make out more detail in the bark and surrounding leaves. The only bummer is that Samsung blows out some of the highlights. Most of the time, you’ll be shooting with the Note 20’s ƒ/1.8, 12MP main lens. That camera is flanked by a 64MP telephoto with 3x lossless zoom (not optical zoom, mind you — it’s just a sensor crop) as well as another 12MP optic for ultrawide shots. Display Size: Measured diagonally, Galaxy Note20 5G's screen size is 6.7" in the full rectangle and 6.6" with accounting for the rounded corners and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G's screen size is 6.9" in the full rectangle and 6.8" with accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and camera hole.
Of course, there's now the newer Samsung Galaxy S21 range - including the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, which zooms further than the Note 20 Ultra, and even supports the S Pen stylus. Battery Capacity (Typical) : Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 4170mAh for Galaxy Note20 and 4370mAh for Galaxy Note20 Ultra. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors. Battery: Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged, and many other factors. By comparison, the Galaxy S20 Plus with its 4,500 mAh battery lasted 10 hours and 31 minutes and 8:55 in 120Hz mode. And the OnePlus 8 Pro lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in 60Hz mode and 9:02 in 120Hz mode. The handsets on our best phone battery life list all last over 10 hours. Compare that to the Note 20 Ultra — which lasted 10:26 on its 60Hz mode, yet only 7:59 on its 120Hz mode — and the regular Note 20 falls unsurprisingly between those extremes. 9:38 is hardly epic though, especially considering the Galaxy S20 Plus notched 10:31 when set to 60Hz, and 2019’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus delivered 10:47.
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra a great phone for power users
The Note 20 Ultra consistently lasted us a full day on a single charge with normal use. 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. That said, we found it to have enough juice for most power users who gravitate to a Note.
As dusk set in, I captured this pair of images near an overpass. Samsung’s algorithms are clearly more aggressive in brightening darker hues in scenes, yet the Note 20’s attempt has more obvious contrast as well, particularly within the shadows of the tall grass at the bottom left. Ultimately, I prefer everything about the Galaxy’s attempt, again save for the sky and cloud above, which the iPhone once again captures with more depth, realism and nuance. The Note 20 can also cast its desktop-class DeX Mode wirelessly to Miracast-supported displays. That’s a new feature for DeX; previously, you needed a cable to either project it via a TV or PC. The decision is an easy one: the 120Hz 1080p setting looks good out of the box, and most people we know who are upgrading from the Note 8 have been impressed. The 6.9-inch screen isn’t big enough to see individual pixels, and we won’t truly need higher resolutions until foldable phones become mainstream.
Galaxy Note20 | Note20 Ultra 5G
Some Galaxy Note 20 Ultra owners are complaining that a green tint is appearing on the screen when the brightness is lowered. We have not experienced this issue on our review unit. We reached out to Samsung but they do not have any comment at this time.
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