| How good is the screen? Initial rumors of the Galaxy Note 20 lineup sowed some confusion as to whether Samsung would call the higher-end model Galaxy Note 20+ or Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and while the company ended up using the latter, the Note 20 Ultra is not exactly a specs monster | claims the cover material can withstand drops up to 2 meters about 6 |
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| But the Note 20 Ultra's true edge-to-edge display made it hard to place the cursor at the edges of the screen where I wanted it to go, and I noticed -- especially when lying down -- that gripping the phone while typing or navigating often called up other apps or features unintentionally, or else closed out what I wanted to do | The default mode is "Adaptive" motion smoothness, which turns on 120Hz refresh when you're scrolling or using features that can take advantage of the faster screen |
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15| The Ultra produces top-notch specs, checks all the boxes, and I want to love it | A large, heavy, awkward phone• For example, the giant camera bump creates an off-balance tilt that hurt my wrist during long usage periods |
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| 8, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 1 | May affect call reception or data services, depending on your network environment |
| Super Resolution Zoom includes digital zoom, which may cause some image deterioration | Model and color availability may vary by country or carrier |
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| Rated minimum capacity is 4170mAh for Galaxy Note20 and 4370mAh for Galaxy Note20 Ultra | It also has a more power-efficient processor |
What will be a problem for some prospective customers is the fact that the LTE variant of the phone has only 8GB of RAM.
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