Today, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship Note devices, the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and teased a successor to its original Galaxy Fold. The new devices bring improved specifications across the board, including an upgraded three-module camera system.
While similar in name, the two devices appeal to different user bases, with the Galaxy Note 20 being the more entry-level phone, while the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra goes big across the board with a massive screen, tons of RAM and an impressive camera setup.
Galaxy Note 20
As their names suggest, the Galaxy Note 20 is the more basic of the pair, but it still has plenty to offer. The phone is built around a massive 6.7” AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and a 60Hz refresh rate. It`s constructed of Samsung`s ‘Glasstic` plastic, uses Gorilla Glass 5 for the front display and is IP68 certified.
In North America, the device will use Qualcomm`s Snapdragon 865 Plus CPU and the global version will run on Samsung`s Exynos 990 CPU. Inside, it has 128GB of internal storage (no microSD card slot), 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and a 4,300mAh battery that can charge at 25W wired and up to 15W wirelessly.
Moving onto the camera setup, the Galaxy Note 20 offers three camera modules on the back: a 12MP F1.8 optically-stabilized wide-angle camera with 1.8μm pixels, a 64MP F2.0 telephoto (hybrid 3x zoom) camera with 0.8μm pixels and a 12MP F2.2 wide-angle camera with 1.4μm pixels. The front of the devices uses a 10MP F2.2 camera module with 1.22μm pixels. As for video capture, the Galaxy Note 20 can record 8K video at up to 24fps in either 16:9 or 21:9.
The Galaxy Note 20 comes in ‘Mystic Gray,` ‘Mystic Green` and Mystic Bronze, and will start at $1,000.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra takes the ‘bigger is better` approach in nearly every way. The phone has a 6.9” AMOLED 120Hz display that wraps ...
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