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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review

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Samsung has spared no expense in terms of the features, prices, and specs with its powerful flagship, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in Kenya.

The company announced on August 5th 2020, that they will release the new phone in the market. Going for around Ksh. 120,000 this is the most expensive flagship smartphone it has released.

It comes with the 5G, and yes, you pay the extra money for the 5G. Though 5 only people in Kenya might end up using it!

Put 5G aside, we review the improvements that in this device such as the S pen, cameras, software, battery capacity, and everything. We’ll also look at some reviews online from others who have used it. It’s always good to get a second opinion.

The Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra is competing against its cheaper sibling , the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which have a lot of similarities. Read on to find out the minor improvements made to the Note 20 Ultra and S20 Ultra. Then you can decide if the device is worth all that money!

What You Will Read

Things to Consider Before Buying Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Chipset /iOS

Display

Performance

Battery Capacity

Camera

12MP AI Dual Rear Camera

Front AI Beauty Camera

Space Zoom camera

The Front Camera

Colors

Extras

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra S pen Stylus

Features

Communication Connectivity

Accessories

Social Proof

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Price in Kenya

Alternatives

Samsung Galaxy S20 series

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series

OnePlus 8 Pro

Verdict of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review

Things to Consider Before Buying Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

There is only one thing you should consider when buying this phone. That is fact that it heats up.

JerryRigEverything tore it apart and found out that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a multi-layered graphite thermal pad. Causing the phone to heat regardless of use.

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This is where the S20 Ultra beats the Galaxy Note20 ultra. It has a copper heat pipe and vapor chamber that allows the device to cool.

Chipset /iOS

The Note 20 Ultra operates on OS Android 10,One UI 2.5

The Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Snapdragon 865 Plus has improved the overall performance. It’s its standard hardwarer the latest apps. It’s standard hardware is impressive.

Display

The design of the phone is naughty altruistically.

Samsung phones are famous for being big, and the Note 20 Ultra isn’t any different. The phone has a gorgeous screen of 6.9 inches, the device takes the perfect shape of a slab. This will make you feel as if you are using a notebook, which i guess its the whole idea behind the Note series.

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacity touchscreen, 16M colors display is great. It sets you to enjoy your scrolling when you turn on the adaptive motion smoothness.

The resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density) is great. One thing you should know that you cant have max refresh rate at 120 and still get the maximum resolution on the screen. Though the fresh rates save on the battery life that would otherwise be consumed by the device.

The back of this smartphone has a matte finish, which looks better than a glossy finish, though its slippery than normal phones.

Both the front and the back of the phone have a Gorilla Glass Victus, which strengthens your phone and more resistance to scratch compared to normal glass being used on other phones.

JerryGigEeverything conducted a test on the phone, and he is quite impressed with it. He also found out that the device is covered with both plastic, gorrila glass and aluminum foil.

Cnet also, placed the gorilla glass under intense pressure to test its limits, turns out, it breaks. I guess glass is still glass.

Performance

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has 12 GB RAM, which is enough for an android phone to perform a bunch of tasks without running out of storage. It also has a 126GB storage space. Allowing you to save up all the important content.

You can expand the storage up to 512GB using a SD card, and expense you will incur extra charges.

The processor of this phone is qualcomm snapdragon 439 Octa Core. They ensured that this flagship device is 5G enabled. This is great for those with ideas of a smart home.

Battery Capacity

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a 4500mAh High-capacity battery. You can use the screen time for up to 9 hours before you recharge it again. At night, the device is draining about 6-10% of the battery when on stand by.

You can fast charge it at 25 watts, reverse wireless charge at 4.5 watts and wireless charge your battery at 15 watts. This non-removable battery performs great for a big phone as the Note 20 ultra.

Camera

The camera owns the 20 ultra with laser autofocus. They create it in such a manner that you would think it is a Lego, yet it has a domino effect when taking photos or videos.

Everyone is raving about it’s new camera

Night Mode on the Note 20 Ultra.

This was on almost pitch black. #Note20Ultra pic.twitter.com/qGJRneKKFz

— Daniel (@ZONEofTECH) August 16, 2020

12MP AI Dual Rear Camera

The ultra-wide 12 MP AI rear camera produces okay but not amazing photos, which is basically what you would get with any android ultra-wide camera.

Front AI Beauty Camera

The selfie has 10 MP with a f/2.2, 26mm, it will make the images you take look soft. Such that even without makeup, you will appear as if you have make up on. What they are trying to achieve with their phones is to make you look good. You are free to love or hate them for that!

Space Zoom camera

Good news, the telephoto has 12 MP and 5x optical lense zoom. What’s more intresting is the fact that you can have a digital zoom up-to 50X zoom.

This feature ashamed iPhone 11 Pro Max’s because they don’t come anywhere close to it. The cheaper version of this phone, Galaxy S 20 has lower zoom count and megapixels.

The Front Camera

Finally, the big camera has a triple 108 MP with an aperture of f/1.8. You will take some incredible master pieces.

The best part is the fact that it has a Samsung pixel sensor behind the lenses. The juice is right here. The company wants to differentiate itself from Google and Apple in the photography world.

Techradar tested it and concluded it is amazing

One thing is for a fact though, you will have a blast taking photos/video. Makes sense why they are selling it for ksh. 120000 in Kenya.

Colors

The phone is available in three color Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White. I especially love the bronze color.

Extras

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra S pen Stylus

Finally, the note lovers get to write on the best note pad invented in the technology world.

The company has improved their note app user experience. It has done things that Apple is still trying to catch up and Microsoft will never get close to. So, you can only imagine how good the note pad is.

Tomsguide said that the S pen feels better than pen and paper

You can highlight your hand writing and then copy it into plain text. You could record a meeting, then later convert it into a text file. Best part is that you can export to docs and power point and share it.

This year 2020, the S pen has been placed on the left side of the phone. making the left-handed feel more special. Whichever hand you use to write, the note pad will transform your horrible handwriting into delightful notes that is easily and understandable.

One last thing, you can now organize all of your notes into folders, taking chaos out of your note pad.

Features

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ultra has the following sensors:

Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic),

Accelerometer

Gyro

Proximity

Compass

Barometer

The device is audio enabled and you can clearly hear when playing music with the stereo speakers

Communication Connectivity

WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6,

Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth5.0

RadioFM radio

USB connectivity

wireless charging

Accessories

When you buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in Kenya, the following should be included in the package:

Ejection Pin,

Travel adapter

Quick Reference Manual,

Data cable,

Terms & Conditions

Health & Safety Guide

Social Proof

Rodolfo Lopez a verified Amazon purchase left a 4 star review said,

Whites are a bit dull not as bright as my note 10+. Almost a perfect phone .

Cry Dante a verified Amazon purchase left a 5 star review and said

Fantastic

i am in love with this beautiful phone

John left a 4 star Amazon review and said.

I say it’s the best, with a grain of salt

– AMAZING display, I had so many high end phones, including the IPhone 11 pro max and Google Pixel 4XL & even the note 10, but this screen here bests all of them. The high refresh rate, the beautiful colors, and the better ratio (it’s a little wider than the S20 ultra for example), all this makes for an outstanding screen.

a little that cropping a 108 MP picture didn’t yield the perfect result. The videos are even better. You won’t find a phone with a better main camera on the market.

– The S pen is pretty useful for taking notes! I didn’t feel like I needed it for anything else except, may be, for a selfie, so even though it isn’t the biggest selling point, it’s worth mentioning.

– It looks great! Yup, design wise, that phone looks really good, that it feels bad putting any covers on it. I just ordered a very slim, transparent case & I wouldn’t recommend anything else.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Price in Kenya

The Samsung galaxy note 20 ultra price in Kenya is about ksh. 12000. Is this smartphone worth the price of a hybrid cow? At ksh. 120,000, it had better be. This is one of the most expensive flagships released by brands in the year 2020.

But is it worth the premium price? My answer is yes. It is more than just a phone. If you can appreciate all that we have reviewed above, you would agree of the same thing.

Alternatives

Are looking for a less expensive smartphone. Here are three alternative you should look at that are worth your time and still on the same category:

Samsung Galaxy S20 series

Earlier we mentioned that Note 20 Ultra is competing against the Galaxy S20 series. The two devices have a lot of similar specs such as wireless charging, One UI, 120Hz OLED screen and they both have IP68 design on the phone.

The S20 is a great phone so long as you don’t care about the camera improvements made on the Note 20 Ultra and the S Pen. If you want a cutting edge experience, then consider purchasing the Note 20 Ultra.

If money is a factor to consider when buying a new device, i would recommend that you pick the S20. You will have a great device and save up on a few thousand shillings.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series

If you love the Note family and want to save money, then picking the Galaxy Note 10 is also a great option. Both the Note 10 and Note 20 Ultra have Snapdragon 865 Plus, OLED 60Hz panels, 10 MP selfie camera and a flexible front camera.

Note 10 is a relatively cheap flagship that comes with an S pen. It comes with a big battery capacity of 3,500mAh. also has a big battery capacity of 3500mAh, fast charging, and it supports wireless charging of 15 watts.

OnePlus 8 Pro

If you want to take a break from Samsung, consider the OnePlus 8 Pro. It has lots of similar features. Such as a 120Hz refresh rate, 30Watts wireless charging, Snapdragon silicon and IP68 rating.

One plus 8 Pro also has a quad main camera with 48 MP, 48 MP Ultra-wide camera, a 5MP color filter and a 8MP 3X telephoto. Pretty much of what we have seen on the Note 20 Ultra.

Verdict of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in Kenya is a great phone. What makes it perfect is the minor improvements made by the company. Better low light photography, all options when shooting video, no fingerprint smudge on the back of the phone and the variable refresh rate saving on the battery.

Could Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 do better? Yes, for a flagship of 2020 costing this much, they should expand the storage they are offering from 126 GB to 256 GB. But then again, every time you buy a phone there, a trade-offs you have to make.

Would i recommend you buy this phone? The answer is both Yes and No. Buying a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 or 10 would still perform a decent job and they are less expensive.

One reason why people upgrade their devices is cause the latest smartphone is super nice and flashy. But that’s not with Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, the phone is not classy but it is a tech bump. it has better improvements from what there is on the other note smartphones. Making it worth your time and money when you buy this phone.

Check out more of our reviews here.

The Review

Samsung

4.4 Score

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in Kenya sets the bar in how smartphones should behave. With it's incredible Camera and unmatched processor, Samsung has outdone itself with this one. It is the ultimate in flagship phones.

PROS

Dynamic 6.9-inch 120Hz display

Smoother S Pen performance

Very good battery life

5x optical zoom camera

CONS

It's Expensive

Review Breakdown

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Camera

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