จอแสดงผลไดนามิก 120Hz ยอดเยี่ยม: การเลื่อนให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนแต่ เมื่อคุณเปิดการตั้งค่าความนุ่มนวลของการเคลื่อนไหวแบบปรับได้ และเกมที่ได้รับการปรับแต่งอย่าง Dead Trigger 2 นั้นดูราบรื่นมาก
S Pen ของ Note 20 ให้ความรู้สึกดีกว่าปากกาและกระดาษ: คุณจะได้รับเวลาตอบสนองที่รวดเร็ว 9 มิลลิวินาทีและจ่ายด้วยปากกา-ความรู้สึกกระดาษ การเขียนโน้ตบนแผงนี้ให้ความรู้สึกเป็นธรรมชาติจนฉันลืมไปเลยว่ากำลังเขียนบนหน้าจอ
กล้อง Space Zoom น่าประทับใจมาก: ฉันเข้าใกล้โน้ตมาก ซูมออปติคอล 5x ของ 20 Ultra ทำให้การซูม 2x ของ iPhone 11 Pro Max น่าเสียดาย และการซูมดิจิตอลยังคงนิ่งถึง 20 เท่า; มันสั่นอยู่ที่ 50 เท่า
ลูกเล่นใหม่ของ S Pen นั้นเล่นแล้วติดใจ: Air Actions ใหม่มีประโยชน์ (เช่น วาดเส้นโค้งอย่างรวดเร็วในอากาศเพื่อกลับบ้าน) แต่ก็ไม่ได้ผลในครั้งแรกเสมอไป
โหมด Wireless DeX และ Link to Windows ใช้งานได้ดี (ค่อนข้างดี): ฉันจัดการเพื่อให้ Note 20 Ultra เชื่อมต่อกับโทรศัพท์ของฉัน TCL Roku TV แบบไร้สายและใช้โทรศัพท์เป็นทัชแพด และลิงก์ไปยัง Windows ช่วยให้คุณเรียกใช้แอป Android บนพีซีได้
The power of 50x zoom. Its kind of scary. #GalaxyNote20Ultra pic.twitter.com/LpGPCuzyzGAugust 18, 2020
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I tired out the powerful Space Zoom on the Note 20 Ultra with this tree as the subject. As you can see in the gallery below, the results look fairly sharp all the way up to 10x zoom, but the 20x and especially the 50x shots look blurry. Still, this is better than what you get from the iPhone right now.
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The 108MP camera option may seem like overkill, but it can come in handy when you want to have the freedom to crop way into a photo after the fact. Just make sure you have enough ambient light, as this setting is best used outdoors.
As you can see in this photo of Halloween decorations, I could crop in on just a few of the straw the people, a ghost and witch, and you can still make out plenty of detail. There’s just a bit of noise in the frame.
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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s Night Mode is good but it’s not quite as bright or colorful as what the iPhone 11 Pro could muster. You can see the difference in this photo of a fruit basket taken in almost complete darkness. You can make out more of the lemons and Apples, as well as the basket itself.
The Note 20 Ultra delivered better results than the iPhone 11 Pro in this close-up of a flower. The Note 20 Ultra’s shot is closer to reality as the petals look more red than violet and the white balance is better. However, the iPhone’s shot blurs out less of the background.
The Note 20 Ultra did a fairly good job with portraits, but Samsung’s tendency to slightly wash out faces is prevalent here, and you can see that it had a bit of trouble with the sunlight on my arm. The iPhone 11 Pro Max’s portrait is more pleasing and make me pop more against the background, even if the pic is overly warm.
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.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s camera turns out to be a formidable cooking partner. It managed to capture the juice on top of this steak while grilling and the flames below while keeping everything in focus.
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If you want to record the sharpest video possible, you’ll be pleased to know that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can record 8K video with a 21:9 aspect ratio at up to 24 frames per second. There’s also a new Pro Video mode that lets you control the focus, exposure and zoom speed. Plus, you can use the onboard mics or external mics, such as the Galaxy Buds Live.
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The 12MP selfie camera up front (f/2.2) has a 120-degree field of view, which should come in handy for group selfies. in this selfie, the Note 20 Ultra did a great job capturing the lush green background at a nearby park, and the blue in my shirt really pops. However, my face looks a bit too smooth and a little washed out.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: S Pen
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra benefits from a swift 9ms response time for its S Pen, which is designed t o deliver more of a pen-to-paper feel when taking notes or drawing.
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In addition, the S Pen now offers five new Anywhere actions, which build on the Air Actions from the Galaxy Note 10 series. You can return to the home screen, take a screen shot, return to a recent app and more through various gestures. But it will take some practice before you can remember every gesture-based Anywhere action.
Other S Pen upgrades come on the software front. The improved Samsung Notes app now includes Live Sync so you can save all of your notes to the clouds and then access them from any device.
Plus, the Note 20 Ultra is smart enough to time sync your notes along with voice recordings, so you can hear what was being said right when you scribbled down that thought.
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I tried recording a voice memo in the Samsung Notes app, and sure enough, I could see the words I wrote highlighted as I played back the clip.
In addition, the Samsung Notes app now makes it easier to find your notes with a more PC-like file folder structure. The software can even straighten out your handwriting.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Performance
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is one of the fastest Android phones around, as it’s one of the first handsets with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 Plus pr ocessor. This chipset boosts the clock speed by 10% up to 3.1 GHz and the graphics is also 10% faster than the regular Snapdragon 865 chip inside the Galaxy S20.
This processor is paired with 12GB of RAM and either 128GB or 512GB of internal storage. For $1,299, I wish the Ultra started with 256GB of storage, but at least you can expand it via microSD card slot by up to 1TB.
I handed the Note 20 Ultra to our resident Fortnite expert, my 12-year-old son, and he found the gameplay to be so smooth that I had to lobby hard to get the phone back.
On Geekbench, which measures overall performance, the Note 20 Ultra hit a multi-core score of 3,294, which is ahead of most Android phones but behind the Asus ROG Phone 3 with the same Snapdragon 865 Plus chip, which notched 3,393. The iPhone 11 Pro scored an even higher 3,500.
The Note 20 Ultra also trailed the iPhone on our video editing test, taking took 1 minute and 16 seconds to the iPhone’s 45 seconds.
On the GFXBench graphics test, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra scored 1,455 frames on the Aztec Ruins (High Tier) off-screen benchmark, compared to 1,657 frames for the iPhone 11 Pro.
As you would expect for a premium flagship, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra supports both flavors of 5G, so you should be able to hop on both sub 6-GHz networks and mmWave networks with ease where they are available.
In New Jersey I saw decent download speeds on T-Mobile’s 5G network, ranging between 40 Mbps and 99 Mbps. But it was not exactly blazing. Uploads ranged between 10 and 35 Mbps.
Some reviewers have complained that the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can run a little hot. A Note 20 Ultra teardown has revealed that the phone uses a multi-layered graphite thermal pad to aid with heat dissipation instead of the copper pipe and vapor chamber system used in the Galaxy S20 Ultra. However, we have not experienced any heat issues.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: DeX and Link to Windows
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is geared toward power users who are looking for a productivity boost, and this phone offers a couple of big upgrades on that front.
Multitaskers will also appreciate the improved DeX experience, which is now completely wireless, instead of requiring you to use a cable or dock to connect to a monitor. Now you can beam what’s on your Galaxy Note 20 Ultra screen to a compatible smart TV from across the room; the TV needs to support Miracast, though.
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After some tinkering I was able to get the Wireless DeX mode to work on my 55-inch TCL Roku TV. After connecting to the TV I could use the Note 20 Ultra’s screen as a touchpad to move the cursor around the display. Although the movement was a bit jerky, I enjoyed being able to pull up pics from the Google Photos app and show them on the big screen.
I also tried streaming the Asphalt 9 racing game to the TV, but the gameplay stuttered. The Note 20 Ultra delivered better performance when playing Fortnite; using a PS4 controller my 12-year-old son was able to play a match and make a couple of kills with not too much lag.
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Another key upgrade is Link to Windows integration, which allows you to access mobile apps on your Windows 10 PC via the Yo ur Phone app. I was able to send and receive messages, make calls, and see my notifications on a Galaxy Tab S laptop. I also could scroll through my photo gallery.
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The fun really starts when you start running Android apps on your laptop. I tried a few games, including Asphalt 9, which ran smoother here than it did over DeX mode. The keyboard controls actually worked well, though you can also use your laptop’s touchscreen.
Some apps ran at full screen, but the Skyforce shooting game stayed in a small window. Samsung says that Link to Windows will eventually let you run up to six mobile apps on your PC at once.
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Last but not least, you can mirror the Galaxy Note 20’s interface directly on your Windows laptop and run apps from there. I had no problem firing up Twitter and scrolling through my feed. You can’t do this with an iPhone.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Xbox Game Pass
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Through the power of Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can play more than 100 Xbox games via Xbox Game Pass (currently in beta). Titles include Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, Minecraft Dungeons and Halo: The Master Chief collection.
I tried a few rounds of Forza, and the gampplay was surprisingly fluid using a PS4 controller, despite the fact I was streaming over the cloud. The only bummer was having to wait a while for each game to load; however, this time could be less once Xbox Game Pass is out of
Xbox Game Pass costs $15 a month, and when you pair the Note 20 Ultra with a game controller it could feel like a mini console. (Those who pre-order the Note 20 Ultra can get a three-month free trial.) The fun gets underway September 15 when the service officially kicks off, so we’ll report back with final impressions.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Battery life and charging
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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra packs a pretty beefy 4,500 mAh battery, which held up well in daily use.
After unplugging at 9 am I used the Note 20 Ultra with a wide range of apps. I watched over an hour of Umbrella Academy on Netflix, streamed Spotify with the screen on for an hour and a half and played about 40 minutes of Fortnite. I also used Twitter for nearly an hour, surfed the web and checked email.
After all that I still had about 27% juice left at 9 pm. That’s not bad.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra battery life vs other phones
Battery life (hrs:minutes)
Battery size
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (60Hz/120Hz)
10:26/7:59
4,500 mAh
OnePlus 8 Pro (60Hz/120Hz)
11:05/9:02
4,510 mAh
Galaxy S20 Ultra (60Hz/120Hz)
11:58/9:13
5,000 mAh
Galaxy S20 Plus (60Hz/120Hz)
10:31/8:55
4,500 mAh
iPhone 11 Pro Max
11:54
3,969 mAh
iPhone 11
11:16
3,190 mAh
Galaxy Note 10 Plus
10:47
4,300 mAh
Google Pixel 4a
8:55
3,140 mAh
The Note 20 Ultra endured for 10 hours and 26 minutes on the Tom’s Guide battery test, which involves continuous web surfing at 150 nits of screen brightness over 5G. In this case we used T-Mobile’s network. This was with 60Hz screen mode on. The device lasted just 7:59 with the 120Hz screen mode turned on.
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.
The Note 20 Ultra comes with a 25-watt charger, which juiced the device to 56% in 30 minutes. That’s good, but it’s not as fast as the OnePlus 8 Pro’s 63% in the same amount of time.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Verdict
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is nearly the pinnacle of Android phablets — and it should be for $1,299. It offers a best-in-class display, a better S Pen experience and a boatload of features for work and play. The cameras are very good, fixing the focusing problem with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, and the powerful zoom and Xbox gameplay give the Note 20 Ultra a couple of advantages over the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the superior camera phone based on our testing, as it includes a bigger main sensor that lets in more light, a LiDAR sensor that speeds up autofocus and Dolby Vision video recording and editing. And the new iPhone boats a tougher Ceramic Shield display. But it lacks the Note 20 Ultra’s 120Hz display and S Pen support.
Some may prefer the newer Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra for $1,199. It delivers a faster processor, even better cameras and optional S Pen support. But if you really want the stylus built in I’d go with the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. And with no Galaxy Note 21 reportedly planned for this year, this could be the only Samsung phone with an S Pen included in Samsung’s lineup for a long time to come.
