Putting an end to the flood of leaks and rumors, Samsung has taken the wraps off the Galaxy Note 20 series at a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event today. The Galaxy Note 20 series includes the vanilla Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, which bring along some major differences across the board. The Note 20 devices are chunkier, have a new finish, a flagship Qualcomm chipset, huge new camera setups, and new S Pen features to boot.
- Design & Display
Design & Display
Internals
Both the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra are powered by the recently announced Snapdragon 865+ chipset from Qualcomm. This is coupled with the Snapdragon X55 modem, which enables 5G connectivity on the Note 20 series, and provides download speeds up to 2Gbps. You will also find up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of built-in storage.
- Cameras
Cameras
- New S Pen Features
New S Pen Features
Wireless DeX
Samsung DeX, for those familiar, has enabled Galaxy phone users to initiate a mini desktop environment using a dedicated dock to connect a monitor and additional peripherals for the longest time. The most recent iteration saw you merely use a USB cable to initiate the DeX mode on your Windows or Mac PC.
Battery & Charging
The two Galaxy Note 20 phones have only a minor difference on the battery front. The Galaxy Note 20 includes a 4,300mAh battery while the Note 20 Ultra comes equipped with a 4,500mAh battery. This is smaller than the 5,000mAh battery pack aboard the Galaxy S20 Ultra though and that’s a bit disappointing.
Both the variants support 25W fast-charging via the USB Type-C port at the bottom. I believe Samsung should have jumped on the super fast-charging hype by now but it’s probably waiting for mass adoption. The Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra support 15W wireless charging and 9W Power Share (reverse wireless charging) as well.
Galaxy Note 20 has been priced starting at $999.99 (around Rs. 74,999) and will be available in three color variants, namely Mystic Green, Mystic Gray, and Mystic Bronze.
