Samsung Note20 Ultra vs S20 Ultra Comparison! Which Is The Ultimate Phone? By TechDaily

What's going on guys, my name is wade with tech daily and in this video we're going to be comparing the new Samsung Galaxy note 20 ultra to the s20 ultra, which came out earlier this year. Now you guys might remember that when this s20 ultra was released, it was really quite a few steps above the regular s20 from the specs to the camera capabilities, and especially the crazy high price. This time around, with the note 20 ultra Samsung, I think, refined, a lot of the ultra features made some improvements and even took away a few things and also brought the price down a little too. In a lot of ways. The note 20 ultra is different and better it's a more practical sort of super smartphone, but in another sense the s20 ultra may actually be the better device, depending on your needs. So in this video I'm going to go over all the similarities and the differences between these two phones I'll offer up my opinions on the important aspects of each and hopefully by the end.

This will help you to decide if either device is something you should consider. First off. Let's talk about pricing since that's already a pretty important difference between these two phones, when it launched back in May the s20 ultra retailed for 1 399 for the spec, with 12 gigabytes of ram and 128 gigabytes of storage for another 100, you could go even further: 16 gigabytes of ram and 512 gigabytes of storage. This time around with the note 20 ultra, the starting price is a little cheaper, 1299 bucks, but the notes' configuration options, don't allow for as much ram you get 12 gigabytes of ram with either 128 256 or 512 gigabytes of storage. So, if specifically ram is really important to you.

I guess the s20 ultra earns a point here, but let's actually take it one step further. The s20 ultra has been out for more than half the year now, so naturally you can get the phone at a discounted price. For example, Amazon has new s20 ultras listed at 1249 and renewed s20 ultras for well under a thousand dollars. Now, as time goes on, both phones will continue to fall in price and, since it's older, the s20 ultra will likely always be cheaper, but at least right now and probably for the next couple of months at least you might be able to save a few hundred dollars or more and potentially even get 16 gigabytes of ram too. By going with the s20 ultra over the note 20 ultra physically, while both of these phones are 20 20 Samsung devices, there are a few design cues that separate them that I think are worth mentioning to start off.

They are both massive 6.9 inch phones, some of the largest devices you can buy just in general. Right now and in the hand either device is a lot to manage its sort of tough to see on camera. But the s20 is a tiny bit slimmer width wise by about a millimeter and the note 20 ultra is actually a bit thinner. Neither of these measurements are too important, though the main physical, trait you'll be able to feel in your hand when you use these phones is actually the difference in their edges. The s20 has a mostly flat front display, maybe with just the smallest amount of curve, but not much, and the frame of the phone is a thick, rounded design.

The note 20 has a much more curved front display paired with tapered edges that make the sides feel thinner pair, that, with those boxy pointed corners and the note 20 does look noticeably different, but in the hand I actually found the s20 to feel a little more comfortable and be less susceptible to accidental touches, since it does lack that curved display. All this is just a matter of personal preference, though, and in general it's just going to be what design you personally like. The phones themselves are obviously premium glass and metal builds they're, both water resistant. They both have wireless and reverse wireless charging with Samsung's power share, but with the actual materials. The note 20 ultra actually gets the new gorilla glass Vitus on the front and back while the s20 ultra has gorilla glass 6.

That upgraded material should make the note 20 ultra a bit more durable against drops and scratches, and the only other real difference between these two phones. Physically is the color choices, the s20 ultra comes in gray, black and white, while the note 20 ultra adds some color with bronze black and white, but again not too important. There now just quickly taking a look around at everything else. There's nothing on the left side of either device on the right is where you'll find the power and volume buttons up top. Both of these phones have a micro, SD card slot for expandable storage and down below both phones have a speaker and an USB port, with the note, obviously also having the s pen stylus, of course round back is where sort of the main feature for both of these phones is the absolutely crazy camera setups, and I'm going to go more in depth with this in just a bit, but at least physically.

The massive camera module on the s20 ultra was very obviously outdone with an even larger thicker, more prominent setup on a note, 20 ultra, so in regard to their displays. Samsung made some interesting improvements to the note 20 ultra now. Both of these phones, like I said, are huge 6.9 inch devices, they're dynamic, AMOLED panels, and they have a maximum HD resolution 3200 by 1440 on the s20 ultra and 3088 by 1440 on the note 20 ultra. They both also offer the option of utilizing a high refresh rate 120 hertz mode as well with both phones. You do have to choose.

You can either set it to the HD resolution or 120 hertz. Furthermore, you can't have both running, so that's still the same, even with the new note 20 ultra and with the note 20 ultra though this phone now has an adaptive refresh rate, which means that, depending on what the phone is actually showing and using the screen may be refreshing at anywhere between 1 and 120 times per second, the s20 ultra's refresh rate is locked on either 60 or 120 hertz. Now you likely won't see a difference as you're using the phone during day-to-day use, but in a broader sense, if apps or other things are running at 30 hertz, for example, the note 20 ultra can run at 30 hertz, which actually saves battery life. This adaptive screen focuses more on performance than outright improvements on visuals, but I think it's a worthwhile upgrade. Nonetheless, the note 20 ultra display is also brighter by about 300 nits.

So that's an improvement as well and, like I mentioned earlier, it's also covered in tougher glass. All in all, these improvements to the display, with the note 20 ultra, aren't anything too crazy, but they're still improvements, and I think there are worthwhile upgrades to say the least okay. So now, let's talk about performance and software and dive a little deeper into the specs with the processors. This is going to depend a lot on where in the world you're located, but the s20 ultra got either the snapdragon 865 or Samsung's Enos 990. With the new note 20 ultra here in the US at least, this phone did get an upgrade to the snapdragon 865 plus chipset, but internationally.

Unfortunately, the note 20 ultra is still powered by the same Enos 990. To be totally up front. The Enos 990 in general is just a worse processor than the snapdragon. I think that's widely understood, and it's super unfortunate not only just for the s20 ultra in general, but for the international note, 20 ultra 2, this phone didn't get a spec boost, but here in the US going from the 865 to the 865 plus, I think is a nice upgrade pair that with Samsung's one UI, 2.5 update and suddenly the note 20 ultra feels like a relatively fresh device, even though it's just launching a few months after the s20 ultra. Now there is the matter of the potentially higher ram with the s20 ultra, like I said you could bump this phone up to 16 gigabytes, which honestly is just crazy.

But let's take this a couple steps further. The note 20 ultra has UFS 3.1 storage, while the s20 ultra has UFS 3.0. Like I said already, the note 20 also received one UI 2.5, which helps things along too, and that 865 plus chipset here in the US is an improvement. Like I said with these changes and the decision to stay at 12 gigabytes of ram on the note 20 ultra, I think Samsung is basically just putting more weight on other things beyond just the ram and with that I'd argue overall, that the note 20 ultra is likely the better performing phone now, especially if you're in the US ram. Just isn't everything and the other improvements all together seem to offer a better package as a whole beyond just cramming in a ton of ram.

Now, there's also the matter of the battery life and on the surface. This doesn't really look too great on the note 20 ultra this phone packs a 4 500 William battery inside, while the s20 ultra has a 5000mah capacity. It's not a huge difference, but it's something to think about, but paired with the adaptive display that I talked about earlier, the upgraded 865 plus one UI 2.5 and UFS 3.1 storage. I think this also sort of evens things out in a way outright. Battery capacity isn't everything.

Unfortunately, the note 20 ultras charging speeds gotta bump down. The s20 could handle 45 watt fast charging. But the note 20 supports 25 watt, so that's a little of a bummer and I think it would be maybe inappropriate of me if I didn't at least mention that some people are having issues with longevity specifically on the note 20 ultra and particularly with the Enos version. So it's not all good news, but for me, I have not experienced those issues and considering all the other improvements, I do think that overall, the actual battery size and capacity reduction isn't an outright bad thing at all. I think what a lot of people are probably most curious about between these two phones is their camera setup and for good reason, while the crazy space, zoom and 8k video recording were supposed to be the selling points of the s20 ultra, there were some issues that made it a not so great camera setup with the note 20 ultra Samsung did dial some things back, but in a way I actually think these are improvements.

More than anything else. Spec wise, the s20 ultra had the 108 megapixel main lens 48 megapixel periscope telephoto lens with four times optical zoom, 10 times, hybrid zoom and the 100 times space zoom that Samsung plastered right on the back of the phone, a 12 megapixel ultra-wide lens and the time-of-flight depth sensor also up front. The s20 had a 40 megapixel selfie lens with the note 20 ultra. Some of these specs are the same. You get the crazy 108 megapixel main lens again, but a totally different 12 megapixel periscope telephoto lens, and this one has five times: optical zoom and 50 times: hybrid zoom, there's also a 12 megapixel ultrawide lens and a brand new dedicated laser focus sensor.

Instead of the time of flight sensor up front, however, we do get knocked down a peg just a bit with a 10 megapixel selfie camera. So now that you know all the specs, let's talk about the features and functions and there's really two big things to go over here: first off capability, wise, the main stuff like 8k, video, 4k, 60, 960, fps, slo-mo and all the other software add-ons and shooting modes. That's the same across these two phones, the note 20 ultra does have a more robust pro video mode now with enhanced directional sound capturing controls. So there are some improvements, but no downgrades or missing features. Up to this point, however, Samsung drops their heavily advertised 100 times, space zoom for a more practical, 50x, hybrid zoom, and I think this was actually a great move as cool as the 100 time.

Zooms seemed to be on the s20 ultra. It just wasn't really that usable past even 50 and sometimes 30 times zoom with the notes. The max zoom now is technically only 50 times, but the quality and the detail of the picture when you're zooming at every iteration is much improved. Even the 50 times side by side shows the note 20 looks significantly better. So while it's kind of sad to see the 100 times space zoom gone, you get a more usable, more practical, better overall setup with a note anyway.

Furthermore, the s20 ultra had serious issues with its video capabilities. The hardware had trouble focusing which made this crazy, expensive phone, just not so great at one of the main things it was being advertised for and the 8k video had shaky wavy distortion issues, while some software updates have helped all in all this crazy camera setup. Just wasn't all that it was cracked up to be on the s20 ultra. The note 20 ultra, in my opinion, not only fixes 8k video quite a bit, but its focus issues are now gone as well, and that's thanks to the new focus sensor I talked about earlier. So all in all, while the camera setup is different and the most talked about most advertised feature from the s20 ultra has sort of been downgraded on the note 20 ultra.

In a way, I actually do think that overall, the camera setup is just better on the note 20 ultra, and I'm looking forward to doing a more dedicated camera comparison video to put it to the test a little further and by the way, with the front selfie camera. This is one of those things where again specs. Just really aren't everything sure you can snap a pic utilizing the full 40 megapixel mode on the s20 ultra, but I actually think pictures look a little better on the note 20 ultra at least detail-wise, which is sort of interesting. But to me the difference, isn't all that drastic. Of course, the whole point of the note line is to utilize the s-pen stylus.

Obviously, that's something you just don't get with the s20 ultra and while it may not be a direct comparison, I think the s pen and all the software features and add-ons do add a ton of value to this phone. Just in general, you also get things like improved wireless deck support to really make this phone a powerhouse device for productivity. There's improved 5g bands on the note 20 ultra as well, which, depending on where you live, may or may not be useful and all in all, while these two phones are different devices from different sort of product lines and aimed at very different people, I actually do think the note 20 ultra is an improvement over the s20 ultra at a minimum, but a better overall value too. If you're willing to spend the money, I think the issues with the s20 ultra sort of ruined the hype for that phone, but to be totally honest, if you can snag the s20 ultra now at under a thousand bucks, maybe get a used or refurbished one from Amazon. You might actually have yourself a perfect device for the price.

Just so long as the camera issues. Don't impact your usage too much so there you go. That's pretty much everything you need to know about the s20 ultra and the note 20 ultra. What do you guys think? Which phone would you prefer? Let me know in the comments down below I'd love, to know your thoughts, of course, but hopefully you guys did enjoy this video be sure to follow tech daily on Twitter and subscribe to the tech daily YouTube channel. If you haven't already, and I'll see you guys later,.

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