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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] pafc66:
What? No it's not lol

They're basically the same in every comparison I've seen. In fact HDR is better on the snapdragon ISP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] *Detection*:
EDIT - On 2nd thoughts, I cba to argue either :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] @home:
I remember Tom the tech chap doing a comparison & the SD was better. But I'm not going to argue. I have the SD & is way better than the Exynos i had.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] rowihel2012:
I think it is not hardware problem

It is software image processing issues

Different with updates and phones

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Does anyone has ouneui 3

Is camera better ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] TaylorBlake:
I would like to know about the quality too. But I won't know for sure until Samsung starts shipping the damn phones. Like these pre orders taking 3+ weeks will release is absolutely madnesses. Release the phone already I know Samsung got thousands of them likes up I'm some wearhouse just waiting till the time is right. I know this because I preorderd the Galaxy Z flip the day it was announced and got it next day at 6:45 pm so the entire order took 21 hours to process and I got my phone. The s20 ultra has been chilling somewhere for weeks for no real reason, instead Samsung will ship hundreds of units mark them as “demo” and let reveiwers on YouTube have free access for days with the device to return.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
At 50x, with camera app version 11.0.01.8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Sajib Ghosh:
Are you using One UI 3 ?

Is it SM-N9860?

I don't see any update and i've 10.5.03.16
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
That came along with beta phone firmware that I was using.

Now with version 11.0.01.10 with stable Android 11/OneUI 3.0.

Model SM-N986B.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] skoobz:
Check out the difference between when virgo guy took it a few versions ago to the current stock samsung camera version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] BLEK0TA:
wow.. what version of camera and system is thaat shoot from?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] usmaak:
My experience is that this phone takes poor macro shots. A lot of what I use the camera for is up close work and my Note 8 always produces better shots. Up close shots with the Note 20 Ultra are blurred around the edges and it only focuses on a very small area. At first I thought that it was my phone being defective junk but my wife's phone is also a Note 20 Ultra and the shots look just as bad.

Whenever I take an up close shot now, I use my old Note 8. I'm considering trading it in for an S21 Ultra or just waiting and seeing what the Note 21 looks like in the fall. If I didn't care about up close shots with the camera, I'd be happy with it. But I do care and I'm not happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] arsenal74:
I think I have come to the conclusion (probably at least 1 year too late) that until Samsung radically updates their processing that for every day use I just cannot trust them to take consistently good photos. The hardware is fine, excellent even but it is the processing where it falls down for me

Sure for static subjects it is pixel peeping across most phones these days and the Note is fine (probably why it reviews so well) but for photos of people and pets in anything but really good light the results really are hit and miss. Invariably it picks too low a shutter speed, presumably to keep IOS as low as possible but when a subject moves even very slightly this usually leads to a slightly blurred photo.

I also have an iPhone 12, a Pixel 5 and a P40 pro (Yes I know I need help) and these 3 are head and shoulders better IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] jody2k:
Edit: nvm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] rockky:
I'm thankful I don't have those issues...at least not to the degree described.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] francuskipiesek:
Sample photos... (Note 20 Ultra 9860 HK - snap)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] acasmc:
I can also confirm that close up photos are quite bad. Most of the picture is blurred, except small focus point in the middle. That would be ok if I was to use portrait mode, but not like this.

On sunny day, pictures are quite good. Night mode is also more than decent.

But then we come in the middle, something like sunset, or bad lit room. Pictures are awful! Literally you can see grain noise in every part of pic... Completely unacceptable for phone of that price range.

I can swear that my previous phone Mi 9T Pro, made far better photos in most of the conditions. Sadly it costs four times less.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] xtravbx:
My Pixel 5 blows away my Note 20 Ultra. Disappointed in photo quality for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] francuskipiesek:
So you are special...

First example ,look details of trees,chairs&dog.

Buy glasses dude ;)

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The iPhone 12 Pro camera compared to the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Pixel 5! Which is the best camera phone of 2020?...

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] shvyue:
Just a quick sample clip for the 8k shooting in case anyone is interested in its quality, no post editing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YcA-BrMVA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] cpufrost:
8K is marketing gimmickry, pure and simple.

HOWEVER, for someone needing an action shot, it may be feasible to shoot in 8K as after all, you will never find a mobile device (yet) that can capture stills at 24 fps. Surely in one of those frames you'll have your action shot. AE/AF lock is needed to prevent focus hunting from messing you up, however.

Laser autofocus does nothing to stop annoying AF hunting during video. Fortunately, in pro mode this can be set manually to stop this nonsense. It's always been the case with video. Nothing is more annoying than watching a video while the AF hunts in and and out continuously. Very distracting.

The "metallic rain" sound capture deficiency seems to have (finally!) been fixed with the Note 20 Ultra! Even the S20 Ultra has it. If you take video outside around ambients with wind noise or noise from traffic you will notice it. Also if you plan to zoom during video it's imperative to disable the audio zoom feature. That will drive you nuts.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Karagea:
The selfie camera on my Exynos variant is lacking. Daytime performance seems fine. But nighttime is when it gets blurry and dark. I compared it to my friends' other flagships and even a mid-range Samsung. The night mode does wonders but i expected more from the standard mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] dubbactrumpetmsu:
I love the phone so far, but the selfie camera sucks, quite frankly. It's probably partially due to Samsung's affinity to overdo everything, but it blows out almost every single picture, especially if there's a light somewhere behind you even if pointed away. It's possible to get some decent shots after turning off all of the stupid face smoothing and processing garbage, but lighting remains an issue for this camera. Hoping to test it more and turn up the warmness filter to see if that helps much. I hope to see a Gcam port for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
Not liking the camera shutterlag in the N20 Ultra.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] skoobz:
double clicking the power button twice is quicker then hitting the power button then tapping on the camera icon on the screen of my iPhone so it's definitely faster on the Galaxy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Roland Deschain:
Voted a 5 on this feature. Double-pressing the power button launches the camera very quickly, lets you take pics and video instantly when the camera app opens, and does NOT unlock your phone which is a fantastic decision in terms of security on Samsung's part. (Unless you have face unlock on, in which case it auto-unlocks for you.) I would say from the start of pressing the power button the first time, to actually finishing taking a photo (pressing the shutter button the instant it lets me) is about 1.4/1.5 seconds, including the time to focus the target before I press the shutter. That is outstanding. Anyone who likes to try and capture random stuff with their camera quickly, this phone is for you. P.S., this is my work phone and I have about 80 apps installed, so it's not "artificially quick" the way a brand-new out of the box phone is that has almost nothing on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] SKSXS:
Granny said:

WTF !!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] VioNeo:
True! :D

it happened to me first few days, when I got the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
Good but not great. Chinese manufacturers still have phones that charge much faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Roland Deschain:
Charging speed is actually very good. People need to keep in mind that charging speed is a combination of three factors; amperage, voltage, and wattage. Everyone just throws the watt value around exclusively pretty much, including most "professional" reviewers. This phone charges from dead to full in just over an hour of real time through the cable, which for a battery of this size, is nearly identical to other phones with the same size of battery but much higher wattage.

How much battery longevity each manufacturer builds into their charging process (which is mainly the 'slowing curve' as you start to get above 50-60%) is up to them as well. Forget wattage and look at how fast charging actually happens at, that's all that matters.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Moirae:
Agreed, phone actually charges really fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] ggrant3876:
Charges faster than my Note 10 Plus but not quite as fast as my OnePlus 7 Pro.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Roland Deschain:
Same here. It actually beats the on-screen ETA for me, too. The other day I checked the status of a charge and it said 33m left (after having plugged it in maybe 10 minutes earlier), and I was curious and started a timer, I checked back after 25m exactly and it had already reached full.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] asniff:
Drain quickly for browsing even with the lowest brightness.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] DZcreet:
Do the Note 20's have super fast charging 2.0 capabilities but its soft locked?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] manikkumar20:
I'm actually disappointed with battery performance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] NippleSauce:
It's got a damn good battery, IMO. Way better than my previous, Pixel 3XL's battery. It does, however, take a little bit longer to charge - BUT, as stated above, this is normally for providing a good battery that maintains it's charge value over time (versus my Pixel which lost like 40% of it's maximum battery life after just one year).

Anyway, I just got out of the hospital for a few months due to a near death experience, so I've been using my new Note 20 Ultra a lot more than I used to use my cellphone. And yeah, by the end of each day I usually still have anywhere from 30% battery to 50% battery left with around 5-6 hours of screen on time. For that matter, I'm also using a really slow, wireless charging pad to charge it back up overnight (since it only charges like 10% per hour on my slow charging pad, and therefore doesn't overcharge and harm the battery each night).

While the battery is very good, the camera is the one thing that has me a bit confused... It can zoom in quiet a lot, however, when you photograph smaller objects, it always adds a layer of blur over them on both 108MP mode and with the other camera lenses as well - even with the camera focus tips enabled... Pretty strange, but meh, still a good phone!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] htq1122:
charging speed

charging speed is good unless you use verified chargers,cables and good sockets
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra before depleting the battery.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] ca12bon:
For my Snapdragon N20U (yes in Korea we finally get the Snapdragon version!), I'm getting quite horrible battery life, whether it's SOT or heavy usage, or background drain. Now I know that with Samsung phones you need at least 1 week for the phone to learn your habbits and make adjustments, however the difference in SOT and standby drain between my N20U and P30 Pro is too large, even considering the lack of usage learning.

For example, if I use my P30 Pro for an hour to take pictures, browse the web, and listen to some music through bluetooth, it will use around 5%. With my N20U, I'll leave the house with 100%, NOT use the phone at all, have a quick 30 minute lunch, and look at the phone and it will also have lost 5%. SOT is at least for me pretty bad also. Yesterday I left the house at 6:30pm, took some pics (around 20-30), did some light browsing, and when I got back home at around 10pm, my phone was at 25%. I slept at 3am, then woke up at 9:30am, and my phone was at 14%. So yeah... it seems to not be that good :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] gts24:
I've seen random concerns about this on youtube. Thank you for sharing. Please continue to update us with more data.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Allesa:
My review unit averages around 4-4.5 hrs screen on time with 13-16hrs average total standby time.

Will post screenshots tomorrow after review embargo period lifted.

Exynos n20u
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] hendog4385:
Most of those reviews are with 120 Hz on all day, with pre release sw, 120 Hz eats through the battery of the S20 Ultra as well with heavy use
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] mike28:
First full day of usage all under wifi texting, web browsing few calls
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] michelino159:
Exynos or snapdragon?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] mike28:
Unlocked snapdragon 128gb
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] michelino159:
60 or 120Hz? :)

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Then it's very, very good on snapdragon. On exynos it's halfway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] mike28:
120hz always ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Schumi-GP:
Hi,

Note 20 Ultra Exynos version 512Go and 2h30 of SoT on Youtube/wifi, 1h web browsing, 120Hz adaptative and 75% left.

It's seem to be good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Vyshakh_88:
I am not able to understand the Exynos battery life. Some ppl are getting decent SOT and for others, its just terrible. Even many of the reviews which I have watched are similar. Really getting confused here and unable to make a decision.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] philliphermant:
Have anyone test benchmark on Ultra Note 20 RAM8GB Exynos990?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] ajsmsg78:
I got 9 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time on my first full charge. Not too bad for only having a 4500mah battery. I have the unlocked US Snapdragon version and I'm using 120hz and leaving it at about 70 percent brightness most of the day.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Mr. Orange 645:
That also shows you put it on the charger twice to achieve almost 9 hours of screen on time.

It no longer breaks down screen time like it used to. In past Android versions, it would show SOT since last charge. Now it shows TOTAL SOT for the whole day.

I could technically leave it on the charger and play with it all day, and it would show 24 hours SOT.

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My battery life so far has been pretty bad. For example, it's been off the charger for two hours and I'm down to 75%. Now I've been using it fairly heavily since then with about 90 minutes of screen on time.

But with my Note 10+, I'd still have about 85% battery after using it for an hour and a half. I'm also experiencing stand by drain real bad.

This was after a fresh clean install. Nothing was restored or transferred over.

I can only assume it's the 5G (although my standby drain was while on WiFi), or the 120Hz refresh rate (which also doesn't explain the standby drain).

I'll let it settle for a few more days, then I may start fresh again with a factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Moirae:
wow I haven't seen anyone claim this much SOT for any version before.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Allesa:
Cant just read screen on time on battery setting.. its not screen on time since last unplugged/charged full

Now it displays screen on time for the whole day, even if u charged during the day.

Use gsam/accubattery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] kradcliffe:
Just done a rolling video test with the Note 8 and Note 20 ultra. Both on full brightness playing the same set of files.

The Note 8 display is brighter and more colourful. After 3 hours or so the Note 20 ultra has 82% left and the Note 8 has 76%

If you look at the difference in battery capacity (4500 vs 3300) and the difference in screen size then I would say the Note 8 performs better even with the brighter display.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] xORJSx:
4th day in Exynos. Phone has been on for 3 hours, 45 mins SOT consisting of browsing socials, no apps running in background 75% battery remaining ? This is terrible, can't see it getting better....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] ipso2000:
Note 20 Ultra with Exynos.

Terrible Battery life in 5 days.

I have it for 5 days and it has not reached the end of the day in any case.

100% at 8:30 am and 5% at 7:00 pm.

Without playing, just text on Telegram, browsing with Chrome and 30-40 minutes on YouTube.

Little more than 3 hours of screen.

I have removed Bixby, 3 widgets, I have disabled the mobile line that I had in the esim (I have only left the microsim). I have disabled 5G and left only until 4G.

And I have gotten a little more battery, but it does not reach almost 4 hours of screen.

I repeat. Without playing games, without taking photos, without taking videos.

Very disappointing.

And let's not talk about paying the same price as in other countries with SnapDragon for its Exynos, which is more than proven to be a much worse processor.

In their own country (South Korea) they use SnapDragon. That is, they do not offer their own processor to their own country. That is how little confidence they have in Exynos. Of course, the rest of the world (not counting the United States) endorse us what they do not want even in their own country.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] MrMike2182:
I personally can't watch YouTube that long but my daughter is a different story she loves watching her cartoons and all kinds of kids stuff on YouTube that's why I let her do it that day haha.

Edit: I only charge my phone at night when I go to bed I don't have any other reason to charge it throughout the day unless I'm sitting at my desk at work and unconsciously put it on the wireless charger.. Other than that it's only at night.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] MatroxD:
Hmm. Well, I decided not to charge this thing until it went down to at least to 5 to 10 percent(for once, not doing my normal behavior of charging at night). I will take my charger with me to work on case i need it. I was curious to see how long, after I've had it for a week, it would take to drain it.

As is the case, I will have to add my 2 days of screen time together. Right now, of the top of my head(I can't see them at the moment). But basically right now, I'm looking at 9 hours so far with 38% left.

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Wrong date.. lol I need to grab a screen from the 10th..
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Ceza21:
On September 10 you reached 8 h screen on time but you have connected your phone to the charger about 5 times.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] MatroxD:
I'm glad you or someone said something like that. If you actually take the time to look, the time is counting down from when it was fully charged(that's what it based the time off.). I never connected the phone to a charger after that(the middle of the night)..

And if you actually take the time, to look at your own stats and time to add up the times in each app, you will see that those times add up your screen on time.

Samsung phones(I can only speak on the 10 notes that I've had) calculate the screen time on, once it hits 100% on the charger. It's basically a reset of the time.

Not just the graph which shows from whatever time and the charges. That's easy to think that(and nasay)but you have to do some calculations with that.. Especially, before you or anyone else comes in like the "time police"..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Real Life Review] Ceza21:
Ok look at my screenshot and tell me i achieved 7:35 mins screen on time without plug in my phone to charger??samsung not longer resetting the screen on time when you plug into charger it will only reset in the midnight..

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