{"id":20236,"date":"2020-08-17T22:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/galaxy-note-20-is-samsungs-cheaper-power-phone-heres-the-trade-off.html"},"modified":"2020-08-17T22:19:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:19:45","slug":"galaxy-note-20-is-samsungs-cheaper-power-phone-heres-the-trade-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/galaxy-note-20-is-samsungs-cheaper-power-phone-heres-the-trade-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Note 20 is Samsung’s cheaper power phone. Here’s the trade-off"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Take a look at the photo above and what do you see? Two Galaxy Note phones for power users that cost $1,000 or more, with a stylus to wield as a navigation tool, digital pen and more. You see immediate differences, too — camera mounts that look wildly different and finishes that aren’t quite the same. That’s exactly how Samsung intended the standard Galaxy Note 20 ($1,000, \u00a3849, AU$1,499) and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra<\/span> ($1,300, \u00a31,179, AU$1,849) to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is designed to be the standard-bearer, checking off all the boxes anyone would want on their wishlist. On the other hand, the Note 20 has distinctly less “premium” features, a plastic backing, no 120Hz screen refresh rate and no microSD card slot, for instance. In order to create a more approachable model, the standard Note 20 — like last year’s Note 10<\/span> — appears to be more about trimming down the marquee device than anything else.<\/p>\n

To be completely clear, I haven’t seen the Note 20 in person, and as far as I know, no phone reviewer has. I may be (and hope I am!) pleasantly surprised when I do see the finished product, whose 6.7-inch screen and smaller overall size might be a better fit for my hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There’s also one more point to call out, and that’s the elephant in the room. With a deadly pandemic<\/a><\/span> that won’t seem to end without a vaccine<\/span> and an eviction crisis looming<\/a><\/span> in the US, it’s an unusual time to launch a $1,000 phone. The Note 20 series was in the works long before the coronavirus changed everything, but something about the series — and all the features it offers — feels out of step with these times when more people than ever are working and living at home. The whole point of the Note series is to better bridge work and play for people who live life on the go. I don’t know about you, but I’m not going much of anywhere these days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Still, I’ve had a blast reviewing the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra<\/span>, and I’m excited to see what the Note 20 brings. Read on for all the details. (And don’t forget the\u00a0Galaxy Z Fold 2 on Wednesday<\/span>, which goes on preorder Sept. 1.)<\/p>\n

Read also<\/strong>: Note 20 vs. Note 20 Ultra: All the specs that are the same and different<\/span><\/p>\n

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra come in a striking bronze shade<\/h2>\n

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\tGalaxy Note 20 vs. Note 20 Ultra: Surprising differences <\/h2>\n

Samsung eased us into the idea of a more entry-level Note phone in 2019, but this year, there’s a wide gulf between the standard Galaxy Note 20 and the Note 20 Ultra. (Scroll to the end for the full specs comparison.)<\/p>\n

For example, the standard Note 20 has a 6.7-inch flat screen (versus a 6.9-inch screen) with no curved sides, a staple on the Note line for years. But here’s the clincher — it has a plastic<\/em> back, which Samsung prefers to call “polycarbonate.” There’s no microSD card slot (same as last year) and small features are missing. There are stepped-down camera specs (including no pro video mode), a less advanced screen technology with no 120Hz refresh rate option, a smaller battery capacity (4,300 mAh versus 4,500 mAh), less RAM (8GB versus 12GB) and no UWB sharing. <\/p>\n

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The camera module looks smaller, but also less stylized, and the device has more rounded edges, versus the Note 20 Ultra’s more aggressive corners.<\/p>\n

Embracing pastel, the Note 20’s mystic green, mystic bronze and mystic gray tones all come with a matte finish. It uses a metal frame and Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, not the most recent Gorilla Glass Victus<\/span>. <\/p>\n

The Note 20 shares the same core specs as the Note 20 Ultra. The 10-megapixel selfie camera, new S Pen gestures and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus processor are part of both phones.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

But back to the Note 20’s plastic backing: That feels out of character for a phone family that’s typically about showcasing the best of the best Samsung has to offer. Without having reviewed the phone yet, a $1,000 phone with a plastic back seems hard to swallow. Maybe I’ll change my mind. <\/p>\n