Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Mobile Phone; Sim Free Smartphone 128GB - Cosmic Grey, (UK Version)

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When first launched, Samsung has proudly labelled the Galaxy S20 Ultra as the “smartphone camera to end all cameras". It includes the immense 108MP Wide Camera, a 40MP Front Camera and a 48MP Telephoto Camera. This array of cameras was one of the first to be seen on a Samsung 5G phone. And the photos show how good it is. For others, though, the word ‘upgrade’ means a completely different thing: they want a phone that pushes new boundaries, and they don’t mind if that pushes the price tag further into Galaxy Z Fold 2 territory. And that's the rub with the Galaxy S20 Ultra camera. It has the best hardware we've seen on a camera phone, and deserves all of the hype it's attracted. But autofocus and overexposure issues leave us wondering why you should pay so much for big camera spec numbers that result in photos that look pretty good, but not any better than what you can get on an iPhone, a Pixel or last year's Note 10 Plus. Samsung’s single-take mode and 8K video It's not cheap...that much is obvious but is it worth that cost - that is for you to decide unfortunately. It is one of the world's best smartphones, it has possibly the most powerful camera possible, one of the best battery/processor combos and is pretty much high-end in all possible categories. Update 2021: Please note that prices on the S20 have dropped by several hundred pounds in anticipation of the S30's release!

Samsung’s 6.9-inch display will push the boundaries of your fingers’ reach and your thumb’s dexterity, yet it won’t feel much bigger than the S10 Plus – its width is actually a tad smaller than the 6.8-inch Note 10 Plus and 6.7-inch Galaxy S10 5G. We found the Super AMOLED display to be bright and pixel-dense at its 3200 x 1440 QHD resolution, yet also look perfectly fine at the default Full HD+ resolution. The lower resolution saves battery life and – spoiler – it’s the only resolution at which you can experience the 120Hz screen refresh rate; that’s not QuadHD-compatible yet. That's troubling for such a pricey camera phone. You also lose some features in 108MP mode, including motion photos (fine) and beauty mode (won't miss that), and there seems to be some baseline skin smoothing you can't control (not good). Capturing life’s everyday moments is becoming a daily must, and now you can do so in astonishing 8K Ultra HD. If you’re finding it hard to photograph fast moving scenes (like your kids running around) now you can take 33MP stills from your 8K recordings. The 48 MP telephoto lens delivers 10x hybrid optical zoom and 100x digital zoom supported by optical image stabilisation. Thanks to the high sensor resolution and folded-lens technology, the optical hybrid zoom is lossless. In video mode, the main lens captures 8K footage at up to 30 fps, supported by action-cam image stabilisation. Powerful PerformanceSurprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is both the more affordable and better spec of the two handsets. This arguably makes it the obvious choice of the two.

There's a 25W charger in the box, and the Ultra is compatible with an optional 45W charger and 15W wireless charger Let your content live and breathe on the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 6.9” Infinity-O Display. And get ready for seamless images thanks to the standout 120Hz refresh rate. Everything you see will be smooth, crisp and picture perfect. Want to fine tune the screen even more? You’ve got plenty of options with the freedom to customise colour, sharpness and saturation to get that display picture perfect. What are the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's specs?video recording option, like the 108MP camera, allows you to crop in after the fact, but suffers from the same autofocusing issues We did have to be outdoors, and close to a 5G node on top of a lamppost, to make that happen. Sadly, mmWave is extremely fast but incredibly limited in range, whereas sub-6 is slower (ranging from 200Mbps to 500Mbps) but has a wider range, offers a more reliable connection and works indoors. Traveling around London, which is limited to sub-6 networks right now, we actually saw faster speeds with our 4G LTE iPhone 11. Face Detection, Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR, Night Mode, Exposure Control, Bokeh Mode, AI Features, Scene Detection, Time-of-Flight Camera However, the the extra-large pictures do offer the ability to crop in without as much quality loss. It makes sense for the same reason recording 8K video is often a good idea even if you don’t own anything more than a 4K TV: you can crop and edit without sacrificing detail. It gives you creative latitude, even if you ultimately output to a 12MP photo and 1080p video. And if you ever do find your battery is dwindling? Fast Charging tops up the Galaxy S20’s juice in a flash so you’ll be at full charge in no time. Is the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra compatible with 5G?

Rumors are already growing about the Samsung Galaxy S22 as well meaning this phone could feel even older soon, although there’s no confirmation of a release date just yet. We discovered that you can’t have 8K and Super Steady; in fact, Super Steady didn’t work in 4K either – it’s still a 1080p affair. And 8K is limited to 24fps, so you’re not going to get all the bells and whistles you do with 4K and Full HD video. That mirrors what we saw on the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, as does the Ultra’s fast wireless charging prowess of up to 15W. There’s still a curve on the right and left edges of the screens, though it’s much less pronounced compared to past S phones. Sadly, that doesn't mean fewer accidental presses of the nearly bezel-less screen – Samsung still doesn't have excellent palm rejection software, so when we touched the edges with our grip and tried to press the shutter button in the camera app, the phone constantly thought we were trying to activate multi-touch and zoom in, instead of performing single press of a button. Palm creep is very real on this phone.

It’s impossible to justify the Galaxy S20 Ultra price for everyone – even those who bought the S9 Plus or S10 Plus, and intended to get the next ‘big one’ from Samsung. All of those impressive specs are before you even consider the camera - the real selling point. There's now a 10x optical zoom and a absolutely massive 100x zoom. The Ultra even manages to make use of advanced pixel stitching technology for clean resolution in your photos.