It far surpasses the 2x optical and 10x digital zoom of previous Samsung phones, and the limited 8x digital zoom on the Google Pixel 4– although 100x zoom snaps were hardly Instagram-worthy, 30x zoom looked fine on a tripod. Luckily, we were able to trim the large 8K video files using the phone's built-in video trimmer, which we found handy.

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And for those who like the Ultra but want it a little bit different, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra deals are now here. Network: The bandwidths supported by the device may vary depending on the region or service provider.The idea here isn’t to shoot at 108-megapixels, or even 48 megapixels for that matter, but to use all the data collected to create superior 12-megapixel snaps.

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Of course, it’s still very much the same sort of experience as last year, and a couple of my previous criticisms have carried over to the S20 Ultra. a bit like the 100x zoom, feels more like a feature Samsung hypes up rather than one the average consumer is going to really make use of. You can also clip 33MP photos on the Galaxy S20 Ultra while recording, or in post if you're shooting 8K video – you just tap a button inside the camera UI and it saves a high-resolution photo to your camera roll.

Contrast – as you’d expect from one of Samsung’s AMOLED screens – is a perfect infinity:1, and the screen is capable of getting plenty bright, peaking at 667cd/m2 with a torch shining directly on the ambient light sensor. In the US, that gets you a 128GB of internal storage, rather meager for power users, while in the UK and Australia, the base model has a more proper 256GB. The Note 20 Ultra addresses this problem with a camera that zooms into scenes with a 5x optical zoom and maximum 50x digital zoom, and this is where Samsung’s new camera stands out. Samsung’s latest top-of-the-line Note continues to buck the trend that outfits phones with rounded corners. Also dialed back: the marginally better S20 Ultra 40MP selfies (offering finer detail when cropping in on photos).