No, this telephoto lens doesn’t have that 100x 'Space Zoom' feature, as seen in our S20 Ultra camera test, but that quality loss between 50x and 100x made it largely unusable. For nocturnal photography enthusiasts, the Note20 Ultra 5G also delivers some nice results with the flash turned off, thanks to accurate exposure, color, and white balance.

The powerful intelligent processor in Galaxy Note20 Ultra makes sure your downloads and streams happen as fast as 5G enables them. Exposure management could be fine-tuned for better results on the Note20 Ultra 5G, as although the low exposure preserves detail in the bright lamp, dark areas are very underexposed. For more information, please see our article about preview, trustability and other version 4 updates of the DXOMARK Camera test protocol.

Seeing a timer ring form around the 10MP selfie camera punch hole, rather than having to badly guess where the camera lens is inside the display – invaluable for group selfies.

Some obvious maze, moiré, and color artifacts are visible at close inspection, though, and texture instabilities with a strong loss of texture in the outer field undermines its overall effectiveness at these focal lengths. Pixel-peeping test scene images, slight luminance noise is visible in areas of uniform color in outdoor images, and while it’s not overly problematic, the best devices are noise-free in these areas.Both use an AMOLED with HDR10+ support and "dynamic tone mapping" technology, marketed as Super AMOLED Plus for the Note 20 and Dynamic AMOLED 2X for the Note 20 Ultra. Still, the latest Samsung flagship deservedly makes it into the upper regions of our rankings and most smartphone photographers will be delighted with the results of its camera. Finally, if you’re interested in moving images, the Note20 Ultra 5G captures 8K video at 24 fps, 4K at up to 60 fps, FHD up to 240 fps, or HD up to 960 fps.

Dynamic 120Hz display is great: Scrolling feels like butter when you have the Adaptive motion smoothness setting turned on. Space Zoom camera is very impressive: I got in very close with the Note 20 Ultra's 5x optical zoom, putting my iPhone 11 Pro Max's 2x zoom to shame. I also like that the finish does a good job resisting fingerprints, unlike the Aura Glow finish on the Galaxy Note 10 Plus. Powered by an octa-core CPU and 12 GB of RAM internal memory, there’s plenty of processing oomph for the multi-tasking professional. Although the background was blown out in the live preview, I found that Samsung's post-processing handled things well enough in the end.All three comparison devices show good texture and detail in this outdoor shot, but the Xiaomi is slightly ahead of the other two. The stabilization system is also very effective for static handheld videos in both indoor and outdoor lighting conditions, where unwanted residual motion is well controlled, frame sharpness is consistent, and videos remain stable during scene changes. The level of detail is very acceptable under all tested conditions on the Note20 Ultra 5G, with the device implementing a good texture-versus-noise tradeoff. This is the official Samsu​ng Galaxy Note 20 Ultra User Guide in English provided from the manufa

As you can see in this photo of Halloween decorations, I could crop in on just a few of the straw the people, a ghost and witch, and you can still make out plenty of detail. You can see in our chart below that under indoor 100 lux lighting with 4EV contrast, the Note20 Ultra 5G eventually found sharp focus on all 30 shots, but it took around 300 ms to lock on. Plus, the Note 20 Ultra is smart enough to time sync your notes along with voice recordings, so you can hear what was being said right when you scribbled down that thought. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra had a release date of August 21, 2020, and is available through all of the major carriers.

On the GFXBench graphics test, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra scored 1,455 frames on the Aztec Ruins (High Tier) off-screen benchmark, compared to 1,657 frames for the iPhone 11 Pro. The overall depth-of-field effect is pleasant in bokeh shots, although slight edge artifacts are occasionally evident. I tried a few rounds of Forza, and the gampplay was surprisingly fluid using a PS4 controller, despite the fact I was streaming over the cloud. Network: The bandwidths supported by the device may vary depending on the region or service provider.