The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is an impressive and forceful reconfiguration of the Android superphone goalposts and an assertive push for ultimate productivity and performance.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra should easily knock out the competition. Instead, it's playing catch-up....

Solid display Good performance Sharp cameras High-quality hardware S Pen stylus Windows PC tie-in

Oversized Only average battery life Gets hot

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra feels a lot like a phone for the one percent -- and not just because it's expensive. It's because the things the Note 20 Ultra excels at, like note-taking tools and wireless desktop features won't really matter to most people.

Big fantastic screen; Excellent battery life; Top-of-the-range performance; Writing with the S Pen feels more immediate; Some new S Pen features are thoughtful

It’s expensive even by flagship standards; “Anywhere Actions” need some fine-tuning; Wireless DeX can be hit-or-miss; Cameras are solid but inconsistent

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a great phone, but it should offer more storage while letting you max out the display for its maxed out price.

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the new super-premium S Pen-wielding smartphone by Samsung. It’s an extra large phone with a huge camera bump, plus it’s heavier than before and it barely fits in a pocket.

Beautiful styling; luxurious feel; Super smooth and snappy performance; Excellent camera quality for both photos and videos (auto-focus issue is fixed); The biggest improvement to the S Pen so far; Outstanding 6.9” AMOLED screen; Cool features like Wireless DeX

$1,300 starting price is a bit too much; Gigantic size might be a turn off for some; no smaller model available; Battery life is just okay; 120Hz takes a toll; No headphones in the box

Polished design; strong battery life; 5x zoom camera; 5G-ready; enhanced S Pen features; the best screen in the industry

Very Expensive; no headphone jack

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra cements Samsung's place as one of the best phone makers in the world delivering a stunning display, great camera and a wealth of S Pen productivity perks

Bronze colour is really nice, and adds a matte finish ; S Pen even more responsive than ever ; Really good triple camera; The best looking phone around;

Battery life, on Exynos version, isn’t good; Screen resolution limits are annoying;

Samsung is back with a flagship phone that impresses on several levels.

Practical job functions. Lightning fast connection. Fantastic screen. Really good cameras.

The battery could have been bigger and charged faster.

Futuremark's PCMark for Android Work 2.0 Battery test takes workloads from the benchmark itself (image and video editing, email and web browsing) and scripts them in a loop that runs until battery levels drop below 20 percent.

Gorgeous Display, Adaptive Refresh Rate Technology, Good Battery Life, Quality User Experience, Premium Feel, Through And Through, Decent Camera Performance, Strong Graphics Performance

Only 60Hz At Display's Full Resolution, Color Fringing With Wide Angle Camera, CPU Performance Not As High As Expected, Price Premium, Large Camera Bump-Out

The Galaxy Note20 Ultra is a great device that makes refinements over past Note devices while also bringing smooth performance, fun to use S Pen and a higher price tag.

Great display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Long battery life, Quick performance thanks to 12GB of RAM, S Pen works great, Great camera with Pro Camera and Video Modes, Large storage options plus a microSD card slot, 5G support

The in-display fingerprint sensor doesn’t work all the time, More expensive than previous models, 50x Zoom is better than 100x Space Zoom but still not great