Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Reviews

[NIZMOZ44]

I believe they keep them.

 

[Serkle K]

do the reviewers hav to giv back those phones at all or they get to keep them????

They usually give them back, because they're only review units. Most reviewers end up stating in follow up videos with other devices that they have X Personal Daily driver.

I already watched SuperSafs N20U x iPhone 11 comparison. I am waiting for his Note10+ comparison as well as his full review, and full reviews from Flossy, TechMeOut, CJKnowsTech, and a few others.

 

[Notefan161]

do the reviewers hav to giv back those phones at all or they get to keep them????

Give them back

 

[NIZMOZ44]

They usually give them back, because they're only review units. Most reviewers end up stating in follow up videos with other devices that they have X Personal Daily driver.

I already watched SuperSafs N20U x iPhone 11 comparison. I am waiting for his Note10+ comparison as well as his full review, and full reviews from Flossy, TechMeOut, CJKnowsTech, and a few others.

As someone who knows a couple of those reviewers personally, they do not have to return them. That is why some have opened up their closet and shown 100s of phones sitting in there. They are not required to send them back.

 

[Notefan161]

As someone who knows a couple of those reviewers personally, they do not have to return them. That is why some have opened up their closet and shown 100s of phones sitting in there. They are not required to send them back.

Depends alot do have to send them back. Guess depends on the reviewer

 

[LuckiestLiz]

They usually give them back, because they're only review units. Most reviewers end up stating in follow up videos with other devices that they have X Personal Daily driver.

I already watched SuperSafs N20U x iPhone 11 comparison. I am waiting for his Note10+ comparison as well as his full review, and full reviews from Flossy, TechMeOut, CJKnowsTech, and a few others.

I wish more reviewers focused on the like models. Every year it seems easier to find S line to Note line six months apart. Even me switching Notes yearly is excessive for many average consumers.

 

[bhatech]

I watch the reviews for fun and entrainment, could care less about their opinion if they like or not. Either way I'm going to make my own decision since there is always return period in the US if the phone turns out to be dumpster fire. Applies to any phone, I don't value the opinion of these reviews but love watching them for entrainment

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Tech Spurt. UK Exynos review.

https://youtu.be/pFOt562g1s8

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Quite frankly that's pathetic and I hope Samsung sales suffer for it in Europe and elsewhere, I'm happy most reviewer's are mentioning it

And the performance of Exynos is dreadful compared to SD 865+

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1008377

 

[NIZMOZ44]

Depends alot do have to send them back. Guess depends on the reviewer

No, real reviewers never have to return the device. The ones that do not have a relationship with the manufacture like Samsung, and have to purchase the device to review it, are the ones who return the device within 14 days of their return period or 30 depending where it was bought.

The real reviewers are the ones who got them early, before anyone else. Those are the ones that keep them. Samsung does not require the units to be returned for those reviewers.

 

[Serkle K]

As someone who knows a couple of those reviewers personally, they do not have to return them. That is why some have opened up their closet and shown 100s of phones sitting in there. They are not required to send them back.

I wonder if its different between the bigger tech firm/bloggers and the smaller independent YT tech reviewers. I'd guess it might be. I also thought they did so because a lot of them (at least from what I recall in the past) have mentioned only being able to do simple hardware reviews and not being able to test durability because they had to send them back. I guess it has changed over the years, but I'm just someone on here reading the reviews, and not a blogger. *

EDIT: I see your post now that says the same thing. I guess we were commenting at the same time.

 

[Guyinbox]

Concerning, any chance of a software improvement maybe? I hope the camera performance isn't worse than my N10+. My life is low light, moving dogs... I never find Samsung the perfect camera option, but a phone without an S pen anymore doesn't feel like an option.

Here's a video comparison of the pixel 4a and note 20 ultra. I still greatly prefer the pixel shots of people. That's my problem with tech reviewers, they review cameras like everyone is an amateur photographer. I would guess people mostly take pictures of family/friends and pets. Samsung still butchers skin tones and smoothes the heck out of faces.
The note has an impressive camera system, but I wouldn't want to use it as my everyday camera.

https://youtu.be/jUih5cepUfo

 

[LilSweetLin]

I'm actually shocked that the majority of reviews I've seen on YouTube are pretty "meh" on the Ultra. A lot have said that the battery life is just average, even with the larger size. I know everyone's use cases are different, and as a lighter user, battery life *probably* won't be an issue, but it's surprising nonetheless. I've never had a Note, but I'm wondering if I should go with the 10+ instead.

Then again, I don't like the power button on the left side, and I'm actually happy that Samsung is letting users connect their phones to Windows and have the ability to use apps right from the PC. That will finally allow me to get rid of Pushbullet, which no longer works with Textra. But I guess as a basic user (voice calls, texts, streaming music, watching YouTube videos, browsing the web, Reddit and forums and occasional Scrabble play) the Note 20 Ultra should be fine.

 

[Deke218]

Here's a video comparison of the pixel 4a and note 20 ultra. I will greatly prefer the pixel shots of people. That's my problem with tech reviewers, they review cameras like everyone is an amateur photographer. I would guess people mostly take pictures of family/friends and pets. Samsung still butchers skin tones and smoothes The heck out of faces.
The note had an impressive camera system, but I wouldn't want to use it as my everyday camera.

https://youtu.be/jUih5cepUfo

If you are using phone as a professional photographer, you're doing it wrong.

 

[CKwik240]

If you are using phone as a professional photographer, you're doing it wrong.

I think he was trying to make a point that reviewers aren't writing their reviews for the point and shoot crowd.

I might counter that the point and shoot crowd probably doesn't read those reviews... Lol

 

[NIZMOZ44]

I'm actually shocked that the majority of reviews I've seen on YouTube are pretty "meh" on the Ultra. A lot have said that the battery life is just average, even with the larger size. I know everyone's use cases are different, and as a lighter user, battery life *probably* won't be an issue, but it's surprising nonetheless. I've never had a Note, but I'm wondering if I should go with the 10+ instead.

Then again, I don't like the power button on the left side, and I'm actually happy that Samsung is letting users connect their phones to Windows and have the ability to use apps right from the PC. That will finally allow me to get rid of Pushbullet, which no longer works with Textra. But I guess as a basic user (voice calls, texts, streaming music, watching YouTube videos, browsing the web, Reddit and forums and occasional Scrabble play) the Note 20 Ultra should be fine.

I’m waiting for Average consumer to do his day in the life video where he puts it to the test in a real life day. I’ll have mine today shortly anyways but with me working from home I haven’t used much battery these days.

 

[TheDonJ77]

I'm waiting for flossy!!

 

[mustang7757]

I'm waiting for flossy!!

Did you order one ?

 

[dre22era]

 

[dre22era]

This is the first year i've seen Samsung really enforce their embargo on reviewers as you see today everyone uploaded their reviews to youtube. Embargo lifted.