The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra disappoints and takes tenth place in DxOMark
SamsungMonday, 05 October 2020 at 12:37
DxOMark specialists have finally published a review of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra smartphone. Surprisingly, the new flagship of the Koreans not only did not become the best in the rating of the platform but could not even get around the Galaxy S20 Ultra model, taking only tenth place. The Note 20 Ultra received 130 points for photo quality and 101 points for video. Still, the Note20 Ultra is one of the best camera phones at the moment, and the gap from the leader in the rating is only 9 points. And many have questions about this rating.
Photo test
Pros
- Vivid and pleasant color
- Accurate target exposure and wide dynamic range
- Acceptable level of detail
- Good detail in long-range zoom shots
- Accurate exposure and white balance in ultra-wide shots
- Good exposure and color in very low light night scenes
- High detail in flash portraits
Cons
- Visible noise, especially in low light
- Inaccurate white balance measurements under some lab conditions
- Autofocus instabilities under benchmark lab conditions
- Strong fusion artifacts in medium- and close-range zoom shots
- Visible noise and artifacts in ultra-wide shots
Video test
Pros
- Accurate target exposure and wide dynamic range in most conditions
- Good texture-versus-noise tradeoff outdoors and indoors
- Generally vivid and pleasant color
- Effective stabilization in handheld still videos
- Fast autofocus reaction
Cons
- Autofocus instabilities in most conditions
- Low texture-versus-noise tradeoff in low light
- Visible white balance casts outdoors and indoors
- Color quantization, aliasing, moiré and cyan shift artifacts occasionally evident
When we take a look at the cameras of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, a main camera with a resolution of 108 Megapixels (f/1.8) greets us. A telephoto camera with a resolution of 12 Megapixels (f/3.0 - OIS 5x optical zoom - 50x hybrid zoom) accompanies the main camera.
An ultra-wide-angle camera with a resolution of 12 Megapixels (f/2.2) also helps these cameras. On the front, a camera with a resolution of 10 Megapixels (f/2.2 - autofocus) serves users.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra camera specs
- 108MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, OIS, Laser AF Sensor, 12MP Periscope lens with f/3.0 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 5X optical zoom, Super-Resolution Zoom up to 50X, 12MP 120° Ultra Wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture
- 10MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
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