It’s easy to love the Note 20’s S-Pen and the fun versatility of its triple-camera array. But its short battery life is testing, as is the sense that Samsung is really seeing how much profit it can squeeze out of each sale with this one, more so than usual.

Versatile three-camera array; S-Pen is brilliant, as ever; Strong performance;

Expensive for a phone with a plastic back; Lower-res screen than other Samsung flagships; Only has a 60Hz display

It's extraordinary. It's crazy fast. Samsung is the only way to go. The size is perfect and my watch and my earbuds synced seamlessly. I've been a Samsung fan since the beginning, and I don't foresee ever straying. The best investment for a phone, and my watch and my earbuds and tablets, etc...

Wow, Samsung has taken a downward plummet with this one. Plastic fantastic, no removable storage and a screen that's a step backwards from the Note 9! Definitely will be my last Samsung product

Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 is the company’s mainstream phablet, situated below the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. As in the world of Apple, though, “mainstream” is relative here, with the Note20’s specs (and price) drifting towards the high end of the spectrum.

Accurate exposure in bright to moderate lighting; Accurate white balance; color rendering in stills; High stills detail; especially in bright light; Wide ultra-wide field of view; Good depth estimation and blur quality in portrait mode; Good video exposure; Video detail high and noise low in bright...

The Galaxy Note 20 will not be remembered as a high point for the Note series. It loses out on too many of the higher-end elements of Galaxy phones without a commensurate drop in cost.

Fun-to-use cameras; S-Pen is excellent for digital drawing; Powerful; even if it's beaten by the competition

Mediocre battery life; 60Hz phone in a 90/120Hz world; Flat glass front; plastic back

The Galaxy Note 20 will not be remembered as a high point for the Note series. It loses out on too many of the higher-end elements of Galaxy phones without a commensurate drop in cost.

Fun-to-use cameras; S-Pen is excellent for digital drawing; Powerful, even if it's beaten by the competition;

Mediocre battery life; 60Hz phone in a 90/120Hz world; Flat glass front, plastic back;

So let's do a recap of what we like about the Galaxy Note 20. We really liked the low-key design, S Pen, Samsung Notes app, the battery longevity, and camera performance. It's too bad the display doesn't have a 120Hz refresh rate though, and some of you may have wished it wasn't made mostly out of...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is the direct successor of the Galaxy Note 10 released in 2019 . The device is avilable with either 4G or 5G network variants. The configuration of both the LTE and 5G variants are same, except that the 4G version is only available with 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal...

In the last year or so, Samsung has started splitting up its flagship experience with new "Ultra" devices. At first, it seemed like these new, higher-end phones simply had more and better stuff to elevate them further, but with the new Note20 series, I think it's clear Samsung is intentionally...

Software OneUI is pleasant to use now (even if Samsung's stock launcher is still derpy); Size and shape Samsung made a flat screen work at this size without being awkward or unwieldy; Performance This is a very fast phone; Battery life Ridiculously good.

Screen Low-res for the size and price, just 60Hz; No expandable storage The baby version loses out on the microSD slot; S Pen is on the wrong side Unless you're left-handed, it's annoying taking the S Pen out from the left side.

The Note 20 takes Samsung's phablet formula and strips away some of the flagship sheen....

Good all-round camera performance Vibrant; flat display Solid performance Reasonable battery life Sleek overall design S Pen still ace

Overpriced Glasstic isn't fantastic 60Hz hurts Awkward speaker placement Gets hot No expandable storage