ReprĂ©sentant le trĂšs haut de gamme et mis Ă part les modĂšles pliants du constructeur sud-corĂ©en, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra est ce qui se fait de mieux en matiĂšre de smartphone chez Samsung. DotĂ© dâun trĂšs grand Ă©cran, dâun design classique, mais tellement rĂ©ussi, embarquant des composants de pointe et livrĂ© avec le stylet Bluetooth S Pen, il rĂ©unit tous les ingrĂ©dients pour occuper le haut du panier. Nous avons pu le tester pendant un moment et voici nos impressions. Principales caractĂ©ristiques techniques Ăcran AMOLED de 6,9 pouces, 1440x3088 pixels 60/120 Hz Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 12 Go de mĂ©moire vive 256 Go de stockage interne extensibles Triple capteur photo 108+12+12 mĂ©gapixels Capteur frontal 10 mĂ©gapixels Lecteur dâempreinte digitale sous lâĂ©cran Batterie 4500 mAh compatible charge 45 watts SystĂšme dâexploitation Android 11 avec une surcouche logicielle One UI Design Comme annoncĂ© en prĂ©ambule, le smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra profite dâun design particuliĂšrement rĂ©ussi. Il reprend les lignes de ses prĂ©dĂ©cesseurs avec encore plus de modernitĂ© afin de proposer une excellente prise en main. Ses tranches infĂ©rieures et supĂ©rieures sont plates Ă la diffĂ©rence de tous les autres mobiles du marchĂ© et les cĂŽtĂ©s latĂ©raux proposent un arrondi parfait. Commençons par le dos de lâappareil oĂč lâon peut voir le bloc optique qui dĂ©passe beaucoup, vraiment beaucoup, Ă lâimage du Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. On pourrait presque le faire se reposer dessus, le reste Ă©tant dans le vide. Ă plat, il est donc totalement bancal. Les traces de doigts sont particuliĂšrement limitĂ©es ce qui est toujours une bonne chose sur cette surface en verre, mais le fait dâenfiler une coque de protection ne serait-ce que pour limiter la protubĂ©rance du bloc optique permet de nâen avoir aucune et de laisser le dos immaculĂ©. En faisant le tour de lâappareil, on note la prĂ©sence du bouton dâalimentation et de celui qui sert pour gĂ©rer le volume sur le profil droit. Cela permet au cĂŽtĂ© gauche de nâavoir aucun bouton. Les boutons sont lĂ©gĂšrement hauts pour ĂȘtre attrapĂ© facilement, mais on sây fait. Sur le profil supĂ©rieur, il y a lâemplacement pour les cartes SIM et mĂ©moire. Le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra peut effectivement supporter deux cartes de tĂ©lĂ©communication ou une carte SIM et une carte de stockage pouvant atteindre jusquâĂ 2 To. Sur le profil infĂ©rieur, il y a le connecteur USB-C, lâun des deux haut-parleurs et lâemplacement pour le stylet Ă lâextrĂ©mitĂ© gauche. Son gabarit est assez imposant et mĂȘme sâil tient dans une poche de pantalon, il est assez peu discret. Ses dimensions sont de 164,8 mm de haut pour 75,9 mm de large et 8,1 mm dâĂ©paisseur pour un poids de 208 grammes ce qui le place parmi les plus mobiles les plus lourds du marchĂ©. Il est toutefois battu dans ce domaine par le cousin Galaxy S21 Ultra qui accuse 227 grammes sur la balance. Les finitions sont parfaites et notre modĂšle de test prĂȘtĂ© par la marque ne souffrait dâaucun dĂ©faut de fabrication ou dâassemblage. Le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra est certifiĂ© IP68 ce qui signifie quâil peut plonger dans de lâeau douce Ă une profondeur raisonnable pendant plusieurs minutes sans subir de dommage. Câest un minimum pour le segment haut de gamme. Pas de prise audio jack ici. Pour Ă©couter de la musique, le mobile dispose de deux haut-parleurs afin de dĂ©livrer un son stĂ©rĂ©o dâune assez bonne qualitĂ©. Il est assez puissant, Ă lâimage du Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro ou du Xiaomi Mi 11 et nâest pas dĂ©sĂ©quilibrĂ© ce qui nâest pas si Ă©vident que cela. On profite donc dâune partie audio tout Ă fait cohĂ©rente et mĂȘme trĂšs bonne. Si on veut utiliser un casque, il faut soit quâil soit Bluetooth ou passer par un adaptateur USB-C vers jack pour une liaison filaire. Notez la prĂ©sence, dans la boĂźte dâĂ©couteurs AKG sâil vous plaĂźt, donc synonyme de bonne qualitĂ© avec un connecteur USB-C. Lâappareil est compatible Bluetooth Il est aussi NFC et propose du Wi-Fi ax ou Wi-Fi 6 afin dâoffrir une trĂšs bonne qualitĂ© de connexion sans fil et un excellent dĂ©bit avec un routeur compatible. Notez Ă©galement la compatibilitĂ© avec la technologie sans fil UWB, Ultra large bande. Cette fonction permet au Galaxy Note 20 Ultra dâĂȘtre lâun des seuls modĂšles chez Samsung Ă pouvoir ĂȘtre utilisĂ© pour trouver les SmartTags, ces dispositifs dĂ©veloppĂ©s par le constructeur pour retrouver ses clĂ©s, ses bagages, son chien et tout un tas dâautres choses. Le UWB est aussi prĂ©sent sur le Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Galaxy S21 Ultra et Galaxy Z Fold 3 ainsi que sur les iPhone 11 et iPhone 12. La technologie UWB pourrait Ă©galement servir, Ă terme, pour dĂ©verrouiller les portiĂšres dâune voiture, par exemple. Enfin, pour en finir avec la connectivitĂ©, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra est aussi compatible avec les rĂ©seaux 5G. En façade, le Note 20 Ultra profite dâune surface dâaffichage qui occupe un peu plus de 86% de la zone avec un poinçon central pour laisser le capteur photo frontal jouer son rĂŽle. Le lecteur dâempreinte digitale est installĂ© sous lâĂ©cran et sâest montrĂ© particuliĂšrement rĂ©actif lors de nos tests. Il nâa jamais failli malgrĂ© tous nos essais. Il est positionnĂ© Ă 3,2 cm du bord infĂ©rieur ce qui lui permet dâĂȘtre facilement accessible et pas trop bas comme bon nombre dâautres mobiles. Cela Ă©vite la gymnastique du pouce que lâon est parfois obligĂ© de faire. Un trĂšs grand Ă©cran OLED, mais qui a aussi ses limites Le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra dispose dâun Ă©cran de 6,9 pouces avec des bords incurvĂ©s et sur une dalle AMOLED affichant une dĂ©finition de 1440x3088 pixels ce qui permet dâavoir une excellente lisibilitĂ©. Le hic, câest que pour voir une telle dĂ©finition, on ne peut pas utiliser la fonction de fluiditĂ© des mouvements adaptative. On est alors limitĂ© Ă du 60 Hz. Pour avoir cette fluiditĂ© adaptative, il faut se contenter dâune dĂ©finition FHD+ soit 1080x2316 pixels, ce qui est le cas sur les autres mobiles sauf pour les rĂ©cents Galaxy S21 et Xiaomi Mi 11, par exemple. Sinon, lâĂ©cran affiche une excellente colorimĂ©trie et un trĂšs bon confort visuel. On peut choisir entre les modes vif et naturel ou jouer avec la balance des blancs, mais la surface dâaffichage est plutĂŽt bien calibrĂ©e, Ă lâorigine. Notez la possibilitĂ© dâaugmenter la sensibilitĂ© tactile ce qui peut ĂȘtre utile si vous utilisez une protection pour lâĂ©cran qui est Ă©paisse. Le taux de contraste infini produit par la dalle OLED est le meilleur alliĂ© des vidĂ©os ce qui est une trĂšs bonne chose vu la taille de lâĂ©cran. Aucun problĂšme pour en profiter dehors, mĂȘme en plein soleil. Il produit une luminositĂ© suffisante pour ce type dâutilisation et sait aussi se faire discret dans la pĂ©nombre. Performances On se contente de lâExynos 990 Comme les prĂ©cĂ©dents modĂšles, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra europĂ©en hĂ©rite dâune puce Samsung Exynos, ici en version 990 alors que les USA profitent dâun processeur Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 reconnu pour ĂȘtre plus performant. On sâen contente puisquâavec ses 12 Go de mĂ©moire vive, le mobile produit tout de mĂȘme de bonnes performances, mais qui sont battues par dâautres mobiles, moins chers. Aucun souci pour passer dâune application Ă une autre et voir quâelles sont lancĂ©es avec une certaine vĂ©locitĂ©. Ă aucun moment, lors de notre test, nous nâavons constatĂ© de ralentissement gĂȘnant. Un mode Performances permet de booster trĂšs lĂ©gĂšrement les rĂ©sultats ce qui peut aider un peu dans les jeux vidĂ©o oĂč lâĂ©cran joue pleinement son rĂŽle immersif, une trĂšs bonne chose. Un Galaxy Note 20 Ultra qui obĂ©it au doigt et au stylet Un mot sur le stylet qui reprĂ©sente lâun des atouts de cet appareil. En effet, câest la seule sĂ©rie Ă supporter cet accessoire. Bluetooth, il se charge directement dans son fourreau et profite dâune autonomie tout Ă fait satisfaisante. On sâen sert pour pointer une application, une fonction dans celle-ci ou pour prendre des notes. Il se rĂ©vĂšle trĂšs prĂ©cis et câest un rĂ©gal Ă lâutilisation. Outre le fait de pointer sur lâĂ©cran, il est aussi capable de rĂ©aliser certaines opĂ©rations grĂące Ă certains mouvements comme faire dĂ©filer les pages, prendre des photos Ă distance, etc. Il faut prendre le temps dâen apprivoiser toutes les possibilitĂ©s, mais une fois cela fait, il devrait ĂȘtre dâune grande utilitĂ©. Android 11 avec une surcouche logicielle One UI Ă lâheure de notre test qui arrive plusieurs mois aprĂšs la sortie officielle du Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, le mobile profite maintenant dâAndroid 11 avec la version de la surcouche logicielle dĂ©veloppĂ©e par Samsung. Dans lâexacte continuitĂ© des prĂ©cĂ©dentes versions, celle-ci est encore plus aboutie et se rĂ©vĂšle extrĂȘmement ergonomique. Ă la rĂ©daction, nous avons toujours un peu de mal avec les formes et les couleurs des icĂŽnes proposĂ©es par dĂ©faut trouvant quâils ne font peut-ĂȘtre pas assez sĂ©rieux, surtout sâil sâagit dâun tĂ©lĂ©phone professionnel, mais on apprĂ©cie la fluiditĂ©, lâergonomie gĂ©nĂ©rale et toutes les options de personnalisation qui y sont proposĂ©es. Si vous venez dĂ©jĂ dâun mobile Samsung, vous serez en territoire connu et si vous venez dâailleurs, il ne faut pas longtemps pour maĂźtriser et sâapproprier les paramĂštres du mobile. On peut toujours compter sur la navigation par geste ou encore la barre latĂ©rale qui contient des raccourcis personnalisables vers diffĂ©rentes applications ou fonctions du smartphone. La zone des notifications est toujours aussi claire et comme les nouvelles sĂ©ries, on peut lâĂ©teindre ou le redĂ©marrer depuis cet endroit plutĂŽt que dâutiliser ce qui reste encore le bouton marche/arrĂȘt pour la quasi-totalitĂ© des smartphones, ici dĂ©diĂ© Ă lancer lâassistant vocal Bixby. Le mobile est livrĂ© avec beaucoup dâapplications Samsung ainsi que toutes les applications Google et certaines de Microsoft Office, OneDrive, LindekIn, Outlook. Ă gauche des pages dâaccueil, lâespace Samsung Plus permet de visualiser des contenus selon vos centres dâintĂ©rĂȘt. Lâoption MultitĂąches permet dâafficher les applications en cours dâexĂ©cution, un module de recherche et les derniĂšres applications lancĂ©es, en bas de lâĂ©cran. Concernant les mises Ă jour de sĂ©curitĂ©, lâappareil suit de prĂšs la disponibilitĂ© de celles-ci ce qui est toujours une trĂšs bonne chose. Pas le meilleur en photo, mais il se dĂ©fend bien malgrĂ© tout Si le bloc photo installĂ© Ă lâarriĂšre de lâappareil est trĂšs impressionnant, ce qui est intĂ©grĂ© Ă lâintĂ©rieur lâest tout autant mĂȘme si le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra est moins bien Ă©quipĂ© que le Galaxy S20 Ultra et, Ă fortiori, que le Galaxy S21 Ultra disponible depuis le dĂ©but de cette annĂ©e. En effet, chez Samsung, pour la photo, la prioritĂ© est donnĂ©e Ă la gamme S. Ici, il y a tout de mĂȘme un capteur principal de 108 mĂ©gapixels, Ă priori, identique Ă celui du Galaxy S20 Ultra. Il nây a toutefois pas de zoom 100x comme ce dernier et on doit se contenter dâun zoom numĂ©rique 50x. Ă cĂŽtĂ©, il y a un capteur de 12 mĂ©gapixels pour les photos en ultra grand-angle et un autre capteur 12 mĂ©gapixels, tĂ©lĂ©objectif 5x. Pour se prendre en selfie, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra propose, disons-le, le minimum avec un objectif de 10 mĂ©gapixels. Les rĂ©sultats photo du Galaxy Note 20 Ultra sont trĂšs bons. Le mobile a obtenu un score de 120 selon le laboratoire indĂ©pendant de tests DxOMark. Il est Ă Ă©galitĂ© avec le Google Pixel 5 et lâAsus Zenfone 8, bien moins chers. Il est toutefois surpassĂ© dâune courte tĂȘte par le Galaxy S21 Ultra et les iPhone 12. Le OnePlus 9 Pro, le Oppo Find X3 Pro ou le Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra font nettement mieux, sans parler des Huawei Mate 40 Pro et Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, largement devant. Pour la vidĂ©o, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra est capable de filmer avec une dĂ©finition Ultra HD 8K et produit de trĂšs belles sĂ©quences mĂȘme si on peut parfois y voir un peu de grain. Le mode Pro propose plusieurs fonctions intĂ©ressantes comme la captation audio directionnelle. Sinon, lâinterface de lâapplication CamĂ©ra est agrĂ©able Ă utiliser, car elle profite dâune bonne ergonomie gĂ©nĂ©rale. On peut directement passer du mode grand-angle 0,5x Ă 5x en passant par le 1x depuis les touches virtuelles juste au-dessus du bouton de dĂ©clenchement. Lâinterface est personnalisable dans le sens oĂč il est possible dâajouter aux modes prĂ©sentes dâautres qui sont par dĂ©faut rĂ©unis dans lâonglet Plus. Il est vrai que lors de la premiĂšre ouverture, seuls les modes Single take, Photo et VidĂ©o sont prĂ©sents ce qui est un peu lĂ©ger. Mais rapidement, on se met Ă en ajouter dâautres, finalement ceux qui nous servent le plus souvent. Plusieurs filtres sont disponibles et une aide Ă la mise au point est proposĂ©e ce qui est une trĂšs bonne chose. En outre, notez la possibilitĂ© dâactiver la fonction de mise au point automatique avec suivi qui sâavĂšre ĂȘtre pertinente et fonctionne plutĂŽt bien. On peut aussi compter sur un mode HDR plutĂŽt performant. Une autonomie et une vitesse de charge pas vraiment Ă la hauteur Avec sa batterie dâune capacitĂ© de 4500 mAh, le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra propose une autonomie lĂ©gĂšre. En effet, mĂȘme si la frĂ©quence dâaffichage est rĂ©glĂ©e sur adaptative, on a bien du mal Ă tenir plus dâune journĂ©e avec lui en mode intensif. Alors on se console en posant lâappareil sur une surface dâinduction pour le recharger sans fil ce qui reste extrĂȘmement pratique. Par contre, ce qui est plus embĂȘtant, câest la vitesse de chargement qui plafonne Ă 45 watts lĂ oĂč de trĂšs nombreux modĂšles proposent du 65 Watts, mĂȘme de milieu de gamme chez certains constructeurs chinois. Câest dâautant plus frustrant » que si lâappareil peut effectivement supporter 45 watts, le bloc dâalimentation livrĂ© avec est un 25 watts mettant un peu plus dâune heure et quart pour recharger complĂštement la batterie. Pour avoir tout le potentiel, il faut acheter un chargeur au dĂ©tail, sĂ©parĂ©. Notre avis Avec le Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, nous nous attendions Ă avoir entre les mains, un appareil fulgurant et qui ne souffrait dâaucune lacune. Pourtant, il faut bien reconnaĂźtre que le smartphone, mĂȘme sâil reste parmi les plus haut de gamme, accuse certains dĂ©fauts et a bien du mal Ă rester ultra compĂ©titif par rapport Ă la concurrence plus quâorganisĂ©e notamment sur ce segment de marchĂ©. Nous nâirons pas jusquâĂ dire quâil sâagit dâun mauvais smartphone, bien au contraire. Il remplit ses tĂąches avec une certaine vĂ©locitĂ© et reste extrĂȘmement agrĂ©able Ă utiliser au quotidien. Mais quant Ă valoir vraiment son prix, câest une autre histoire. Alors oui, son design est exceptionnel, son Ă©cran est de trĂšs trĂšs bonne facture et sa prise en main est trĂšs agrĂ©able, mais, aujourdâhui, il y a mieux pour moins cher Ă moins que vous ne soyez un fondu de lâutilisation du stylet puisquâil reste actuellement le seul modĂšle mis Ă part les prĂ©cĂ©dents Galaxy Note bien entendu Ă employer ce mode de pointage. On comprend un peu mieux maintenant pourquoi Samsung ne sortira pas de Galaxy Note 21⊠faisant basculer la compatibilitĂ© du S Pen vers le Galaxy Z Fold 3.
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Unexcellent écran pour un S qui se la joue Note. Le S21 Ultra est doté d'un gigantesque écran de 6,8 pouces. On profite d'une dalle Dynamic AMOLED 2X (et donc d'un taux de contraste proche de
Consultez le tableau comparatif dĂ©taillĂ© ci-dessous plus de fonctionnalitĂ©s qui ne sont pas Ă©valuĂ©s en comparatif avec des scores en haut de cette page.đ± CaractĂ©ristiques du modĂšleSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+ModĂšleGalaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FGalaxy S21+Autres noms du modĂšleGalaxy Note20 Ultra 4G-LTE SM-N985F Single-SIM ExynosGalaxy S21 Plus 5G SM-G996B/DSRĂ©gion ou pays oĂč il est venduAmĂ©rique Latine, Afrique du Sud, Australie, Nouvelle-ZĂ©landeGlobal, InternationalMarqueSamsungSamsungDate de sortie21/08/2020, AnnoncĂ© 05/08/202029/01/2021, AnnoncĂ© 14/01/2021Ăpaisseur8,1 millimĂštres7,8 millimĂštresDimensions largeur x longueur77,2 x 164,8 millimĂštres75,6 x 161,5 millimĂštresPoids208 grammes200 grammesConstruction, matĂ©riauxCorps en acier inoxydable, vitre avant et arriĂšreCadre en aluminium, vitre avant et arriereRĂ©sistants Ă l'eau et autresCertifiĂ© IP68 Ă©tanche jusqu'Ă 1,5 mĂštres par 30min et rĂ©sistant Ă la poussiĂšreCertifiĂ© IP68 Ă©tanche jusqu'Ă 1,5 mĂštres par 30min et rĂ©sistant Ă la poussiĂšređ€ SystĂšme d'exploitationSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+Version du systĂšmeAndroid 10Android 11Mise Ă jour firmwareAndroid 12Android 12Interface utilisateurOne UI / / UI / ProcesseurSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+Chipset64bits - Samsung Exynos 990 7nm64bits - Samsung Exynos 2100 5nmCPUOcta-Core, 3 processeurs Dual-Core Mongoose Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A762GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A55Octa-Core, 3 processeurs Single-Core ARM Triple-Core ARM Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A55GPU carte graphiqueARM Mali-G77 MP11 800MHzARM Mali-G78 MP14 854MHzPerformance benchmarkcaractĂ©ristique n'est pas enregistrĂ©eAnTuTu 622276 v8Geekbench 3476 54fps ES onscreenđœ MĂ©moireSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+MĂ©moire RAM8Go LPDDR58Go LPDDR5Stockage interne256Go 221Go disponibleUFS 104Go disponibleUFS extensibleJusqu'Ă 1To microSD, microSDXCemplacement dĂ©diĂ©Non supportĂ©đČ ĂcranSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+Type d'Ă©cranDynamic AMOLEDDynamic AMOLEDTaille de l' poucesRapport Ă©cran/appareil~92,5% screen-to-body ratio~88,8% screen-to-body ratioRĂ©solution1440x3088 pixels1080x2400 pixels 209TouchscreenCapacitif Multitouch 10 pointsCapacitif Multitouch 10 pointsDensitĂ© de pixel DPI494 PPI393 PPICouleurs d'affichage16 millions16 millionsĂcran rĂ©sistant aux rayuresGorilla Glass VictusGorilla Glass VictusTaux de rafraĂźchissement120Hz120HzFonctionnalitĂ©s d'Ă©cran1500nits[peak]HDR10+Always-On Display120HzFHD60HzQHD1300nits[peak]HDR10+Always-On Displayđ¶ RĂ©seauSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+Double SimNon supportĂ©Dual-SIM Standby - Appel actif sur l'une des lignesCarte SIM1 connecteur SIM uniquenano-SIM 4FF2 connecteurs Double-SIMnano-SIM 4FF + e-SIMDownload/upload maximale2000/316 Mbps5000/1920 MbpsTĂ©lĂ©communications2G, 3G, 4G2G, 3G, 4G, 5GFrĂ©quences, bandeAfficher +dĂ©tailsMasquer les dĂ©tailsFrĂ©quence GSM MhzQuad-Band 850/900/1800/1900Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900RĂ©seau 2G primaireGSM 850/900/1800/1900CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900RĂ©seau 3G primaireUMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DOTD-SCDMA 1900/2000UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100RĂ©seau 4G primaireLTE Cat20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66TD-LTE 38, 39, 40, 41VoLTELTE Cat24 TD-LTE VoLTERĂ©seau 5G primaireNon supportĂ©SA/NSA/Sub6 RĂ©seau de donnĂ©es primaireGPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-AGPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, 5G SA/NSA, 5G NRRĂ©seau 2G secondaireNon supportĂ©GSM 850/900/1800/1900RĂ©seau 3G secondaireNon supportĂ©UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100RĂ©seau 4G secondaireNon supportĂ©LTE Cat24 TD-LTE VoLTERĂ©seau de donnĂ©es secondaireNon supportĂ©GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-Ađ· CamĂ©raSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N985FSamsung Galaxy S21+Appareil 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Home News Smartphones Image credit Tom's Guide This Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra face-off puts these big Samsung phones head-to-head. These two premium flagship phones, which are quite stellar and somewhat similar, go up against each other to see which is the best one for you. In fact, as you'll see in our Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review, it's the most Note-like Galaxy S series phone ever, as itâs the first in that family to support the S Pen. That said, they're both over a year old at this point and all eyes are on the upcoming Galaxy S22 if you look deeper, there are lots of key differences between the S21 Ultra and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, from the cameras and the design to the processor and price. Our Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review shows it's still a formidable handset, but it's been surpassed in some ways by the newer Samsung. We compared these two phones side by side to help you decide which one is right for Galaxy Note 20 vs. Galaxy Note 9 Do you need to upgrade?Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Galaxy S21 UltraGalaxy Note 20 UltraStarting price$1,199$1,299Screen Dynamic AMOLED 3200 x 1440; 10Hz - 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED 3088 x 1440; 10Hz -120HzCPUSnapdragon 888Snapdragon 865 PlusRAM12GB, 16GB12GBStorage128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 512GBmicroSDNoYesRear cameras108MP f/ wide; 12MP f/ ultrawide; 10MP f/ telephoto with 3x zoom; 10MP f/ telephoto with 10x zoom108MP wide Æ/ 12MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom Æ/ 12MP ultrawide Æ/ cameras40MP f/ Æ/ size5,000 mAh4,500 mAhWireless5G, Wi-Fi 6E, UWB5G, Wi-Fi 6, x 3 x x x ouncesColorsPhantom Silver, Phantom Black, Phantom Navy, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Brown Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra PriceThe Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is priced at $1,199, which is $200 less than its predecessor. On paper, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the pricier of these two phones with a retail price of $1,299. However, with discounts you can find the Note 20 Ultra for as low as $1,049, which is $250 off. We would check out our best Galaxy S21 deals and best Galaxy Note 20 deals pages for the latest sales. Note that the Galaxy S21 Ultra has three storage options with 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The 256GB model costs $1,249 and the 512GB version $1, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has just two storage options. The 512GB version jumps up to $1,449, but it appears to be out of stock at most retailers and carriers. Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra DesignImage credit Tom's GuideNewer doesn't always mean better. I prefer the design the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra over the Galaxy S21 Ultra. That's because the Note 20 Ultra is thinner, lighter and smaller. The camera bump on the S21 Ultra does integrate better into the back of the phone with Samsung's contour design, but I'd rather hold and use the Note 20 Ultra. The S21 Ultra also comes in more colors, including Phantom Silver and Phantom Black, plus Phantom Navy, Phantom Titanium and Phantom Brown through The Note 20 Ultra comes in just Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White. If you want to use an S Pen, the Note 20 Ultra is the obvious choice, because there's nowhere to put the S Pen on the S21 Ultra unless you spring for a case. And that adds even more bulk to a hefty device. Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra DisplayImage credit Tom's GuideThe displays on the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra are fairly similar, with both phones featuring Dynamic AMOLED displays that can scale from 10Hz up to 120Hz for smoother performance. The Note 20 Ultra's screen is only slightly larger at inches, compared to inches for the S21 Ultra. Image credit FutureBoth of these screens are sharp and amazingly colorful with ultra-wide viewing angles, but the S21 Ultra pulls ahead with its higher average brightness of 821 nits. The Note 20 Ultra hit 662 nits in our lab. Image credit FutureHowever, the Note 20 Ultra's screen was slightly more colorful, registering of the DCI-P3 color gamut, compared to for the S21 Ultra. The Note 21 Ultra's panel also proved a bit more accurate, as it achieved a Delta-E score of 0 is perfect; the S21 Ultra scored Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra CamerasImage credit Tom's GuideThe Galaxy S21 Ultra is the camera you want if you're looking for the most powerful zoom. It packs two telephoto zoom lenses, which can achieve 3x hybrid zoom and 10x optical and up to 100x digital Space the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is no slouch in this department, as it features a 5x optical zoom and 30x Space Zoom, but it simply doesn't go as far. In addition, the S21 Ultra has a zoom lock feature that can help capture steadier the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra feature a super sharp main 108MP camera, as well as a 12MP ultrawide camera. However, the S21 Ultra is designed to offer better performance in low light, and it also delivers improvements with its portrait mode. The Galaxy S21 Ultra also sports a sharper front camera at 40MP, compared to 10MP for the Note 20 Ultra. When it comes to image quality, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is better in almost every way. With this bowl a fruit, the S21 Ultra produces a brighter image, so the oranges in particular look more vibrant. The apple in the S21 Ultra shot is almost too bright, as you lose some definition in the skin compared to the Note 20 Ultra, but overall the S21 Ultra produces a more pleasing photo. I used the Night mode on both phones for this photo, which illuminated only by a nearby street lamp. It's not a dramatic difference, but I do appreciate that the sky appears brighter and the tree to the right looks a bit sharper and has more contrast in the foreground. Both phones do a fairly good job overall, though, especially with the footsteps in the snow. In this photo of a small lucky bamboo plant, I actually prefer the Note 20 Ultra's photo because of the way it deals with the light streaming through the window. The bright points at the top of the leaves make the shot look more compelling. The S21 Ultra's pic is too uniform throughout. This is where the Note 20 Ultra really starts to fall behind. This portrait looks completely blown out compared to the S21 Ultra. It looks like there's a white haze or film over the whole scene. Whereas the S21 Ultra does a better job capturing a more accurate dark blue in my jacket; my face also has a warmer tone than in the Note's shot. At 10x zoom, the Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers more detail and more accurate hues in this shot of a tree with some bird and squirrel feeders. The Note 20 Ultra struggles with the bark and the feeder in the top left of the frame gets almost completely lost along the edges. Once we get to 50x zoom, it's no contest. The Note 20 Ultra's photo is so blurry and hazy it looks like an impressionist painting. The bark and feeder both look a lot clearer in the S21 Ultra photo. Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra PerformanceImage credit FutureThe Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra packs a newer Snapdragon 888 processor, while the Note 20 Ultra is powered by a Snapdragon 865 chip, so it's not a big surprise that the S21 Ultra offers better performance. But it's not a huge example, on our video editing test, which involves transcoding a 4K video clip to 1080p using the Adobe Premiere Rush app, the Galaxy S21 Ultra took 1 minute and 2 seconds to complete the task. The Note 20 Ultra needed a little bit longer at 1 Geekbench 5, which measures overall performance, the S21 Ultra scored 3,400 on the multi-core portion of the test, compared to 3,294 for the Note 20 the Galaxy S21 Ultra may be the better option for gamers, as it scored considerably higher on the 3DMark Wild Life graphics test. It notched an average of 33 frames per second, while the Note 20 Ultra mustered only S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Battery lifeImage credit FutureBoth the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will get you through a full day on a charge, especially if you use the 60Hz display mode on each phone. But the S21 Ultra has longer endurance the Tom's Guide battery test, which consists of continuous web surfing over 5G on 150 nits of screen brightness, the Galaxy S21 Ultra lasted an impressive 11 hours and 25 minutes in 60Hz screen mode. That's good enough to land this device on our best phone battery life list. With the display's adaptive mode on, which goes up to 120Hz, the runtime dropped to a still-good 10 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra didn't fare as well in our testing, as it lasted 1026 in 60Hz screen mode and 759 with the adaptive mode turned on. That's a pretty big S21 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra both offer fast 25W charging, but only the Note comes with a charger in the box. Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Special featuresImage credit Tom's GuideThe most special thing about the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is its S Pen, but now that the Galaxy S21 Ultra supports S Pen input, what's the difference?For one, you have to buy the S Pen separately with the S21 Ultra. A combo case and S Pen costs $ Plus, this case adds bulk to an already hefty phone, and the S Pen doesn't support Bluetooth. A separate S Pen Pro will be coming Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the phone to get if you want to expand storage, as it offers a microSD card slot. Samsung got rid of this perk on the S21 Ultra along with a bundled S21 Ultra does have some welcome special features, such as its more powerful Space Zoom and zoom lock feature. In addition, there's a handy object eraser feature in the camera software and a Director's View feature on the S21 Ultra when recording video, which allows you to record using the front and back cameras at the same time. Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra What about the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy S22 Ultra?Even though this face-off pits the Galaxy S21 Ultra against the Note 20 Ultra, the latter is over a year old. So what about its successor? I wouldn't hold out for a Note 21 this year because it seems like Samsung has canned the Note series indefinitely. Instead, you'll probably want to look to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 for your big phone needs. It has S Pen support, though it requires external storage like the S21 Ultra does. It's still a big, powerful phone and perfect for people all-in on foldables. It's not cheap, however, and it certainly doesn't soften the blow for Note least the Galaxy Note series went out with a rumors abound about the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which may be the most Note-like Galaxy S phone yet. From the familiar design to the built-in S Pen, it looks like Samsung might have realized its mistake in laying the Note line to rest. In fact, recent rumors really point to the S22 Ultra becoming the new Note, so rejoice. That said, your Note 20 Ultra is still a very good phone even by today's S21 Ultra vs. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra What about the iPhone 13 Pro Max?Now that we're into Autumn 2021, the new iPhones are out. And this year, Apple made a big splash with the iPhone 13 Pro Max, offering the best cameras we've ever seen on a smartphone. Plus, the battery life this year is much looking for the best big phone should strongly consider the iPhone 13 Pro Max, so long as they're not averse to Apple. The iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1,099 for the 128GB model, $100 less than the Galaxy S21 fact, the new big iPhone is better in many ways than both the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Just check out our iPhone 13 Pro Max vs. Galaxy S21 Ultra face-off to see where things stand. It comes down to where your loyalties S21 Ultra vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra VerdictImage credit Tom's GuideIf I were paying with my own money, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is the clear winner. It offers a brighter display, longer battery life and especially better cameras. The image quality difference is pretty stark, especially when taking portraits and zooming in outdoors. If you want to use an S Pen with your next phone, I would recommend the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra instead. Yes, the Galaxy S21 Ultra supports the S Pen, but I would rather have it built in to the phone without needing a bulky case. Overall, though, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is the better value. Mark Spoonauer is the global editor in chief of Tom's Guide and has covered technology for over 20 years. In addition to overseeing the direction of Tom's Guide, Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on TV to discuss the latest trends, including Cheddar, Fox Business and other outlets. Mark was previously editor in chief of Laptop Mag, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at mspoonauer.
Stylet S-Pen toujours trĂšs pratique Les moins - Autonomie dĂ©cevante - Pas le mĂȘme processeur dans tous les pays - Prix trĂšs Ă©levĂ© Le verdict S'il nous semble clair que celui ou celle quiEditors' Note After two months of testing the Galaxy S21 Ultra alongside other flagship phones, we have revisited this review to raise its rating from 4 to stars and bestow our Editors' Choice award. In addition, US wireless carriers have revealed C-band 5G plans that the S21 Ultra is well positioned to take advantage of, and the phone is now widely available for less than its high list price. It's like an anime title "Galaxy S Redemption." The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is, by and large, what the Galaxy S20 Ultra should have been. It's a solid and premium-feeling phone with a unique for the US superzoom camera, a gorgeous screen, and future-forward network chops. The S21 Ultra sets the bar for Android performance in 2021 and its superzoom camera will lead you to look at the world in new ways. Now that we've closely compared it with the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and the OnePlus 9 Pro as well as Samsung's own Note 20 Ultra, we can say with confidence that the S21 Ultra is our Editors' Choice. The Top of the Galaxy S LineSamsung has three models in its 2021 flagship Galaxy S series the small S21, the medium S21 Plus, and the large S21 Ultra. They all have the same basic processor and modem. The S21 and S21 Plus are similar, other than their screen and battery sizes. The S21 Ultra pours on features the other two lack a 108-megapixel main camera, a 40-megapixel selfie camera, a 10x optical zoom camera, S Pen support, Wi-Fi 6E, and UWB directional positioning. Similar Products Big, medium, or small Choose your Galaxy S21. Pricing on these phones has been a little odd, and the original pricing led us to downgrade themâperhaps more than we should have. The list prices are $ for the S21, $ for the S21+, and $1, for the S21 Ultra. But they've cost considerably less pretty much everywhere since launch. The S21 Ultra is $ at both Amazon and Best Buy at this writing, and Samsung has an intense trade-in game. That makes the S21 Ultra effectively less expensive than the iPhone 12 Pro Max $1,099, which is rarely Sleek Design With Integrated CamerasThe S21 Ultra starts with a body that feels less cobbled-together than the S20 Ultra did. My review unit is a solid matte block that resists fingerprints much better than last year's glossy models. At by by inches HWD, the S21 Ultra is slightly shorter than the S20 Ultra by by inches, but taller and narrower than the iPhone 12 Pro Max by by inches. The phone is brick-heavy, though, at ouncesâheavier than the Galaxy S20 Ultra ounces, the iPhone 12 Pro Max ounces, or the Samsung Note 20 Ultra ounces. The S21 Ultra's matte back is less slippery and more attractive than the S20's glossy back. The biggest and best design difference from the S20 is the better-integrated camera module. Rather than a discrete, hard-edged bump on the back, it's now merged into the corner of the phone. There's still a lip where it drops off, but it's a lot less annoying and less likely to catch on your pants phone is rated IP68 for water resistance and comes in a range of very low-key colors some only available if you buy the phone directly from Samsung black, brown, gray, navy, and silver. If you're looking for poppy-red, rose gold, or violet, you're going to have to go with one of the smaller units. The S21 Ultra models come in very businesslike colors. You can opt for 128GB or 256GB of storage with 12GB of RAM, or 512GB of storage with 16GB of RAM. There is no microSD card slot. Slots and ports in general are, alas, going the way of the dodo; not enough people use them, and built-in memory has faster performance. If you absolutely need expandable memory, stick with the Note 20 or the Note 20 new, second-generation Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is noticeably faster and more accurate than the sensor on the S10 and S20. On the other hand, face recognition repeatedly failed to recognize my face with or without a mask.The 3,200-by-1,440-pixel screen is covered in the new Gorilla Glass Victus. It hasn't scratched after a few days of testing, an improvement over the Galaxy S20+ screen, which scuffed up says that the screen is 25% brighter than the Galaxy S20 Ultra, at 1,500 nits maximum brightness. More importantly, it has a 50% better contrast ratio, and I can see the difference. Samsung's screens have always popped, but this one really stands out. You can set the screen resolution to 1080p or quad HD to save battery and increase game frame rates, but the option to manually switch between 60Hz and 120Hz refresh rates is now gone; instead, the display automatically changes from 10Hz up to 120Hz depending on what you're looking at. The S21 has a truly gorgeous display. The Ultra is the only member of the S21 family that works with Samsung's S Pen, the active, pressure-sensitive stylus previously reserved for the Note series. I tried it with a Note 20 pen, a Note 9 pen, and a Note 4 pen; all of them worked. If you don't have an old Note, you can buy an S Pen for $40, or a bundle of pen and pen-holding phone case for $ S21 has the same super-low 9ms latency as the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, updating the screen with its virtual ink at 120Hz. The button on the pen, which "clicks" on the screen, works, but Bluetooth functions such as making air commands and using the pen as a remote camera shutter don't. Samsung says there will be a special S Pen available later this year that will have those heard rumors that there may be no Galaxy Note phone this yearOpens in a new window because of a global processor shortage. If that's the case, it makes the Galaxy S21 Ultra, with its pen-holding case, the go-to phone for previous Note owners and anyone who wants to scribble. You can use any Note pen to write on the S21 Ultra's screen. Choosing the Right ModelAs always, there are a bunch of different sub-models of the Galaxy S21, noted by a letter at the end of the product number. We tested the unlocked U model, destined for the US. The U model has a single SIM slot, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, disabled e-SIM functionality, and all the appropriate bands for all US 5G networks, including millimeter wave and the upcoming C-band. Here are the other models listed on Samsung's siteW For Canada. Snapdragon processor, single SIM plus eSIM. Similar 5G to the US except no Exynos processor, single SIM plus eSIM. Has 5G bands 3/7/28/41/78, so it won't work on any low-band US 5G For Korea. Exynos processor, single SIM plus eSIM. Only 5G band is For China. Snapdragon processor, dual you use your phone outside of its intended region, you can expect it to have all of the right 4G bands but miss some of the roaming region's 5G bands, and you probably won't be able to use Wi-Fi calling or similar features. CPU Lucky Number 888The Galaxy S21 models are the first phones to use Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor. The chip enables new features without really enhancing benchmarked speed. However, in the long run, the features probably matter S21 Ultra scored 1,128 on Geekbench single-core and 3,500 on Geekbench multi-core, a rise of 15% SC and only 7% MC over last year's Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. On the GFXBench Car Chase benchmark, offscreen frames went from 57fps to 65fps, a rise of 14%. Is it an improvement? Sure. Will you notice it? Maybe iPhone 12 Pro's Apple A14 processor scores noticeably higher on both benchmarks 1,599 SC/4,006 MC on Geekbench, and 70fps on the offscreen GFXBench Car Chase while the Basemark Web web-browsing score jumped from 322 on the Note 20 Ultra in WQHD+ resolution to 498 on the S21 Ultra, and from 486 in 1080p resolution to 605, the iPhone 12 Pro already scores How We Test PhonesThere's some weird stuff going on that makes me question the value of these numbers. The PCMark and AIMark benchmarks appear to be broken on the S21 Ultra, delivering scores that are obviously far too low. That could be something about the 888 itself or about Android 11, but in any case, they don't appear to give good guidance. The S21 Ultra far outperformed the S20 Ultra on AI Benchmark, but once again, I'm not sure whether or not to trust it. We're working with Samsung to figure this out and will update this review once we know you're more likely to care about is that the 888 lets the S21 Ultra do some impressive new tricks. For instance, the 888's image signal processor lets the S21 Ultra combine its two telephoto cameras for much better 10xâ30x zoom than last year, and a new Director's Mode video feature lets you smoothly switch between cameras on the fly. The AI capabilities lead to a better Night mode. Wi-Fi 6E requires a component in the 888, as do some of the new 5G features. So even without reliable benchmark numbers to quantify speed and power, it's clear that this is a big step up from last year's Streamlined Android ExperienceThe Galaxy S21 Ultra runs Android 11 with Samsung's OneUI extensions. Samsung told me it's committing to updating the phone as far as Android 14. The bloatware situation on the unlocked units isn't bad at all, but you should expect the usual dozens of unwanted apps on carrier-locked models, especially on AT&T. Samsung does preload Facebook, but it's voice assistant, Bixby, is still on this phone, but the Bixby Home screen to the left of the main home screen is gone; instead, you now see Google's news feed. If you want to disable the Bixby button presses and turn the power key into a real power key, you can do that in settings. Samsung gets rid of its unloved Bixby Home screen and puts Google's browser front and center. It's worth pointing out that Samsung does its best to link to other Galaxy devices and Windows laptops, similar to how iPhones hook up to Macs. OneUI 3 lets you call and text from Galaxy tablets or speakers. On Windows laptops, you can answer texts, check notifications, or mirror your phone screen. You can also put the S21 in multi-windowed Dex mode for presentations on a big screen or use an additional keyboard and home screen design still won't be mistaken for Google's, with its own colors, icons, and dialer. But OneUI works hard to integrate all of Android 11's features while keeping Samsung's identity strong, and it doesn't push custom browsers or email apps on you when it knows Google's apps are what you really want. Besides, Samsung's overall market success speaks to how accessible users find its BatteryThe S21 Ultra has a 5,000mAh battery. In our standard test, where we run a YouTube video with full screen brightness over Wi-Fi, we managed 11 hours and 20 minutes; that's on par with other leading large phones. Changing the screen resolution and refresh rate doesn't matter here, because the refresh rate adapts to the content If you're showing a 60fps video, the refresh rate will not be higher than 60fps, even if you have it set to 120fps. The Ultra showed about an hour more playback time than the smaller does hit the battery pretty hard. On AT&T's network, streaming over 5G rather than Wi-Fi incurred a three-hour battery penalty in testing. You can't turn off 5G natively on AT&T or Verizon, though you can on T-Mobile. There's a third-party app called Samsung Band Selector that might let you force your phone to use 4G, but it's unsupported and could be disabled at any time. The S21 phones support both 25W wired and 15W wireless charging. Samsung no longer ships a charger with them, claiming it's because most people already have USB chargers they can use. However, most of the USB chargers you've accumulated over the past several years have USB-A ports and Micro USB cables, which are useless for the USB-C-to-USB-C cable that's included in the S21 box. Even if you do have a USB-C charger handy, its vintage and power will make a difference. Plugged into a 22W Galaxy Note 20 Ultra charger, the S21 Ultra got to 37% in 20 minutes and reached a full charge in 70 minutes. But plugged into a Galaxy S20 FE charger, it only reached 22% at 20 minutes, and it took a total of 110 minutes to fully charge the phone. You can always opt to avoid the cable question altogether and get a Qi-compatible wireless charging That's Ready for 2022The Galaxy S21 series is ready for the networks of 2022, and they'll arrive before you know S21 phones are the first US models with Qualcomm's new X60 modem. The X60 lets phones combine non-contiguous channels of 5G, which earlier devices couldn't do. In theory, that improves 5G performance. In practice, the networks aren't quite ready for it also support for C-band, the fast new frequencies that carriers just spent more than $80 billion for. Verizon says it'll cover 100 million people with C-band access by next March, which will likely triple the carrier's 5G speeds. Given the poor performance of Verizon "nationwide" 5G right now, I think anyone investing in a flagship phone for the next few years on Verizon needs to make sure they have tested the S21 on AT&T and T-Mobile. Our Verizon SIMs are fried right now. 4G and 5G performance on AT&T was very similar to last year's flagship devices. AT&T will, in the future, use the X60 to enhance nationwide 5G performance by adding new channels of 5G. In the meantime, there's not much new to see here. Over 11 locations, the S21 Ultra averaged 113Mbps down and 20Mbps up on AT&T's "nationwide 5G" network, while an iPhone 12 got 111Mbps down and 20Mbps T-Mobile, things got interesting. T-Mobile's network forced my S21 into "standalone 5G" mode. Most 5G connections in the US right now are at least half 4G. Standalone 5G, which eschews 4G, gives you lower latency and less chance of overloaded networks in crowded conditions, but you end up with slower overall speeds because you're losing the add-on 4G standalone 5G, I got an average of 87Mbps down and 31Mbps up with 12ms latency, which was much slower than my Galaxy S20+ and iPhone 12. By forcing the phone into non-standalone mode using a field test screen, speeds rose to 258Mbps down and 69Mbps up on average, with 26ms latency. That was very similar to both the S20+ and the iPhone 12. T-Mobile told me, essentially, that its engineers were experimenting in my neighborhood and would fix T-Mobile, the S21 should be able to combine the carrier's two current main forms of 5Gâbands n41 and n71âin a way that no phone so far has been able to do, but I didn't see that happening; the phone was always on n41 or n71. That isn't down to the phone, though. The network just wasn't the Wi-Fi side, the S21 Ultra is the first phone with Wi-Fi 6E, the new form of Wi-Fi that enables extremely high speeds on the new 6GHz band which isn't the same as 6G. I couldn't test it; the first Wi-Fi 6E routers are just coming out now, and they're $500 or more. Wi-Fi 6E looks like a much bigger jump in terms of performance than Wi-Fi 5 to Wi-Fi 6 was; my Wi-Fi 6 devices still tend to max out around 600Mbps in real-world speeds, but Wi-Fi 6E promises more than a gigabit per device. This will become especially relevant when you're hooking your phone up to multi-gigabit home internet service, when and if that appears in the next few years. It also helps with hotspot mode when you're connected to millimeter-wave 5G, as those connections can already go over 2Gbps. With UWB, smart tags can tell you not only whether you're near them, but which direction they're in. The Ultra also supports UWB, a new wireless technology that I can't find a use for yet. UWB adds a directional element to short-range wireless, so you can eventually get, say, a virtual car key app that opens your car door when you're pointing at the car, or a Smart Tag that tells you not only whether you're near it, but which direction it's in. For now, its only use is in a "nearby share" function that shares files between two phones, and honestly, that works just fine using Bluetooth or lets the phone stream to two devices simultaneously; how this works in practice will depend on the Bluetooth devices in question. With the Galaxy Buds Pro earphones, it means the phone streams to each earbud independently rather than going to one main earbud, which relays to the other. That makes for more stable we lose one key wireless technology MST. Samsung's phones used to work with older credit card swipe machines that didn't have the Apple/Samsung Pay specs. That was something Samsung had over Apple. The S21s don't have all this talk of data, we didn't forget about using your phone to, you know, make phone calls. Call quality hasn't been a concern on high-end Samsung phones for a few years now. The company has speaker and Bluetooth call quality nailed. If you want to use a wired headset, it has to be USB-C; there's no headphone jack. I was very happy to see that Wi-Fi calling was finally available on my unlocked model on all three major US wireless carriers. Samsung repeatedly promised AT&T Wi-Fi calling on the unlocked S20 but never delivered. The unlocked US model we tested has a single SIM slot. The phone technically supports eSIM, but it's been disabled on this model, and Samsung has shown no sign of intending to enable it. Treat this as a single-physical-SIM phone. PCMag-Recommended Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Accessories Tile Pro The Camera on the Phone Goes Zoom Zoom ZoomThe Galaxy S21 Ultra's cameras are what the S20 Ultra's were supposed to be. It has a 108MP main sensor that generally takes 12MP photos, along with a 12MP, 120-degree ultrawide camera, two 10MP telephotos 3x and 10x, and a dedicated focus sensor. That focus sensor is key. The 108MP main sensor uses phase detection rather than dual-pixel autofocus, and on the S20 Ultra, that meant slow and often inaccurate autofocus. We don't have that problem any longer. At 1x, images have better contrast than the photos taken by the S20 Ultra, and are much sharper at the edges of the frame. In my close-up shot test, I found the S21 Ultra fixed another one of the S20 Ultra's flaws a really painfully narrow focus plane that meant most objects in the shot would be out of focus. The S21 did much better at keeping different elements of a setup in focus, though its photos weren't quite as sharp as those from the iPhone 12. Left iPhone 12. Right S21 Ultra. Photos taken in the S21's Night mode are leaps and bounds ahead of the dimmer, muddier shots from the S20 series, but the iPhone 12 is still the king of the night. Its Night mode turns night to day with a sharpness the S21 can't quite match. Left iPhone 12. Right S21 Ultra. What you don't see in the images here is that the camera is noticeably faster and easier to use than the S20 series cameras are. It takes the same night shots, but with about a second less waiting. High-level zoom, which is really shaky on the S20 series, is now stabilized so it's much easier to lock onto the part of the image you S21 has a 40-megapixel front-facing camera that normally shoots 10MP images. The big difference between this and the S20 generation is Night mode; the S21 has one, so you can finally take decent selfies in the dark. Are they soft? Yes. But the fact that they come out at all is a positive. Left S21 Ultra. Right S20 Ultra. With good light, that front-facing camera is actually great, with more detail than the S20 Ultra, and better contrast than the iPhone 12. Left iPhone 12. Right S21 Ultra. The S21 Ultra's zoom cameras are a big part of what makes it worth its price. The phone has 3x and 10x zoom cameras for, Samsung claims, up to 100x zoom. Things look good at up to 10x. It's safe to say that if you want to live at 10x, this is the phone for you. Beyond 10x, it's all digital zoom on the 10x zoom lens. But since it's digital zooming from a native 10x, the images don't look so bad up to about S21 Ultra shines in daylight at 10x and 30x zoom. Shots at 10x are actually distinct, and while the 30x shots are definitely soft and digitally zoomed, they aren't the mushy haze you get with the S20 series or the small S21. The Galaxy S21 Ultra at 1x, 10x, 30x, and 100x zoom. At 100x zoom, things are definitely impressionistic. But the 100x zoom isn't useless the way the S20 Ultra's was. The viewfinder stabilizes so it isn't wobbling all over the place, and handheld shots are better. Not great, but better. Top S21 Ultra at 30x and 100x. Bottom S20 Ultra at 30x and 100x. It's worth noting that the S21 Ultra can do 4K60 video recording at up to 10x zoom, and can do 8K video at 24fps using its main lens. While recording 8K video, you can pull out 33MP the Price Justifiable?The Galaxy S21 Ultra is an impressive, high-quality superzoom camera phone. When we first reviewed it in January, we were a little hesitant. It was big and heavy, the list price was high, and carriers hadn't released their C-band now been using the phone as my primary device for a while, and things have changed. For one thing, the list price is a lie; nobody seems to be paying it. For another, Verizon is going whole hog on C-band in less than 12 months. And the more uses I find for the 10x zoom and games I play on the big, bright screen, the more I appreciate just how well this phone is put together. Samsung has some accessories to sell you, too a watch, earbuds, and a smart tag locator. The S21 Ultra's top competitors, as big phones, are Samsung's $1, Note 20 Ultra, Apple's $1, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and the $ OnePlus 9 Pro. The Note 20 comes with an S Pen and a microSD memory card slot, but the S21 Ultra is more future-facing as a long-term investment. The iPhone has nothing like the S21 Ultra's superzoom, but it has somewhat better night performance and, for serious photographers, a much better ecosystem of third-party camera apps and integration with Mac computers. The OnePlus 9 Pro has speedy, elegant software and is also a great choice, but the S21 noses just ahead of it on radio performance and superzoom. The verdict is in The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is our Editors' Choice for flagship smartphones. Pros Beautiful design and solid build Excellent photo quality at up to 10x zoom Equipped for next-gen C-band and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity The Bottom Line The Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers a high-quality superzoom camera that truly works, supports Samsung's excellent S Pen, and sets the bar for smartphone features in 2021. Like What You're Reading? Sign up for Fully Mobilized newsletter to get our top mobile tech stories delivered right to your inbox. This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe from the newsletters at any time. rakJ. 135 61 92 80 396 137 21 362 166