The smartphone received 119 points for photo quality, 103 points for video, and 75 points for zoom capabilities
In early October, DxOMark published a review of the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G smartphone camera, which received 120 points. Then it was a version based on the single-chip system Exynos 990. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G received 122 and 106 points, respectively, for photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra shoots better with Exynos than Snapdragon
Now a review of the Snapdragon 865+ version of the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra has been published, which scored 117 points, 3 points less. The smartphone received 119 points for photo quality, 103 points for the video, and 75 points for zoom capabilities.
DxOMark noted that the Snapdragon 865+ powered Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is targeted at corporate use in the US and China markets. Since the Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 865+ SoCs are responsible for signal processing and final image quality differently, the scores for the different versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra differ slightly.
While overall the Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) is not a major challenge for high-end devices, it remains a solid smartphone photography device. Dedicated ultra-wide-angle and zoom cameras work with the main camera to provide a variety of shooting options, and image quality are consistently good, if not groundbreaking. The ultra-wide module is excellent, the colors from all cameras are pleasing, and the bokeh simulation in portrait mode provides a pleasing depth of field effect with accurate depth estimation. However, the unreliable autofocus on the Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon), as well as the unnatural rendering of textures and color artifacts in some zoom shots are disappointing.
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