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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra leak Reveals the Key Specs

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series is speculated to launch in August.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra leak reveals the specs behind what could be this year’s top Android flagship

  • Ice Universe has leaked the specs for the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
  • The key specs include a Snapdragon 855+ CPU, an LTPO display that supports QHD+ resolution and 120Hz at the same time and new S Pen features.
  • The Note 20 Ultra is thinner than the Note 10 Plus, the bezels are narrower, and the punch hole is smaller, too.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series has been part of the rumor mill for quite some time, and previous reports suggest its launch in August. A tipster is now claiming that the ‘Ultra’ variant of the Galaxy Note 20 will feature an LTPO OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and QHD+ resolution. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is also tipped to come with “new camera function” and a “new S Pen.” The tipster has further shared the alleged live photos of the phone’s front panel that appear identical to that of the Galaxy Note 10+, launched in August 2019.

As per Ice Universe, one of the most reliable leakers around. They’ve given us various other leaks about the Galaxy Note 20 series in the past.

The development was shared on Friday by the tipster who goes by the name Ice Universe on Twitter. According to the Twitter post, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will be powered by the unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The post adds that the phone will come with new S Pen along with latest “features.” Lastly, the latest Twitter post from the tipster contains the alleged live photos of the phone’s front panel but don’t show its back panel. It is said that the phone will have new “camera function,” unfortunately, the details are undisclosed.

We’ve heard many times that the S Pen stylus will be getting improvements, but there’s no specific information on how yet. Last year saw the introduction of air gestures, which made the stylus a remote control for the camera and let users perform actions by waving it around, so we’d imagine Samsung’s going to build on these in some way.

As for the camera upgrades mentioned, we have heard that the rear cameras of the Note 20 Ultra will be enhanced by a laser depth sensor. This will hopefully help the 108MP camera that’s also rumored to appear on the Note 20 Ultra, since its first appearance for Samsung on the Galaxy S20 Ultra was marred by autofocusing problems that made taking pictures difficult for many users.

Notably, the same tipster, last week had suggested that the vanilla Galaxy Note 20 will come with 60Hz full-HD flat display and “wide frames.” Previous reports have indicated that the series will also include Galaxy Note 20+. Recently, it was tipped that Galaxy Note 20 series will come in Black, Copper, White/Grey, and Mint Green color options. All three models are expected to see differences in cameras and battery.

Ice Universe also mentions the Note 20 Ultra uses a Snapdragon 865 Plus processor. It was once thought that the Snapdragon 865 chipset that is powered almost all Android flagships this year wouldn’t get a Plus version. However, Ice Universe seems convinced that there will be such a chipset, so you should expect higher peak performance from the Note 20 Ultra.

As for the screen, Ice Universe says it will have simultaneous QHD resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. That should trump the Galaxy S20 series, which could manage QHD resolution or 120Hz refresh rate but not both at once. 

This improvement is likely achieved by the rumored use of an LTPO display, a new display technology that allows much greater power efficiency by dynamically changing the refresh rate from anywhere between 1Hz and the maximum 120Hz. Since 120Hz displays are notorious for their power consumption, it could be a shrewd decision by Samsung to make use of this technology.

Ice Universe’s second tweet discusses how the size of the Note 20 Ultra compares to the Note 10 Plus. It is all good news by the looks, with shrunken bezels on all sides, a smaller punch-hole for the selfie camera and decreased body depth.

There is no mention of battery or charging specs in this most recent set of rumors. But the standard Note 20 is thought to have a 4,000 mAh battery, while the Note 20 Ultra will have either a 4,500 mAh or 5,000 mAh capacity. We are expecting 25W charging for both models, but the Note 20 Ultra may be capable of using Samsung’s sold-separately 45W power block for even faster charging.