Android Advisor - UK (2020-02)

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to 1TB extra via microSD). That’s a specs-heavy way

of saying that this thing will still be faster than almost

any other phone on the market, and a noticeable

step up from last year’s S10.

But the S10+ will be even faster, right? Well, not

really. It comes with 12GB RAM as standard, and does

at least give the option of 512GB storage (though

the UK isn’t even getting that model). It’s bigger,

obviously, but with a 6.7in display it’s verging on too

big, and the only other real spec bumps are a larger

battery and the addition of a depth sensor to the

otherwise identical camera set-up.

The standard S20 still gets an impressive triple-lens

array, with a 12Mp wide lens, a second 12Mp ultra-

wide, and a 64Mp telephoto that delivers crisp hybrid

optical zoom up to 3x – and much less crisp digital

zoom as far as 30x. Sure, that’s some way short of

FIRST LOOK

The Samsung S20 Ultra comes

with an impressive 6.9in display