8 PCWorld MARCH 2020NEWS HANDS-ON: SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 ULTRA
feel the difference. It feels more
substantial than any other I’ve
ever used, including the
iPhone 11 Pro Max. It’s hefty
without being too heavy, and
gigantic without being
cumbersome. That’s with a
display that’s even bigger than
Samsung’s recent 6.7-inch
behemoths.
Even though the S20 Ultra
is the thickest Galaxy phone
since the S5 (and that thickness
doesn’t even include its
bulbous camera bump), the girth
complements its tremendous size surprisingly
well. The rounded corners and slimmer
bezels give it a sleeker look than the Note 10.
The taller aspect ratio makes it feel smaller and
gives it a surprising holdability.
Samsung’s color options, which are
limited to somewhat staid black
and gray, also give the phone a
slimming appearance. That
said, the extra millimeter of
thickness that the Ultra has on
the S20 and S20+ is palatable,
and you’ll notice it, even if the
phone you’re coming from is
several years old.
While you’ll find a ton of
power inside the Ultra’s chunky
frame, you won’t be able to
plug in your wired headphonewithout an adapter. This was to be expected
after the Note 10+ dumped the headphone
jack last year, but it still stings given the S
Ultra’s otherwise maxed-out spec sheet.
You get most of the same performance
features across the S20 lineup, but the Ultra
packs a few more pixels into its Quad HD+Next to the Galaxy S10+ (right), the S20 Ultra is a beast.Like everything else, the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s camera bump is
significantly bigger than the one on the S20+.