ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 11zoomed-out viewfinder in the corner of the screen
did help maintain some semblance of position. The
photos I snapped, while extremely noisy and hazy,
were surprisingly legible.
Space Zoom may very well be the thing that
compels a few fence sitters to take the £1,
plunge, but it’s the smaller camera advancements
that will make or break the S20 Ultra. These include
enhanced low-light mode and night-time hyperlapse,
8K video recording, improved Super Steady and a
cool innovation called Single Take mode, which
was the smartest S20 camera trick I tried. Instead
of fussing with modes and cameras, you need only
take a 10-second video of the scene in front of you,
and the S20 will use AI to decide which pictures and
video clips best capture the moment.Verdict
The Galaxy S20 Ultra is probably too much phone for
most people, but never have I held a phone that felt so
consequential. Granted, you’re going to pay dearly, but
switching between the S20+ and S20 Ultra felt more
dramatic than going from the S10 to the S10+. Even
more than the Note 10+ 5G, the S20 Ultra is absolutelyThe Galaxy S20 Ultra (bottom) is
about 10 percent thicker than the S