Tech Advisor - UK (2020-06)

JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 61

base models with better cameras. On paper, that’s true

of the S20 Ultra as well, but in reality, it’s much more

than a super-sized Galaxy S20+.

I don’t usually spend much time thinking about the

weight of my phone, but it’s hard to ignore the S20

Ultra’s mass. At 222 grams, it’s significantly heavier

than S20+ (188g) and the S10 5G (198g). It’s actually a

bit lighter than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, which clocks in

at 226 grams, but you wouldn’t know it from holding

it. With such a massive camera bump in the top left

corner, the S20 Ultra is both top-heavy and side-heavy,

so it requires a slightly different grip, lest it slide and

slip out of your hands.

You can forget about one-handed operation.

While the new, higher placement of the in-display

fingerprint sensor has drastically improved the accuracy

and reliability of the scanner when picking it up and

The S20 Ultra’s

USB-C port is finally

perfectly centred on

the bottom edge

JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 61

base models with better cameras. On paper, that’s true

of the S20 Ultra as well, but in reality, it’s much more

than a super-sized Galaxy S20+.

I don’t usually spend much time thinking about the

weight of my phone, but it’s hard to ignore the S20

Ultra’s mass. At 222 grams, it’s significantly heavier

than S20+ (188g) and the S10 5G (198g). It’s actually a

bit lighter than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, which clocks in

at 226 grams, but you wouldn’t know it from holding

it. With such a massive camera bump in the top left

corner, the S20 Ultra is both top-heavy and side-heavy,

so it requires a slightly different grip, lest it slide and

slip out of your hands.

You can forget about one-handed operation.

While the new, higher placement of the in-display

fingerprint sensor has drastically improved the accuracy

and reliability of the scanner when picking it up and

The S20 Ultra’s
USB-C port is finally
perfectly centred on
the bottom edge