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unlocking with my thumb, the size of the S20 Ultra
makes it difficult to do much else without using all 10 of
my fingers. It was hard enough to use the 6.8in display
on the Note 10+, but the S20 Ultra’s 6.9in screen,
coupled with the weight and near-9mm thickness, is
simply too much for one hand to bear.
The S20 Ultra is the only phone I’ve used that I could
actually feel sliding down my hand as I held it. It’s a
weird phenomenon, caused by a combination of the
size, weight, and polished aluminium edges. Eventually,
I settled on a grip that either contorted my pinkie finger
under the bottom or used my off-hand thumb to keep it
steady. I still had to adjust my grip every so often. Long
stretches with the Ultra were downright uncomfortable.The S20 Ultra
towers over the
Galaxy S10+,
which isn’t
exactly small62 TECH ADVISOR • JUNE 2020REVIEW
unlocking with my thumb, the size of the S20 Ultra
makes it difficult to do much else without using all 10 of
my fingers. It was hard enough to use the 6.8in display
on the Note 10+, but the S20 Ultra’s 6.9in screen,
coupled with the weight and near-9mm thickness, is
simply too much for one hand to bear.
The S20 Ultra is the only phone I’ve used that I could
actually feel sliding down my hand as I held it. It’s a
weird phenomenon, caused by a combination of the
size, weight, and polished aluminium edges. Eventually,
I settled on a grip that either contorted my pinkie finger
under the bottom or used my off-hand thumb to keep it
steady. I still had to adjust my grip every so often. Long
stretches with the Ultra were downright uncomfortable.The S20 Ultra
towers over the
Galaxy S10+,
which isn’t
exactly small