Forget Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 This Is The Smartphone To Buy

Leak after leak has revealed stunning details about Samsung's imminent Galaxy Note 20+ (potentially Ultra). But now we know the smart money should run a million miles from the Galaxy Note 20. And this is why.

imageMORE FROM FORBESSamsung Insider Reveals Galaxy Note 20 Release DateBy Gordon Kelly

In a series of updates, prolific Samsung insider Ice Universe has revealed the Galaxy Note 20 is a shocking hollow shell of a smartphone which the leaker believes is not even worthy of its name. And, if he's correct, he's right.

"Wide frame + flat screen + FHD resolution + 60Hz refresh rate. It's a desperate specification," he states, adding: "Note20 ≈ Note20 Lite, its specifications are far from Note20 Ultra" and most damningly: "I think its comprehensive specifications are even lower than Note10, at least Note10 is still curved screen and narrow bezel."

2020 chipset aside, Ice Universe has a point. In addition to its more premium design, the Galaxy Note 10 also added a 120Hz refresh rate option with the One UI 2.1 update Samsung released in April. If the Galaxy Note 20 is going to cut back this far back, then Ice Universe is right when he says "If you like, you can think of Note20 as A91". For those who don't know, the A range is Samsung's midrange smartphone line-up but all signs suggest the Note 20 will not go easy on your wallet. 

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Moreover, for Note fans, this makes the Galaxy Note 20+ (also certified as the Note 20 Ultra) by far the standout option. Not only does it have a stunning design, huge specification upgrades (which grind even the Galaxy S20 Ultra into the ground), it is set to be far more reasonably priced than the eye-watering S20 Ultra as well. 

That said, for Note fans hoping for a more appealing and budget-friendly Note, the answer is already touched upon above: the Galaxy Note 10 range. With the launch of the Note 20 models fast approaching, both the Note 10 and Note 10+ will see a dramatic price drop, and they have already fallen substantially from their 2019 launch prices. 

So unless Samsung has a major surprise up its sleeve, the answer is clear: forget the Galaxy Note 20 because not only will a far superior option launch alongside it, there are better options from 2019 as well. 

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