Samsung Galaxy Note 20 & Note 20 Ultra....

cookie1977

Clareman wrote: »

The next owner of my phone is always Mrs. Clareman and she never has to worry about anything battery operated

It's a family affair for us. I pass my phones down the line. The S8 is the school phone with a sim, the 9 year old has the S9 (no sim), the 11 year old has the note 10+ (no sim) and my wife has the S10 (she didn't want the note 10+ as it was too big).



They wont know what'll hit them when they have to go out on their own to buy "cheap" phones

Clareman

cookie1977 wrote: »

It's a family affair for us. I pass my phones down the line. The S8 is the school phone with a sim, the 9 year old has the S9 (no sim), the 11 year old has the note 10+ (no sim) and my wife has the S10 (she didn't want the note 10+ as it was too big).



They wont know what'll hit them when they have to go out on their own to buy "cheap" phones

Same thing in our house, a few years back I gave my then 5 year old my old old spare phone when she went into the childminders, she took great joy in showing the childminder her phone, I'll never forget the look of horror on the childminders face when she saw a 5 year old with a phone, I was quick to point out that it was just my old phone and there wasn't a sim card or wifi on it, she quickly apologized and said "oh, it's the same as my phone"

Clareman

I made 2 changes to my phone and battery life seems fine now. Went to chrome://flags/ and enabled throttle JavaScript timers in background, I also enabled dark mode.

dan786

Exynos v SD

listermint

The Exoynos doesnt come off very well in his tests including battery~wise.

Those having issues on here what model chips are yours ??

JH_raheny

I have the Exynos Note 20 Ultra and have zero issues in the two weeks of ownership

howamidifferent

Likewise

Davy

listermint wrote: »

The Exoynos doesnt come off very well in his tests including battery~wise.

Those having issues on here what model chips are yours ??

You could argue that for most people buying/upgrading in the EU, will be going from an Exoynus chipset anyway.


So a better comparison is really from a Note 10+ to a Note 20 Ultra etc
I know some people will source a SD from outside EU but majority won't.
If I have a note 10+ and thinking about getting an Note 20, I want to know will my battery life be better or worse...

cookie1977

Would I prefer the power of the SD? Yes. Should Samsung ship the same processors and chipset world wide? Yes. Do I feel I'm missing much with my current exynos note 20 ultra? No, not really as I wont push the processor that much.

ChopShop

Is it true that ALL versions of the Z Fold 2 have an SD 865 plus in them?

sentient_6

Anyone know of a single bricks and mortar store anywhere in the entire country that has cases for the Ultra? I would take a pink My Little Pony one at this point. I've a spigen arriving Wednesday but in the meantime its a slippery colossus of a phone.

Davy

sentient_6 wrote: »

Anyone know of a single bricks and mortar store anywhere in the entire country that has cases for the Ultra? I would take a pink My Little Pony one at this point. I've a spigen arriving Wednesday but in the meantime its a slippery colossus of a phone.

https://www.harveynorman.ie/mobile-phones/phone-accessories/cases/otterbox-symmetry-samsung-galaxy-note-20-5g-case-black.html

Stock in all stores of this Ottorbox one

sentient_6

Davy wrote: »

https://www.harveynorman.ie/mobile-phones/phone-accessories/cases/otterbox-symmetry-samsung-galaxy-note-20-5g-case-black.html

Stock in all stores of this Ottorbox one

Not Ultra though i think?

Davy

sentient_6 wrote: »

Not Ultra though i think?

Yeah sorry just seen that now. If you are close to one, it might be worth checking still. Usually they have a big range of cases compared to most other B&M.

dan786

ChopShop wrote: »

Is it true that ALL versions of the Z Fold 2 have an SD 865 plus in them?

Yes - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)

2065 Euro from Samsung Ireland. Can get it for 1800ish in places but still too much for a phone.

cookie1977

dan786 wrote: »

Yes - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)

2065 Euro from Samsung Ireland. Can get it for 1800ish in places but still too much for a phone.

Way to much to pay to be essentially an Alpha tester for these phones.

ChopShop

dan786 wrote: »

Yes - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)

2065 Euro from Samsung Ireland. Can get it for 1800ish in places but still too much for a phone.

... but where the N20 Ultra is concerned, substituting the 865+ with an Exynos 990 is good enough for the likes of us?

Reminds me a little of when Samsung told the EU they didn't want the Note 5

JH_raheny

sentient_6 wrote: »

Anyone know of a single bricks and mortar store anywhere in the entire country that has cases for the Ultra? I would take a pink My Little Pony one at this point. I've a spigen arriving Wednesday but in the meantime its a slippery colossus of a phone.

Are you anywhere near North Dublin?
I have a couple of cases I bought but not using.

sentient_6

JH_raheny wrote: »

Are you anywhere near North Dublin?
I have a couple of cases I bought but not using.

Thanks man but afraid I'm in the west. Got a dispatch confirmation from Amazon yesterday evening so with a bit of luck it'll be here sooner than Wednesday.

On a different.... note, sorry, i got 9 and half hours SOT yesterday. Few big caveats, was a home most of the day with the phone in airplane mode then WiFi on because I've no coverage anyway, I don't use always on display, and after the first day i decided to go back to 60 Hz and qhd. Bluetooth on all day tho. Not bad. Based on my previous phones i would expect 5 to 6 hrs SOT on a normal day. We'll see.

JH_raheny

If you have your phone in airplane mode and with WiFi on you can still make/take calls with WiFi calling enabled, your network provider might need to enable the WiFi calling on your account if it is not already working

sentient_6

JH_raheny wrote: »

If you have your phone in airplane mode and with WiFi on you can still make/take calls with WiFi calling enabled, your network provider might need to enable the WiFi calling on your account if it is not already working

Ya got it enabled on my account there a couple of months ago, great invention!

cookie1977

September security update arrived. 5G ultra exynos.

howamidifferent

cookie1977 wrote: »

September security update arrived. 5G ultra exynos.

What network?

cookie1977

howamidifferent wrote: »

What network?

SIM free phone on gomo

Clareman

I got it as well this morning, always a good sign when the first update comes before the free gift

My battery life is fine now, don't think I've gotten a 15% warning since I made the change in Chrome

sentient_6

What are people doing with the factory plastic screen protector? On or off?

Clareman

sentient_6 wrote: »

What are people doing with the factory plastic screen protector? On or off?

Leave it on as long as you can, I kept mine on the Note 10 till about June cause I got a mark by the camera hole so took it off, within 2 weeks I'd a "scratch" on the screen that annoyed me was 1 of the reasons I got the 20 #firstworldproblems

Clareman

sentient_6 wrote: »

What are people doing with the factory plastic screen protector? On or off?

I've actually bought a Spigen screen protector for when I've to remove the original

cookie1977

Clareman wrote: »

I've actually bought a Spigen screen protector for when I've to remove the original

Ditto I'm leaving on the Samsung screen protector and when it gets scratched too much I'll swap it. The Spigen on my note10+ is still perfect.

Clareman

cookie1977 wrote: »

Ditto I'm leaving on the Samsung screen protector and when it gets scratched too much I'll swap it. The Spigen on my note10+ is still perfect.

By all accounts I've read the original protector is the best but the Spigen is the best you can apply yourself, I'm not a fan of screen protectors myself, in my opinion if you're buying a phone for an amazing screen you shouldn't add a layer to it but when my 10+ got "destroyed" by a zip pocket we have to make sacrifices.

JH_raheny

sentient_6 wrote: »

What are people doing with the factory plastic screen protector? On or off?

I ripped it off first thing, I prefer using the screen *naked*
For holidays I often put on a screen protector because it always means sand and beaches and a lot more running around but day2day I'm maximum using an ultra slim case and nothing else.

podgeandrodge

With the new 48 deal I'm tempted to come off the Vodafone 60 per month I'm nearly finished contract with. I could start a new contract and get an ultra at €699 which compared to the 1200 odd buying a PAYG is 500 saved over 24 months = 20 a month off the 60 for the period making it 40. And I have a tenner off per month affinity thing making it 30 a month.

So 30pm for voda with 5g or 8pm with 48 and 4g.

Thoughts?

Btw, do people know are the PAYGs still sim free?

cookie1977

podgeandrodge wrote: »

With the new 48 deal I'm tempted to come off the Vodafone 60 per month I'm nearly finished contract with. I could start a new contract and get an ultra at €699 which compared to the 1200 odd buying a PAYG is 500 saved over 24 months = 20 a month off the 60 for the period making it 40. And I have a tenner off per month affinity thing making it 30 a month.

So 30pm for voda with 5g or 8pm with 48 and 4g.

Thoughts?

Btw, do people know are the PAYGs still sim free?

The 8 euro for 100GB and all calls and texts any network is pretty good. Three, signal wise, aren't great for me. Both eir and vodafone are better where I live and work. I'm on GOMO for 10 and find them great. So between the good signal I have now and the small price difference I'm not moving but if you've got good signal it's well worth trying. 5G is over rated for now. Widely available quality 4G is better. Tis only a 30 day contract anyway.

podgeandrodge

dan786 wrote: »

The Ultra is dual sim hybrid so will be unlocked. S10+, Note 10+, S20+ and S20 Ultra were all same.

Is this still the case? Is the Note 20 Ultra dual sim hybrid from all networks or just vodafone?

I see that this phone also comes in a single sim so want to be sure!

cookie1977

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Is this still the case? Is the Note 20 Ultra dual sim hybrid from all networks or just vodafone?

I see that this phone also comes in a single sim so want to be sure!

My sim free ultra 5G exyons has the dual sim/sd card hybrid.

podgeandrodge

cookie1977 wrote: »

My sim free ultra 5G exyons has the dual sim/sd card hybrid.

Thanks cookie, was this from Vodafone/phone provider or purchased off the shelf?
It's not clear where the single sim versions are and don't want to end up with one, mainly because the dual sims appear to be unlocked all the time.

cookie1977

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Thanks cookie, was this from Vodafone/phone provider or purchased off the shelf?
It's not clear where the single sim versions are and don't want to end up with one, mainly because the dual sims appear to be unlocked all the time.

Amazon UK.

podgeandrodge

cookie1977 wrote: »

Amazon UK.

Thanks cookie.

If anyone can identify the exact Ultra model numbers that have dual sim versus single sim please let me know. Couldn't find it on GSM arena.

Clareman

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Thanks cookie.

If anyone can identify the exact Ultra model numbers that have dual sim versus single sim please let me know. Couldn't find it on GSM arena.

I think they are all dual sim now as the tray can take either 2 sims or 1 sim and 1 memory card

podgeandrodge

Clareman wrote: »

I think they are all dual sim now as the tray can take either 2 sims or 1 sim and 1 memory card

that's what I thought, but Samsung website and others state 2 versions, one with single sim...


https://www.gizmochina.com/product/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra/

JH_raheny

cookie1977 wrote: »

My sim free ultra 5G exyons has the dual sim/sd card hybrid.

And you have an esim option as well

JH_raheny

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Thanks cookie.

If anyone can identify the exact Ultra model numbers that have dual sim versus single sim please let me know. Couldn't find it on GSM arena.

It's SM-986B/DS for the dual sim from Vodafone

Clareman

I think nthe /DS at the end of the model number specifies that it's dual sim.

dan786

I have a spare Mystic Gold Note 20 Ultra if anyones looking. Got two, decided to keep the white. Was going to gift this the other to someone but they want the upcoming iPhone instead.

1100 euros, was bought from Samsung UK. Still sealed in box.

podgeandrodge

Lads, what are they talking about here when they say the "EU" and "Global" model - any concerns?
Seems good at €1,089

https://www.adverts.ie/samsung/samsung-note-20-ultra-5g/21520026?

podgeandrodge

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Lads, what are they talking about here when they say the "EU" and "Global" model - any concerns?
Seems good at €1,089

https://www.adverts.ie/samsung/samsung-note-20-ultra-5g/21520026?

They mean it's the Exynos version.

podgeandrodge

Basil3 wrote: »

They mean it's the Exynos version.

Sure, but will it be different than the model say offered by Vodafone etc here?

dan786

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Lads, what are they talking about here when they say the "EU" and "Global" model - any concerns?
Seems good at €1,089

https://www.adverts.ie/samsung/samsung-note-20-ultra-5g/21520026?

Dont deal with those shops on Parnell street etc. They are all imports and are generally blacklisted on those countries. The receipts they give you are hand written paper receipts and they dont pay VAT etc on them so are dodging taxes aswell.

If you want one I have one from Samsung UK which is sealed and I am getting rid of. Will give you a copy of receipt too. 1100€.

podgeandrodge

dan786 wrote: »

Dont deal with those shops on Parnell street etc. They are all imports and are generally blacklisted on those countries. The receipts they give you are hand written paper receipts and they dont pay VAT etc on them so are dodging taxes aswell.

If you want one I have one from Samsung UK which is sealed and I am getting rid of. Will give you a copy of receipt too. 1100€.

Thanks but just looking at this stage. Is that the one you got for €960 with buds live?

dan786

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Thanks but just looking at this stage. Is that the one you got for €960 with buds live?

Nope, that is long gone. Someone from here bought it for 1180 on release day.