Could this be Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 for August? This render was based mostly on current rumors.
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It’s a truth, not a rumor: Samsung is making one other Note cellphone. What we do not formally know… is every little thing else. The title — we’re going with Galaxy Note 20 in right here — worth, announcement date, digicam configuration and any new stylus tips are all unannounced. I’ve bought some educated guesses concerning the Note 20’s options and particulars, and there are all the time the leaks, rumors and different hypothesis to fill in the remainder.If Samsung follows its historic patterns and unveils the Galaxy Note 20 household in August, its Unpacked occasion is certain to be digital, given numerous states of lockdown in most international locations. A Korea Herald report suggests the identical (through Google Translate). Rivals like Apple, Huawei and OnePlus have additionally hosted their cellphone launches on-line.What’s much less sure is how the Galaxy Note 20 can be acquired. The Note line is effectively established as Samsung’s model for energy customers, however the actuality of the scenario is that cellphone gross sales are in decline, whereas the possibilities of a worldwide recession proceed to climb. There’s some indication that Samsung might soften costs, or a minimum of fluctuate them, however extra on that within the pricing part down beneath.Read on for the highest Galaxy Note 20 rumors, together with all of the specs we have heard and suppose we all know. You may brush up on the Galaxy Fold 2 rumors, Samsung’s subsequent foldable cellphone that we expect might arrive alongside the Note 20. This story updates incessantly, so verify again for the most recent scuttlebutt.
New telephones: Note 20 and 20 Plus. What a few Galaxy Note 20 Ultra?Last 12 months, Samsung unleashed the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus. It could be uncommon to not see two new Notes this 12 months. The Note 20 and Note 20 Plus will surely comply with swimsuit, and quite a few rumors are inclined to agree. What is not sure is that if there can be a Note 20 Ultra sooner or later as effectively, to reflect the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Some rumors advertise, whereas others again away. For instance, an unknown gadget thought to launch alongside the Galaxy Note 20 telephones might really point out the Galaxy Fold 2, in response to TechSwitch, citing a tweet from show analyst Ross Young that is now unavailable. If there’s a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, it would be a whopper, with a display screen over 7 inches on the diagonal. Possible Note 20 display screen sizes, with particulars from Pigtou and Phone Arena, citing further tweets from Young, that are now not out there (SamMobile posted the textual content right here):Galaxy Note 20: 6.4 to 6.7 inches (From Young: 6.42-in tall, 2,345×1,084 decision)Galaxy Note 20 Plus: 6.9 inches (From Pigtou: 165mm tall, 77.2mm extensive and 7.6mm thick)Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: Over 7 inchesThe Galaxy Note 20 is anticipated to look lots just like the Galaxy S20 telephones.
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Ultrafast 120Hz display screen might save extra battery than the S20 UltraIf the high-end Galaxy S20 telephones bought a 120Hz display screen, it is a good wager that the Note 20 telephones can have it, too. Phones with excessive display screen refresh charges are a pattern among the many premium market. Any display screen with an choice to refresh every pixel extra usually than the usual 60Hz (60 occasions a second) guarantees liquid-smooth scrolling and gameplay.Frequent cellphone leaker Ice Universe suggests a extra “fine tuned” model of the characteristic. Danish weblog Galaxy Club goes just a little deeper, suggesting that the replace will use 15% to 20% much less power than the Galaxy S20 Ultra, a cellphone whose assessment unit guzzled battery in 120Hz mode reasonably than sipped it. Here’s extra details about the battery-saving 120Hz show know-how, known as LTPO.
The Galaxy Note20 will use a extra fine-tuned 120Hz refresh fee know-how.— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) February 4, 2020
5G Galaxy Note 20 is virtually a given We scarcely want a rumor to really feel sure that the Galaxy Note 20 line will assist 5G speeds. The Galaxy S20 telephones do, with a caveat. There are some variants of the usual S20 which are 4G LTE solely in sure markets, like Australia. It could also be that some carriers in some areas may even promote a 4G LTE model of the usual Galaxy Note 20, like if the market continues to be constructing out its 5G networks, or if the provider prefers a less expensive 4G model for its portfolio. Globally, we strongly suspect these can be recognized and marketed as 5G gadgets.Here’s the place US 5G plans stand now, and tips about the way to decide one of the best 5G provider for you.
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Last 12 months’s cellphone was the Galaxy Note 10. Why is that this Note 20?Precedent is nearly as good a purpose as any to imagine that the Note 20 is what Samsung’s calling this cellphone — simply have a look at the Galaxy S20 line. That stated, precedent would additionally recommend we would see the Galaxy S11 and Note 11. Samsung shook up its naming conference to align with the 12 months. By that token, we might count on the Galaxy S21 and Note 21 in 2021. I can hardly await the Samsung Galaxy Note 32!It might look similar to the Galaxy S20, solely sq. and with a stylusThe suggestion that the Note 20 might look lots just like the Galaxy S20 — however with squared-off edges and the S Pen stylus — pops up many times, and echoes Samsung’s sample for a number of cycles. Here’s why. The Note collection builds off the Galaxy S. If the S20 Ultra has 4 rear cameras, the fanciest Note 20 will match it or prime it. At occasions, Samsung has used the Note to introduce a good higher-shelf {hardware} or software program characteristic, which helps differentiate it from the “more approachable” Galaxy S and likewise assist justify the brand new Note’s increased worth.Frequent Twitter leaker Max Weinbach put it bluntly, “Basically everything is the same.”
Note 20 cameras: 100x ‘house’ zoom or no?Now we come to one in every of my favourite cellphone subjects: digicam specs. Will the Galaxy Note 20 collection have 100x zoom or not? The reply to this query has an attention-grabbing edge to it. Samsung proudly introduced the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 100x AI-assisted zoom known as Space Zoom, a singular asset among the many S20 vary and one of many options meant to justify the cellphone’s stratospheric worth. If Samsung passes on Space Zoom, as Twitter leakers Ice Universe and Sleepy Kuma appear to recommend (through Korea Joongang Daily), it may very well be learn as a uncommon admission of defeat on Samsung’s finish that its marquee characteristic did not hit the best notes. It needs to be famous that most of the rumor-fueled picture renders and supposed leaks of case designs present sq. cutouts for giant digicam bumps just like the Galaxy S20 vary.So what might we see on the digicam entrance? According to Korea Joongang Daily:Galaxy Note 20 : 12-megapixel wide-angle (foremost), 64-megapixel telephoto, 12-megapixel extremely extensive angleGalaxy Note 20 Plus: 108-megapixel (foremost), 12-megapixel telephoto, 12-megapixel extremely extensive angle. Laser focus might assist fine-tune focus in close-up pictures (a problem for the Galaxy S20 telephones).Winebach additionally agrees that the Note 20 Plus can have a 108-megapixel sensor.
Here’s a enjoyable one. This is a mildew for an inlay for the official Samsung Galaxy Note 11 (Plus) LED View Cover. (Ignore the markings and the side ratio may very well be just a little off, too). pic.twitter.com/kAZEFmTXhB— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) March 31, 2020
Samsung is rumored to be engaged on an under-screen front-facing digicam. Some suppose the Galaxy Note 20 may very well be the primary cellphone to make use of it. Then once more, perhaps not.
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What concerning the front-facing digicam?A juicy rumor goes round that the Galaxy Note 20 might use Samsung’s first-ever digicam that sits beneath the show (additionally beneath). If true, its implies that the sensor would not be seen more often than not. It may be that you could be solely “see” the sensor when utilizing an app that works with the digicam, for instance, to point the place to look if you’re taking a selfie or video chatting.
Samsung will launch an below show digicam cellphone subsequent 12 months！not S11, not Fold 2— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) October 17, 2019
Galaxy Note 20’s battery, processor, storage dimension, RAMWe’ve compiled some doable specs based mostly on numerous rumors, together with these from ZDNet Korea, Phone Arena and Galaxy Club.Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Samsung Exynos 990 or Exynos 992Internal storage: 128GB or 256GBRAM: 8GB, 12GB, 16GBBattery: Note 20: 4,000mAh. Note 20 Plus: 4,500mAhAndroid 10 for now, Android 11 to comply withWe do not even want a rumor to know that the Galaxy Note 20 will include Android 10 to start out with and improve to Android 11. That’s as a result of Android 11 is in beta and is not prepared for prime time.
We are excited to inform you extra about Android 11, however now just isn’t the time to rejoice. We are suspending the June third occasion and beta launch. We’ll be again with extra on Android 11, quickly.— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) May 30, 2020
Furthermore, Google postponed its digital occasion for June 3 in response to the protests that started sweeping the US on May 26. The software program big meant to make Android 11 beta out there to all Android customers, not simply builders as it’s now — a vital step earlier than releasing the ultimate software program replace. It’s totally doable that Android 11 can be prepared or largely prepared for carriers, however Samsung, which makes use of a fancy software program layer over the Android base, usually wants extra time than different cellphone manufacturers to totally take a look at and launch new Android variations.This unofficial render imagines what the Note 20 might seem like with a purple stylus and blue to purple gradient end on the again.
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Look for an August launch date and sale dateWill the coronavirus postpone Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy Note 20? That we do not know, although with world cellphone shipments anticipated to drop 14% in 2020, it is totally doable that Samsung will wish to salvage what’s left of the 12 months by pushing forward with its plans.The annual August unveiling of practically each Note cellphone is strategic, timed to predate Apple’s fall iPhone launch and set Samsung up for the vacation rush. Apple is rumored to presumably delay its iPhone 12 occasion as late as October on account of the coronavirus.Price: How a lot might the Galaxy Note 20 telephones price?Galaxy Note telephones are usually not for the funds purchaser. Or a minimum of that is how the lineup has been since its early days. I’d count on the Note 20 and Note 20 Plus to largely comply with final 12 months’s pricing construction.Galaxy Note 10 vs Note 10 Plus costs
Galaxy Note 10
Galaxy Note 10 Plus
Price off-contract (USD)
$949
$1,099
Price (GBP)
£899
£999
Price (AUD)
AU$1,499
AU$1,699
For context, two issues modified within the final 12 months to make the Note collection extra inexpensive and, Samsung certainly hopes, extra approachable, too. The very first thing that occurred was the usual Note 10 began at a extra approachable $950, down from the $1,000 beginning worth of the Note 9. (Meanwhile, the Note 10 Plus debuted at $1,100.) Samsung did not give the Note 10 fairly as many extras because the Plus, however the sub-$1,000 worth made it a greater worth general. Samsung’s second determination was to announce the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in January. Never meant for the US market, the cellphone however struck me as vital, of proof that Samsung could also be keen to alter one or two “rules.”I stated:, “Samsung’s impulse to create a “Lite” Note completely reverses everything the Note has come to stand for as the brand’s best of the best. In making a cheaper, more basic Note, Samsung is also democratizing the Note’s most distinct and enduring feature: the digital stylus.”Does that imply Samsung will shock us with a Galaxy Note 20 Lite? Probably not at this occasion. But it does imply there’s an opportunity the usual Note 20 might price proper round $950 once more. However, with the addition of 5G, which tends to drive prices up, the Note 20’s last price continues to be unsure.