Samsung Galaxy Note20, Note20 Ultra announced, priced in the Philippines

Here's how you can get yours with lots of freebies in tow

Here's how you can get yours with lots of freebies in tow

Samsung has officially announced its newest stylus-laden phablet called the Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra.

These devices sport almost 7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity O displays, up to 12GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of internal storage. This year, Samsung laid out different color options including a Mystic Bronze colorway that evokes a feeling of premium-ness to the device.

The Note20 series also sports 5G connectivity, and both feature a 4300mAh battery with 25W fast charging, as well as wireless Powershare reverse charging. To note (pun) as well, the Note20 Ultra is the first phone to sport Corning’s new Gorilla Glass Victus right out of the box.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 specs:

  • 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display
    FHD+ 2400 × 1080px, HDR10+ certified
    Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • 2.7GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 990 CPU
  • 8GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 128GB or 256GB storage
  • Triple-rear cameras with LED Flash:
    12MP f/2.2 ultrawide
    12MP f/1.8 main
    64MP f/2.0 telephoto
  • 10MP f/2.2 DualPixel front camera
  • 5G (telco-exclusive), 4G LTE, Dual-SIM
  • WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
  • In-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, Face recognition
  • USB-C, NFC, S-Pen (9ms latency)
  • Stereo speakers w/ Dolby Atmos
  • Samsung DeX (wireless w/ Samsung 2019 Smart TVs and up)
  • Samsung Knox
  • IP68-certified
  • OneUI 2.1 (Android 10)
  • 4,300mAh battery
    25 W Super Fast Charging
    Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
    Wireless PowerShare
  • Colors: Mystic Bronze, Mystic Green, Mystic Gray

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra specs:

  • 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O display
    QHD+ 3088 × 1440px, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch latency, HDR10+ certified
    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  • 2.7GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 99 CPU
  • 8GB or 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage, with up to 1TB from microSD card slot
  • Triple-rear cameras:
    12MP f/2.2 ultrawide
    108MP f/1.8 main w/ Advanced Hybrid Laser AF
    12MP f/3.0 telephoto
  • 10MP f/2.2 DualPixel front camera
  • 5G (telco-exclusive), 4G LTE, Dual-SIM
  • WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
  • In-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, Face recognition
  • USB-C, NFC, S-Pen (9ms latency)
  • Stereo speakers w/ Dolby Atmos
  • Samsung DeX (wireless w/ Samsung 2019 Smart TVs and up)
  • Samsung Knox
  • IP68-certified
  • OneUI 2.1 (Android 10)
  • 4,300mAh battery
    25 W Super Fast Charging
    Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
    Wireless PowerShare
  • Colors: Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black

Official Philippines pricing and availability: Samsung will bring in 256GB variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note20 series in the Philippines, with the Note20 and Note20 Ultra hitting shelves starting August 21 for PHP 53,990 and PHP 67,990, respectively. It will be available for pre-order until August 20 at Samsung Experience stores, as well as select Abenson and SM Appliance stores, and online at Samsung’s own online store.

The 5G-equipped Note20 Ultra, on the other hand, will be exclusively available through Globe and Smart’s postpaid plans. The said device will come with freebies worth PHP 16,995.

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