NE PLUS ULTRA Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

A bludgeoning hammer blow to Android rivals – that comes with a hefty price tag

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Processor Samsung Exynos 990 Screen 6.9-inch OLED, 120Hz, 1440x3200 HDR10+ Memory 12GB/16GB Storage 128GB/512GB Battery 4,200mAh Cameras 108MP, 48MP, 12MP, Time-ofFlight camera rear; 40MP, PDAF front OS Android 10.0, One UI 2.0 Dimensions 167x76x8.8mm Weight 221g

From £1,199 samsung.com

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is, technically, the best Android phone on the market today. It is a phone with an impressive, versatile camera system, hyper-premium internal hardware suite, futureproofed, next-gen 5G connectivity and a huge and immersive screen.

How it achieves its dominance, though, is quite base. These tech weapons are wielded in a rather unrefined way, and in some cases feel powerful but a bit rough round the edges and/or complete overkill. The price of this tech is also incredibly high, making it a bit of a niche proposition to our minds.

The S20 Ultra’s camera system is probably its biggest unique selling point, and so we will begin our analysis of the phone here.

Samsung speaks about its rear camera array as a “signature design element” – something that helps make the phone’s overall look and allows it to be easily identified. And, when you flip the phone over, the one thing it does is stand out.

The noticeably pronounced rectangular array (which will have to be protected by a case to avoid scrapes and nicks in our opinion) houses a seriously powerful quad-camera system, with a 108MP wide-angle main snapper joined by 48MP telephoto, 12MP ultra wide and time-of-flight DepthVision lenses.