SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Note 20 review: 2020 plastic-back Note with 5G.

Item: Galaxy Note 20
Rating: 86
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2020·$999

Overall

86/100

Class rank

#3 of 182

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

Yes

The verdict, up front

Galaxy Note 20.

Samsung's 2020 Note 20 got plastic glasstic back + 5G + S Pen 9 ms latency — Note 20 Ultra got QHD+ 120 Hz.

01Display

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeSuper AMOLED Plus

Size6.7"

Resolution1080 x 2400 FHD+

02Performance

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865+ / Exynos 990

CPU3.09 GHz octa

RAM8 GB

03Camera

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP OIS + 64 MP tele 3x + 12 MP UW

Front10 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4,300 mAh

Charging25 W + Qi 15 W

05Software

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 11 points above the cohort average.

What works

5G + S Pen with 9 ms latency.
IP68.
Snapdragon 865+ in US.
$999 cheaper than Note 10+.

What doesn't

Plastic glasstic back (first Note).
60 Hz only (Note 20 Ultra got 120).
FHD+ not QHD+.
No microSD.

Cross-shop it against

iQOO 8 Pro

$850 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .