


The glass has Samsung's usual tight curves on both sides, though it's more pronounced on the back. It's the typical big panes of glass - now Corning's latest Gorilla Glass 6 - with a solid metal frame between. If it weren't for the massive camera protrusion on the back you wouldn't be able to tell which of the last five generations of Galaxy S this phone belongs to. Viewed from the front or sides, there's nothing new or visually interesting. But it is executed perfectly.Īnd that's what we have here. There's almost nothing about this design that stands out. Samsung can do new and interesting things with hardware, but it doesn't have to deploy it in its Galaxy S lineup - it's far better off making iterative improvements and refining what's already been incredibly successful for several years.

I would say that Samsung's design is a bit old and lacking new ideas, but the Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip exist to fight that notion. I mostly managed it fine, but I also have large hands - many people may have to two-hand this one or use some sort of a PopSocket or phone ring. It's about 18% heavier than the S20+, and the weight combined with its considerable height and width can make it unwieldy. The S20 Ultra is the biggest and heaviest phone you'll find this side of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, and that's not good company when it comes to ergonomics. The S20 Ultra is massive, by all measures. This is more of a word of caution: don't just buy the S20 Ultra for its larger battery and improved cameras thinking that it's roughly the same size as the S20+, because it isn't. But this isn't at all to complain about the size of the phone, because there's no need to - if it's too big for you, you can simply buy a Galaxy S20 or S20+. I spent several paragraphs discussing its size in my initial hands-on writeup. Let's get to it from the start: yes, the Galaxy S20 Ultra is massive.
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