Note 20 Ultra vs. Note 10 Plus

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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a beast of a phone, but do you need to upgrade to Samsung's latest, or is last year's Note 10 Plus a better buy? In this video I'll be comparing everything from battery life to camera quality, as well as design and the S Pen. Note that since we recorded this video Samsung has dropped the price of the Note 20 Ultra to $1,100, which is $200 off the original August 2020 retail price.

00:00 - Note 20 Ultra vs Note 10 Plus
00:53 - Battery and Performance
04:18 - Cameras
07:19 - Design, Screen, and Glass
10:52 - S Pen
13:04 - Charging, Dex, and xCloud
15:02 - Best Value Phone is...

[LexySavvides]

Thanks for watching! Since we recorded this video, Samsung dropped the price of the Note 20 Ultra by $200 in the US so it’s now a bit cheaper 💰

[ArquellEastland]

I haven’t found CNET videos entertaining anymore, but you totally change that! Love your enthusiasm and quirkiness!!

[GuzmanLaBelica]

Someone give this woman a raise she actually made me watch a cnet video fully. Her personality is off the charts.

[tonypspokertable]

The note 10+ is one of the best phones of 2020 as well

[Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

I was an iphone user until the Note 10+ was released. I absolutely fell in love with my 512g + 128g SD Card Storage Note 10+. Battery life is important to me & this phone has not let me down! The camera's are fine but not the reason I bought the Note 10+. I was getting up at 5a each morning during Deer Hunting Season & I could stream or watch downloaded movies while out in the woods from 5:30a to 6p easily with over 40% battery left. I love taking Notes but the screen is what got me. The Note 10+ is just the sexiest phone Samsung has made to date. Imo

[richardlow]

Thanks for the detailed review. At the end, we bought a 2nd Note10+ in March 2021. The new 2021 models fail to deliver value for price and actually is a step backwards. The primary reasons why Note10+ wins still in 2021 is the onboard memory of 512gb or standard 256gb. That alone makes the 10+ a winner. Add to that, 10+ battery life, slightly smaller size (easier to use), and having all the core features of the new models, make 10+ unbeatable in 2021. Samsung needs to refocus on what made 10+ a success, and really Samsung, adding 8k vid but only 128gb memory is sad. My experience - Note10+ owner since 2019 and ind 2021 battery life, performance, and storage beat everything on the market.

[YTmiguelrdr]

Finally someone in CNET doing real reviews again, this was tagged as an apple lovers channel, now I'll subscribe again. By the way, good review, I still have my Note 10+, a great phone .

[xxFallenKnight]

I'm still using my Samsung Note 8

[richv]

Note 10 + no need to spend over $1400 on a phone.

[MatildaCleland]

2:16, I totally wasn't ready for that 😂 😂

[frankdavis]

😅😄 The faces you make to express confusion are hilarious. 😂

[crownmajesty]

That Note 10 plus is one sexy phone IMO

[alonsoayala]

I'm so proud of my galaxy note 10+ it works like a champ after all, so I decided to keep it, there's no way to upgrade this year this note 10+ is just amazing! May be next year when the note 21 comes out😃

[anavarro]

I Love my note 10+ and don't plan on upgrading no time soon. 👍🏾

[gk]

I would argue that even Note 9 is still a great phone to have.

[charliebravoroxsatx]

Thank you! My note 10 plus is still a beast and I'm still learning things about it, was thinking of upgrading to note 20 U, looks like I'll hold on for a bit!

[Marky.H]

I normally find it a struggle to watch these types of videos but you do a perfect review. Great fun and you keep it simple. Thank you for taking the time to do this... SUBSCRIBED 😁

[TheCoolDave]

Thanks for the thoughts, it's the general thoughts all around from what was reading and watching. I have a Note 8. Just grabbed a Note 10+ from eBay for $320 (VERY small crack on corner of the back cover, with a clear case you cant even see it), I am blow away how much better of a phone it is, and just the screen alone... wow.. I think it's a great value and I am not paying $55 a month for a new phone.

[chubbyjohnson]

CNET has some great reviews. Lynn also does an excellent job! Lexy is my favorite, however. Aussies are some of my favorite folks.
Yep, sticking with my Note 10 Plus. It's honestly the first Samsung phone that hasn't let me down.

[kld]

Ironically the note 20 Ultra is on sell at Amazon for the same price as the note 10+ $1100😅😂