Serving as the linchpin in Samsung’s 5 August Unpacked event, the new Note 20 line is here to double-down on taking “productivity to the next level” – Samsung’s words, not ours.

What that really boils down to, though is a pair of powerful phablets, complete with new S Pen (Samsung’s signature stylus) features, improved specs, cameras, displays and software – as you’d expect for a pair of phones that hover either side of the £1000 mark.

Alongside an improved camera setup, new navigation-focussed Air Gestures and a more advanced Samsung Notes experience – with tighter Microsoft integration, Samsung also brought out Xbox’s Phil Spencer to outline the new Note’s tighter integration with the company’s forthcoming cloud-gaming service, currently under the guise of Project xCloud.

Here’s are the spec highlights of everything being brought to the table, starting with the Note 20:

Flat 6. 7in Full HD+ 20:9 60Hz AMOLED displayIn-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensorS Pen (40% latency improvement from Note 10)Samsung Exynos 990 (Europe), Snapdragon 865+ (US)8GB RAM256GB storage12Mp main camera, 64Mp telephoto camera w/ 3x ‘hybrid’ zoom, 12Mp ultrawide camera10Mp front-facing cameraSamsung Knox security4G and 5G modelsWiFi-64300mAh battery25W fast chargingIP68 certified192 gramsGorilla Glass 5 front, ‘Glasstic’ premium polycarbonate backColours: Mystic Bronze, Mystic Green, Mystic Grey

And here are the Note 20 Ultra’s specs:

Curved 6. 9in WQHD+ 19. 3:9 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED 2x displayIn-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensorS Pen (9ms latency)Samsung Exynos 990 (Europe), Snapdragon 865+ (US)12GB RAM256GB/512GB storage + microSD expandability108Mp main camera, 12Mp telephoto camera w/ 5x optical zoom, 12Mp ultrawide camera, laser autofocus10Mp front-facing cameraSamsung Knox security5GWiFi-64500mAh battery25W fast chargingIP68 certified208 gramsGorilla Glass 7 front and backColours: Mystic Bronze, Mystic White, Mystic Black

Price and availability

In the UK, the base Note 20 will arrive in both 4G and 5G variants, with a £100 difference separating them. The 4G Note 20 starts at £849, while the 5G version will start at £949.

The Note 20 Ultra, meanwhile is 5G-capable as standard and starts at £1179 – that’s actually £20 less than the launch price of the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which launched back in March.

Following the phones’ 5 August unveiling, between 6 August and 20 August both the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra will be available for pre-order, with those who partake enjoying a ‘Galaxy Gaming’ or ‘music reward’.

In the case of the former, Samsung is offering up the recently-unveiled PowerA MOGA XP5-X+ Controller – a third-party Xbox One-style Bluetooth gamepad with an integrated smartphone mount – as well as its own wireless charging stand (Note 20 pre-order get a stand which charges wirelessly at up to 7.5W [ EP-N5105], while Note 20 Ultra pre-orders include a stand that charges at up to 15W [ EP-N5200]).

As for the music reward, Note 20 buyers can expect a pair of Galaxy Buds+, while Note 20 Ultra buyers will get their hands on the brand new Galaxy Buds Live, which launched alongside the 

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