As promised, DxOMark has released the camera review for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G. The review lab has given the flagship an overall score of 121 points which places it even under the Galaxy S20 Ultra.
For photos, the stylus-toting smartphone scored 130 points. DxOMark says the phone has similar photo capabilities to the Galaxy S20 Ultra and praises its “vivid color rendering, fast autofocusing, and generally accurate exposure”.
The review says that the telephoto lens of the phone performs well at long range and it records good detail both indoors and outdoors. The exposure and color are also praised, however, issues begin cropping up in medium-range shots as lots of artifacts become visible and there is a “strong loss of texture and detail occurs in the outer field”.
The ultra-wide-angle camera also gets praised even though its field of view is not as wide as that of other phones such as the Mi 10 Ultra. The portrait mode is another strong area as DxOMark says the bokeh quality is very good and the depth-of-field effect is strong. However, there are times it falls short, and its depth estimation is said to not be as good as that of the S20 Ultra. The full review explains in detail the camera performance.
For video, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra scored 101 points. DxOMark said that the test was done in 4K/30fps mode and that the phone captures bright and well-contrasted videos in simulated low light (20 lux) and bright light (1000 lux). However, its videos are darker than those of the S20 Ultra and Mi 10 Ultra in simulated low-light conditions (between 5 and 20 lux).
The phone scores are high with respect to the level of detail in bright light. The stabilization system also gets praise and autofocus is also great but there are some focus breathing issues that DxOMark says is also evident in photo mode.
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