| Better yet, the screen has no trouble illuminating the darkest scenes from Dracula on Netflix, and it brushes off harsh sunlight, making it easy to read outdoors | The maximum zoom the S20 and S20 Plus' cameras can achieve is 30X, and even then I wouldn't really use the photos it captures |
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| It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation | The capacities vary between the S20 and S20 Plus: You get 4,000 and 4,500 mAh, respectively, but both phones can make it through a full day with average use and still have around 40 percent remaining by 7 pm |
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16| Otherwise, they both have the same 12-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide-angle, and a 64-MP telephoto zoom camera | The Galaxy S20 is expensive, but it's stacked with features that work effortlessly |
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| I still think Google's Pixel 4 and Apple's iPhone 11 Pro perform better in low-light scenes, as Samsung's mode can often aggressively erase all shadows and exaggerate colors | Wait a year or two before considering upgrading to a data plan that offers 5G access if it's not already included in your current plan |
| When you switch to 120 Hz, you can't use the screen's highest resolution setting, but the 2400 x 1080 resolution you're restricted to hardly looks any less sharp | All the other perks add to this feeling that Samsung has the basics buttoned up |
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| It often just cranks the saturation up too much | This can ring true in the daytime with the main camera too, so make sure to turn off Scene Optimizer, which uses artificial intelligence to tweak photos to what it thinks people will like |
The Excess There are two other terms you might see flying around if you're shopping for a new phone: 5G and 8K.
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