The new Note lineup from Samsung has been launched in the Nepali market. Samsung has launched Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in Nepal. They successfully conducted pre-order and received an outstanding response from Note fans. The company is starting official sales of both Note20 devices from September 7th, 2020. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Price in Nepal is Rs 1,39,999 for (8/256 GB) and Note 20 Price in Nepal is Rs 1,09,999 for (8/256 GB). These are flagship and high-end phones with top of the line hardware and features. Note lineup is known as one of the best series because it comes with all of Samsung’s best features.
The Nepalese price of these devices matches the $999 and $1299 price tag of the USA. However, we have to keep in mind that the models we are getting are different. Samsung Nepal has 4G models only and both Note 20 Ultra and Note 20 only have 8 GB RAM instead of 12. So it is not quite the same in terms of network support, processor and memory. There is no presence of 5G infrastructure and rollout will also take a lot of time. The next difference is that these are Exynos models and not Snapdragon models.
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Galaxy Note is all about big, bold, and powerful. Many people like Note series smartphones for the big screen, massive battery, top features, best hardware, beautiful design, and S Pen. There are many Galaxy Note lovers in Nepal. People like it for productivity and power. This year, there are many improvements, and many features have been added. The company has focused on improving productivity, work environment, and gaming power. There is a new Note App, Dex upgrade, and S Pen feature upgrade that allows the phones to provide better results.
Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra Overview
Note 20 Ultra Specs
- Display: 6.9 Inches Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
- Resolution: 1440×3088
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Refresh Rate: 120 Hz
- SoC: Exynos 990 (Octa-Core)
- CPU Details: 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 dual-Core, 2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 dual-core and 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 quad-core sets
- GPU: Mali-G77 MP11
- Memory: 8/12 GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 3.1 On-board, 1 TB External SD card support
- Battery: 4500 mAh Lithium Polymer
- Fast Charging Rate: 25W (Wired), 15W (Wireless), 9W (Reverse Wireless)
- Back Camera: 3 Modules
- 108 Megapixel with f/1.8 aperture (Main Wide)
- 12 Megapixel at f/3.0 Periscope module(Telephoto)
- 12 Megapixel at f/2.2 (Ultrawide)
- Front Camera: 10 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
- OS: Android 10 (OneUI 2.5)
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Sensors: Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner, Barometer, Compass
It is the hardware setup of the most expensive phone of this year’s Note lineup. Now let us see the hardware setup of the cheaper alternative.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Price in Nepal: Rs 1,39,999
Galaxy Note 20 Specs and Details
- Display: 6.7 Inches Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
- Resolution: 1080×2400
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
- SoC: Exynos 990 (Octa-Core)
- CPU Details: 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 dual-Core, 2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 dual-core and 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 quad-core sets
- GPU: Mali-G77 MP11
- Memory: 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Storage: 256 GB UFS 3.1 On-board, No SD card
- Battery: 4500 mAh Lithium Polymer
- Fast Charging Rate: 25W (Wired), 15W (Wireless), 9W (Reverse Wireless)
- Back Camera: 3 Modules
- 12 Megapixel with f/1.8 aperture (Main Wide)
- 64 Megapixel at f/2.0 (Telephoto)
- 12 Megapixel at f/2.2 (Ultrawide)
- Front Camera: 10 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
- OS: Android 10 (OneUI 2.5)
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Sensors: Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner, Barometer, Compass
The processor on both phones are same so we have not written it here.
Galaxy Note 20 Price in Nepal: Rs 1,09,999
It is around the $999 international price tag.
Hardware Analysis
Samsung has improved the Note lineup as they regularly do every time. There are improvements in cameras, screen, software, and S Pen related features. First of all, in the case of USA, the phones come with Snapdragon 865+ processor which is the fastest of this time. However, in the case of Nepal, we get the same Exynos 990 that was introduced with the Galaxy S20 lineup. But there are other improvements here. This year we get to base 8 GB RAM and 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage. The new UFS 3.1 is better and faster than older UFS 3.0 found in predecessor Galaxy Note 10 models and even S20 models.
The Galaxy Note 20 has a 4300 mAh battery and Note 20 Ultra has a 4500 mAh battery. Similarly, the Ultra has a 6.9″ screen with 1440×3088 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, and Gorilla Glass 7. But in the case of Note20, there is a 6.7″ screen with 1080×2400 resolution, 60 Hz screen, and Gorilla Glass 5. The back of Note20 is polycarbonate while the Ultra is made of Gorilla Glass Victus. These are major differences in the build and internals of the phone. There are differences in cameras as well.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has 3 back cameras. Main one is a 108 MP wide-angle sensor with OIS, secondary is 12 MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS and 5X optical zoom. The third one is 12 MP ultrawide with a 120˚ field of view. Galaxy Note 20 also has three cameras at back but they are different. The Main is 12 MP wide-angle, the second one is 12 MP ultrawide, and third one is 64 MP camera with OIS. Both devices have 10 MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture. These devices can record 8K videos from the rear camera set and 4K 60 fps with the front camera.
Productivity Features, DeX, S Pen And Notes
This time Samsung has improved DeX further with OneUI 2.5. There is a new DeX wireless feature that runs with TV sets with Miracast enabled. The DeX is already improved with OneUI 2.1 and this time it has been further polished. Samsung Notes also have many features like handwriting to text conversion, voice memo. The new voice memo is quite useful because we can write down notes and parallelly narrate or record a voice. This is fantastic because in the future we can play the voice note and it simultaneously highlights the text written at that time. Another good feature is that we can now export Notes as doc or pdf file. These are really useful Note features.
The S Pen comes with a few new features this time. It has all previous features like gestures, Bluetooth LE, and Anywhere actions. There are gestures that can help to take notes from anywhere on the phone, go back to the home screen, take a screenshot, and much more. One of the best improvements is reduction of latency. Now the new Note 20 smartphones have S Pen with 9 ms latency. This means the writing seems even realistic and the delay is less between input and feedback.
There are many good features and improvements in both of these devices. All of these are important and help these to be top flagship smartphones. Samsung Nepal has done right with the cost and model this time. 5G is not available and in Nepal and it will take time to come. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra price in Nepal is reasonable because it has 8 GB RAM and is 4G only. The case with Galaxy Note 20 is also the same. On top of the good pricing, the offers and discounts of pre-booking add more value. In our view getting free Galaxy Buds + is a sensible decision in pre-order offer.
S Pen – Crown Jewelry
This is the most important thing about the Note series. Galaxy Note 20 lineup has a massively improved SPen. At first, the silo placement is in the left side instead of right. This is a big change since the start of the series. Now for the most important upgrades, Samsung has reduced the latency of SPen to 9 ms which means people get better responses and real-life writing experience. Previously there used to be small latency between touching the screen, writing, and line appearing. Now with the help of better hardware and AI, it is now reduced. There are other good things like Bluetooth, Touchless navigation, and remote control features.
Pre-Booking Details
People who pre-ordered Galaxy Note 20 Ultra got three offers to choose from these.
- Free Galaxy Buds+
- 32″ Samsung LED TV by adding Rs 8,999
- Galaxy Watch3 (41 mm) by adding Rs 27,999 or Galaxy Watch3 (45 mm) by adding Rs 29,999
People who pre-book Galaxy Note 20 got these offers to choose from these.
- Free Galaxy Buds+
- 32″ Samsung LED TV by adding Rs 9,999
- Galaxy Watch3 (41 mm) by adding Rs 29,999 or Galaxy Watch3 (45 mm) by adding Rs 31,999
People can enjoy free 12 months breakage insurance with all purchases. There are EMI options from available various banks for purchase as well.
