S 20 Ultra

[Star_girl]

And yet again, going back to the past...

Looking at the screen of this phone, I cannot believe how beautiful, vibrant and bright, yet pleasing to the eye it is, I wish I could put this display on all my phones. 5 years old and still the best AMOLED (Dynamic AMOLED 2x, 12 Hz, HDR10+, resolution 1440x3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio ~511 ppi density) display I have seen on any phone. The Android 13 and the UI 5.1 are still very aesthetic and in a weird nostalgic way, I miss using this phone despite the fact that I am currently using one of the latest phones Samsung released this year; the S20 Ultra still performs well. Unfortunately I had to give up on it because it's got a cracked screen (Corning Gorilla Gpass 6) after it survived many falls with excellent sturdiness and it's heating up like a stove (most probably because of the Exynos 990 chipset) especially when I use the cameras (108 MP, 48 MP periscope telephoto, 4x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, 120* ultrawide, super steady video, led flash auto-HDR, panorama, video 8K@24 fps, 4K@ 30/60 fps, etc) ... yes, Samsung has come a long way now with the phone technology, but except the draw backs I mentioned, the software itself and some hardware features such as the camera and the display, are still great in 2025.

[BandOfBrothers]

Hello 👋 @Star_girl 

I agree thats a good solid all rounder. 

[weskerevil]

Deffo still got my s20 plus never updated it from new runs on android 10 ui 2.1 everything still works changed the battery myself so easy 👍

[Star_girl]

I made this post because every time I turn on this phone it's display brightens up my day.😊
My top 3 Samsung phones displays are:
- Samsung Galaxy S 20 Ultra: 6.9 inches, Dynamic AMOLED 2x 120 Hz, HDR10+ 1400 nits (peak)
- Samsung Galaxy S 23 Ultra(never owned one though): 6.8 inches, Dynamic AMOLED 120 Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits, 1750 (peak)
- Samsung Galaxy S 25 Ultra: 6.9 inches, Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2x, 120 Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

The source where i got the specks from is GSM Arena, which has been my support to decide which phone to buy for at least 12 years 😊

[Star_girl]

That's an old Android, I think i still have my tiny S8 on the Android 9.😊

[Fiona26]

Great phone, unfortunately mine was one that had the terrible green tint to the display. Only reason I really upgraded to the S21 Ultra. It was also my second device as I returned the first one back to Samsung. I didn't really want to return another one again. So kept it.

[JAMES4578]

@Star_girl   Yes some of the older Devices still perform well even if may not have all the bells and whistles a number  desire,in any case can also be good as a secondary device.    The S20 ultra though was one I missed out on, obviously it was still impressive so  sad about the cracked screen.

[Star_girl]

I remember when I got mine the screen was not very nice, many customers were complaining and the green screen was a big issue, I remember mine was not just very bright. I remember Samsung made a questionnaire that popped up on the screen one day and a few weeks later the display was improved and it became miles better just through software updates.

[Star_girl]

True. Older phones still perform satisfactory for every day needs even with older Android versions.

[Star_girl]

I forgot to say only having the screen on was draining the battery light speed fast and alot of customers were complaining about it.😅