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  • - Hey guys this is Austin,

  • and these are 10 things you need to know

  • about the brand new Galaxy S20.

  • Number one is a big one, the price.

  • So the brand new Galaxy S20 starts at $1,000,

  • and that's for the base model.

  • So the Galaxy S20 starts at that $1,000 price point.

  • If you want to go up to the S20 Plus it's $1,200,

  • although it can go higher

  • based on if you want more storage

  • and then to top it all off you have the S20 Ultra at $1,400.

  • And then it also has a higher end model.

  • Now to help counteract this

  • they do actually have the standard S10e, S10,

  • and S10 Plus from last year still around,

  • and they are all getting a $150 price cut.

  • But when you put all this together,

  • there's certainly nothing wrong with an expensive phone.

  • I mean the iPhone 11 Pro is a great example of that,

  • but when we're talking about $1,000 plus

  • for these new flagships,

  • they had better bring some serious features.

  • Thankfully they do, but I mean,

  • you better be prepared to pay (laughs).

  • Number two is actually a legitimate feature

  • that does help justify the price,

  • and that is the 120 hertz display.

  • Now by default, all three of the Galaxy S20's

  • will run at full HD resolution and 60 frames per second,

  • very much like last year.

  • However, you do have the option of bumping all of them up

  • to that full 120 frames per second.

  • After spending a lot of time

  • with the OnePlus phones of last year

  • with their 90 hertz displays,

  • it does make a big difference.

  • Now, yes I will completely admit

  • that going from 90 to 120 frames per second's

  • probably not gonna be a big deal,

  • but considering that pretty much everyone

  • who's going to be upgrading to these S20's

  • is coming from a a standard 60 frames per second display,

  • it is so much smoother.

  • Although, it's not necessarily that straightforward.

  • The issue is that you can't have your resolution

  • and your frame rate at the same time.

  • So all three devices have QHD displays, which look great,

  • but if you want to run it all full resolution

  • you have to run it at only 60 frames per second.

  • The 120 option only exists

  • when you're running at full high definition.

  • Now 1080p is not bad on say the S20,

  • which has actually a fairly nice 6.2 inch display.

  • Once you jump up to the S20 Plus, and specifically the Ultra

  • with it's ridiculous 6.9 inch display,

  • HD just doesn't quite cut it.

  • It is noticeably softer,

  • and while I personally love that super smooth

  • 120 frames per second action,

  • you're actually making a legitimate sacrifice with that.

  • Now is it something that I will personally do?

  • Yeah, probably,

  • but it really shouldn't be the way it is

  • on a $1,400 phone.

  • Now if I can just shamelessly plug something for a second.

  • My brand new podcast went live this morning

  • called The Test Drivers.

  • In it we talk a lot more in depth

  • about the Galaxy S20 as well as lot of the things

  • such as the screen which are slightly nefarious trade offs.

  • So it's co-hosted by my good friend Mike Hurley,

  • and on The Test Drivers, what I really want to do

  • is go much more in depth than I can

  • in a 10 minute YouTube video, right?

  • So the podcast is really there

  • to not only talk much more in depth about technology,

  • but also about what it means

  • to actually daily drive something, right?

  • 'Cause these S20's seems very interesting,

  • and as you'll see later in the video

  • there's a lot of really cool features.

  • But at the end of the day,

  • it's one thing to do a hands-on

  • it's another thing to actually spend time

  • really living with these devices.

  • So if that sounds interesting to you

  • or you just want to be a supporter,

  • please go give The Test Drivers a try.

  • It's available at the link in the description,

  • Spotify, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, wherever,

  • or you can just go check it out at relay.fm/TheTestDrivers.

  • Reason number three is 5G.

  • So well this is technically not new this year

  • there was an S10 model with 5G last year.

  • However, it was very limited

  • and only a few people actually bought it.

  • However, this time every single Galaxy S20 you can buy

  • has 5G built in.

  • Well, technically.

  • So right now there are a couple of competing 5G standards.

  • There's one known as Sub-6

  • as well as there's mmWave.

  • So Sub-6 is becoming fairly popular

  • specifically here in the United States thanks to T-Mobile.

  • So they've actually already turned on their full 5G network

  • and this is essentially an evolution

  • of the 4G speeds that we have today.

  • Coverage is very similar,

  • and the speeds are better

  • but say it's the difference between like

  • 40 and 80 megabits per second.

  • It's good but it's nothing completely revolutionary.

  • Other carriers such as AT&T and Verizon here in the States

  • are focusing on their mmWave 5G.

  • Now this is where you get those crazy speed tests

  • of a gigabit per second or more,

  • however it comes with a major downside.

  • The coverage is incredibly limited.

  • Like literally, you can walk around a corner

  • and go from a gigabit down to like nothing with this.

  • So really the best case scenario for 5G

  • it to have a phone which supports

  • both mmWave and Sub-6.

  • Sort of the best of all words,

  • and that is what you get

  • except not on the standard S20.

  • So the way it breaks down is like this,

  • the standard Galaxy S20

  • only supports Sub-6 5G, which is fine,

  • and it's really enough for most people.

  • However, when you go up to the S20 Plus

  • as well as the Ultra,

  • they support not only Sub-6

  • but also that mmWave

  • which means that you can get way, way faster speeds

  • but in very limited situations.

  • It's really a future proof play,

  • but that's I think a legitimately really big selling point

  • for that new S20 Plus and S20 Ultra.

  • Really what you're getting here

  • is something which should look much better into the future,

  • but you also have to deal with the fact that

  • well you spend $1,000 you get 5G

  • but it's not full 5G,

  • 'cause that's not confusing right?

  • Now with a 120 hertz display and standard 5G

  • my next favorite point

  • is a really obvious one, battery life.

  • So while, yes the S10 had decent battery life,

  • the S20 bumps it up in a big way.

  • At least on the battery size of the equation.

  • So the S20 has a 4000 mAh battery.

  • The S20 Plus has 4500 mAh.

  • If you go up to the S20 Ultra it's a thick boy

  • with 5000 mAh of battery capacity.

  • Now that sounds really impressive.

  • It's much better than what we got last year,

  • but the issue is is that with that power hungry screen,

  • and a 5G radio inside,

  • you're probably gonna need that.

  • So while I haven't had enough time

  • to actually do any kind of real battery life tests,

  • I will be surprised if the battery life

  • is actually anything all that impressive.

  • I really do feel like these bigger batteries

  • are probably purely there just to power

  • all these new features,

  • but we'll have to wait and see on that one.

  • That said though,

  • I'm glad they at least decided to increase the battery size

  • and not just throw these fancy new things at you and go,

  • "Oh yeah, charge it in three hours."

  • Ah, what a beautiful fountain

  • to go onto our number five point, the zoom.

  • So cameras of course are a huge component

  • of every modern smartphone.

  • When it comes to the S20 things get a lot closer,