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Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone 256GB, Grey, Bronze, Green $999, Note20 Ultra 256GB, Black $1249 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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3 colors at one great price. $999 save $650
Sadly these come with the Exynos 990 Octa-Core chipset

Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone 256GB, Mystic Bronze $999
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone 256GB, Mystic Grey $999
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone 256GB, Mystic Green $999

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  • 64MP Triple Rear Camera with 30x Space Zoom & 8K Video Recording capture
  • Stream, download, and post at seriously fast speeds with 5G (on eligble networks)
  • 6.7" Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O display
  • 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty. Certified Samsung Electronics Australia products give you the performance, features and coverage you expect

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra Smartphone 256GB, Mystic Black $1249

  • The most precise and responsive S Pen yet
  • 108MP Triple Rear Camera with Laser Auto Focus & 50x Space Zoom
  • 4,500mAh (typical) Battery and 25W Super Fast Charging
  • 6.9" Dynamic AMOLED2x Infinity-O display
  • 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty. Certified Samsung Electronics Australia products give you the performance, features and coverage you expect
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  • DoesntEvenMatter on 09/12/2020 - 00:18
    +4

    Someone from amazon probably watches ozb and pricematches and one ups their competitors. This case with the jbhifi deal

  • chuneeperformance on 09/12/2020 - 00:23
    +13

    YUCK EXYNOS

    • Froot Loops on 09/12/2020 - 00:24
      +1

      Agree. I won't pull the trigger until snapdragon is back in the notes. Hopefully, get an international version soon

      • AndyDD on 09/12/2020 - 00:44
        +2

        I know nothing about the difference in chips, how bad is this chip in real world terms compared to the alternative?

        3%, 4%, 5% drop in performance? Is there other stuff to be worried about?

        Looking at the Ultra and this seems a great deal, not sure I can wait until the next round of Notes to be released.

        • HecticCrunt on 09/12/2020 - 00:57
          +4

          I'm no expert but I think it's a more dramatic drop than 5% in both performance and battery life. There is also overheating issues, causing throttling during intensive usage such as gaming and some productivity software.

        • Make it so on 09/12/2020 - 02:21
          +2

          Am fine with mine (S20 FE 4G, Exynos). Performs well and usually have 60% battery by the end of the day.

        • aveeno bb on 09/12/2020 - 07:15

          Graphics performance is also significantly worse on Exynos, making it terrible for gaming.

          There is noticeably lag and stutter making many games simply unplayable.

          Exynos version also uses same chip as S20 series, where as Snapdragon version was upgraded with 865+ over S20 series.

          • boxall on 09/12/2020 - 07:27
            +4

            @aveeno bb: Note10 owner…no lag, gaming is fine, battery life is fine.

            • aveeno bb on 09/12/2020 - 08:05
              +2

              @boxall: Obviously havent tried the equivalent SD version? I was S20 Plus Exynos owner and had to sell it and get SD version Note 20 Ultra.

              Much better. I will never buy another Exynos phone again.

              • AEKaBeer on 09/12/2020 - 08:43
                +5

                @aveeno bb: 2021 Exynos chips will be using arms reference designs (like snapdragon) moving away from their custom design. 2022 Exynos replaces adreno (arms graphics implementation based off old radeon) and use modern AMD radeon architecture (likely vega rdna 1 hybrid), Samsung claiming 3x graphics performance over sd865. A processors performance today doesn't mean future implementations won't be worthwhile, just check the reviews before drawing a hard line in the sand.

                • scud70 on 09/12/2020 - 08:55

                  @AEKaBeer: That's assuming Snapdragon does nothing in the same time frame… but at least they are trying to improve it.

                  • AEKaBeer on 09/12/2020 - 09:03

                    @scud70: I'm not saying they won't, I'm jusy saying people shouldn't shut off all possiblity of future purchases because of today's implementation.

                    • scud70 on 09/12/2020 - 09:54

                      @AEKaBeer: some do i guess but this community always has the switched on guys that correct misconceptions pretty quickly hehehehe

                      • aveeno bb on 09/12/2020 - 16:19

                        @scud70: You are right, whatever has been said (i.e. don't buy Exynos etc etc), as soon as a good product comes which is OzBargain worthy, we all forget what was said.

                    • TheBean on 09/12/2020 - 13:04

                      @AEKaBeer: It's turning into a sublevel apple vs android fanboy thing

        • Yash984 on 09/12/2020 - 07:28
          +3

          Snapdragon chips gives you much better battery life and camera quality. I would say at least 20 % better battery life as compared to exynos

        • hen dawg on 09/12/2020 - 09:53
          +1

          This goes in depth:
          https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-revie…

  • pzhon on 09/12/2020 - 00:30
    +4

    yucky EXYNOS……

    Won’t buy it no matter how cheap it is

    Rather make a purchase of grey import for the snapdragon chipset.

    • Froot Loops on 09/12/2020 - 00:31
      +1

      Some people can handle it. The warranty is also a must for some. Hopefully the next Aussie series has SD and not Exynos

      • pzhon on 09/12/2020 - 00:33
        +1

        Fingers crossed.

      • HecticCrunt on 09/12/2020 - 00:59
        +2

        Next Exynos chip will very likely rival or beat Snapdragon. Gonna be apples chip vs Samsung's chip vs Snapdragon in the near future imo.

        Or maybe Samsung trying to knock Snapdragon off their throne and be the predominant android chipset in all androids.

        • pzhon on 09/12/2020 - 01:13

          Samsung have to overcome qualcomm if he wants to knock down snapdragon, and embed exynos chip to all Samsung phones. otherwise Samsung loses their market segments in Asia and US

        • bajirao on 09/12/2020 - 02:09
          +1

          They say that every year when new Exynos flagship is about to launch. And then the excitement fizzles out when benchmarks are run.

          • Plasma on 09/12/2020 - 04:55
            +1

            @bajirao: Wasn't the Exynos the better chip during the note 3/4 days?

            • greatlamp on 09/12/2020 - 07:23

              @Plasma: I was thinking the same thing. Samsung is capable of beating Snapdragon in performance.

              The bottleneck is Samsung's chip foundry is behind TSMC, so their chips run hotter. This isn't going to change by next year.

              In the note 4 days, Samsung threw in extra low power cores to reduce battery life. They also optimized android for their devices a lot more than they probably do now, since ASOP has improved

            • Yash984 on 09/12/2020 - 07:31

              @Plasma: Note 4 Aussie model was SD

        • Dogsrule on 09/12/2020 - 08:24
          +2

          Very unlikely. Samsung have disbanded their custom cpu team as they were noncompetitive relative to the competition:

          https://www.anandtech.com/show/15061/samsung-to-cease-custom…

          This article explains why they were not competitive:

          https://www.anandtech.com/show/15826/isca-2020-evolution-of-…

          If you're relying on Geekbench scores as evidence of performance, don't bother, measures of system performance that directly impact on user experience like memory latency and scheduler efficiency are woeful on Exynos and will remain so even with the use of generic ARM cores in the Exynos 2100 - these optimizations do not come from ARM and must be developed by each companies SOC team - Qualcomm have consistently excelled in these areas, Samsung have not. Plus they will continue to use the Mali GPU which is substantially inferior to Qualcomms Adreno GPU. This article explains all that stuff:

          https://www.anandtech.com/show/15603/the-samsung-galaxy-s20-…

          Their process disadvantage doesn't help either, but their SOC team is clearly inferior to QC, even if they were at process parity, Exynos would underperform Snapdragon. Unless Samsung poach QC's design team, this won't be changing anytime soon.

          The predictions of Exynos 2100 being superior were made before Qualcomm announced their Snapdragon 888 last week:

          https://www.anandtech.com/show/16271/qualcomm-snapdragon-888…

      • Yash984 on 09/12/2020 - 07:31

        Next one still won't be SD it will be Exynos 2100 a brand new chip which no one knows how it will perform

    • KenDiaMoi on 09/12/2020 - 01:36
      +1

      What if it was$1

  • THX on 09/12/2020 - 00:55

    good deal

  • fd9 on 09/12/2020 - 05:14

    Can someone who actually owns the Exynos ultra give us battery life screen on times ? Just how bad is it

    • Jannix on 09/12/2020 - 05:41

      I find mine lasts all day and i'm a relatively heavy user. Definitely better battery life if you're on wifi rather than 5g too.

      Incidentally, it doesn't look like this deal is for the Note 20 Ultra 5g, so buyer beware…

      • fd9 on 09/12/2020 - 05:44

        Hey thanks for the reply. Are you aware of any numbers?
        Like are you actually on your phone the whole day?
        I used my phone a lot for reading so could easily clock up 5 or 6 hours of having the actual screen on some days.

        • Jannix on 09/12/2020 - 10:10
          +1

          I average around 4 hours of screen time and the battery will usually be fine from 5:30am to 10:30pm in use (background use includes phone calls with the screen off, audible, spotify etc.) I also mostly use whatsapp web at work rather than having to constantly look at my phone to answer whatsapp messages.

          That said, I know some people have found that between the car (if they use android auto) or having a charger at work they rarely have their phone go below 50%.

          YMMV.

          • fd9 on 09/12/2020 - 10:43

            @Jannix: Ah nice. Thanks for the info.

    • fd9 on 09/12/2020 - 06:07
      +3

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIlHKPb58uo

      Yikes

      Seems to be a 17% difference in battery life…i.e exynos dead whilst snapdragon still has 17% left… so I think that would be 1-2 hours difference.

  • mrvaluepack on 09/12/2020 - 06:34
    +2

    not sure what the big deal is. samsung has been doing this since the Galaxy S2 series and only now people are getting upset and complaining about it? lol slow…

    • Dogsrule on 09/12/2020 - 09:10

      Exynos used to be pretty competitive compared to the competition, then it started falling behind. As its relative performance declined, so has people's opinions of it.

    • burningrage on 09/12/2020 - 09:23

      Yea. That's what I thought too. Exynos has been around for yonks but why the noise now?

      • gavincato on 09/12/2020 - 10:34

        There was actually times where exynos had bettery battery life than the snapdragons.

        For whatever reason this generation they didn't do as well.

    • vrsac on 09/12/2020 - 11:22

      Samsung has used the same inferior Exynos 990 chipset for two generations of phones (e.g. Note 10 and 20 have the same Exynos 990).
      The far superior SD865 was used in US models of Note 10 and SD865 Plus in Note 20. This has widened performance gap between the two chipsets. Samsung has continued to charge the same, premium price for inferior Exynos 990 powered phones. In the two years, the word has spread that US, Korea, China (and maybe some other markets) have better phones and the same price.

      If you charge the premium price for a premium device, why not use premium CPU? (chipset)

      Another issue with AU phones: in case of S20 FE, Samsung decided to sell (in Australia only), a SINGLE SIM version! I have decided to stop buying Samsung phones until they treat Australians equally.
      Until such time, I bought a Xiaomi Poco X3 phone for $350 and will be running a custom AOSP ROM. This will give me Google Pixel like experience + all the missing features from Pixel phones.

      • mrvaluepack on 09/12/2020 - 11:36

        Not true.

        Note 10 & Note10+ were Exynos 9825.

        Note20 series are Exynos 990.

        Different chipsets.

  • OZBsince2018 on 09/12/2020 - 07:16
    +2

    Any deal on Note 20 Ultra 5G which has 12GB RAM compared to 8GB in Note 20 Ultra 4G?

  • theguru1 on 09/12/2020 - 07:33

    Rumour has it the Note21 will be the last Note.

    • djmm on 09/12/2020 - 07:52
      +6

      Duly noted

  • sp3ctr41 on 09/12/2020 - 07:56
    -1

    Read the reviews on Amazon guys. It's not Aussie stock. Phone comes with security seal broken, incorrect charger etc

    (specifically was looking at the ultra)

    • Agret on 09/12/2020 - 09:41

      Amazon aggregates reviews from all sellers of the item so if you are looking for specifics like that you can't draw any conclusions unfortunately.

  • soaringphoenix on 09/12/2020 - 08:02

    This or S20+?

    I don't need the s-pen, I have a tablet for that.

  • edisonAU on 09/12/2020 - 08:10
    +1

    Pretty good deal given is available to all (not EPP/Education store deals). Shame it is not 5G version of Ultra as it has extra 4Gb RAM.

  • Bargainated on 09/12/2020 - 08:25
    -1

    Comments on Amazon suggest the phones are grey imports. This will usually mean you won't get Samsung warranty and if you brake it Samsung Au won't fix it for you.

  • Feelsbad on 09/12/2020 - 08:39
    +1

    yeah exynah

    Oppo Find X2 Pro is great alternative if needing a phone this year.

    • brocky2006 on 09/12/2020 - 09:01

      Reckon the oppo is much better?

      • cent88 on 09/12/2020 - 09:42
        +1

        In before Neonlight comment - $1349 too much for Oppo.

        But seriously its a great phone.

      • Feelsbad on 09/12/2020 - 09:46
        +1

        Having only owned Samsung and Google phones over the last decade, I'm pretty happy with it so far; the specs are up there - Snapdragon, 1440p/120Hz screen, 12GB RAM & 512GB onboard storage. I've never used ColorOS before but I haven't had any annoyances with it so far. Overall I wouldn't say it's 'much better' but definitely worth considering if you're disappointed in the Google and Samsung lineup this year and need a phone right now.

        The (personal) negatives of the other phones I considered:
        Pixel 5: Free photo storage is leaving. Mostly unchanged camera hardware from previous generations (especially coming from a Pixel 2XL) and a reported screen separation issue.
        S20 FE: Touchscreen issue which is more and more likely looking like a hardware fault that Samsung are still trying to (bandaid) fix via firmware updates.
        Note 20: Exynos

  • RocketSwitch on 09/12/2020 - 08:59

    I would bite at $799.

  • timtam-slam on 09/12/2020 - 09:08
    +2

    Too big, re-release the S10e please.

  • cent88 on 09/12/2020 - 09:41

    Rather get the Oppo Find X2 Pro for $1349.
    Proper flagship with SD865, 120hz and 5G.

    • hen dawg on 09/12/2020 - 09:57

      I'm waiting for that to drop in price much more like the Reno 5G did

    • DreadPirateRoberts on 09/12/2020 - 10:30

      It was $1200 on Cyber Monday and with gift cards I managed to get one from TGG for $1100. Amazing phone. I can't recommend it enough

  • payless69 on 09/12/2020 - 09:44

    Nice deceptive effort of Apple: Then comes Marques and bags it…

  • DrKB108 on 09/12/2020 - 10:19
    +1

    I got this price matched at JB today. I used the 5% off code at the checkout (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/589522) to get the Note 20 5G for $949.05.

    • ice666 on 09/12/2020 - 10:35

      Well done.

    • Froot Loops on 09/12/2020 - 11:00

      The 5G is $1149 plus 5% off. The 4G is $999 + 5% off.

    • infringement payer on 09/12/2020 - 12:03

      I tried doing it at Bourke and Elizabeth Street in Melbourne but they wouldn't price match amazon au. Will probably try again later.

      • infringement payer on 09/12/2020 - 13:08

        They finally price matched $999 but wouldn't do the 5% code for me even though the t&cs said it should be fine. I bought it anyway because I already spent too much time walking around. Shame really.

        • reginaphalange on 09/12/2020 - 17:28
          +1

          Price matched at JB in Wetherill Park. Oddly they only price matched if I was to buy something else. Got a $5 case from the clearance box and applied the 5% at checkout.

  • ice666 on 09/12/2020 - 10:51

    I am torn. Note 20 5G or Note 20 Ultra 4G?

    • Feelsbad on 09/12/2020 - 11:17

      Ultra for the screen if the $ difference is negligible to you.

      • ice666 on 09/12/2020 - 11:24

        The $250 difference is OK. Just the 4G and 5G….

        • Feelsbad on 09/12/2020 - 12:08

          Depends if you live/work in a 5G covered area, have a plan that includes the use of the 5G network and think you'd benefit from it.

          • ice666 on 09/12/2020 - 12:14
            +1

            @Feelsbad: Thanks. I think I will go with Ultra for the screen.

            • Feelsbad on 09/12/2020 - 13:02
              +1

              @ice666: I don't think you'll regret it. I recently picked up an Oppo Find X2 Pro and the screen resolution & refresh rate look superb.

  • sp3ctr41 on 09/12/2020 - 13:32

    Those that have the Note 20 Ultra, any comments on how easy is it to apply a glass screen protector?

    • aveeno bb on 09/12/2020 - 16:20

      Very hard to get a good glass screen protector that is case friendly. Better stick to the original screen protector that comes with it.

    • BoomTetrisForJeff on 10/12/2020 - 11:58

      I got a Oppo find x2 pro, glass screen protector falls off quickly, got the hydrogel instead, no issues

  • hluu0111 on 09/12/2020 - 14:39
    +2

    Got it PM by OW. Paid $1186.55 for the Note20 Ultra.

    • Scotwot on 09/12/2020 - 17:53

      Me too. Just did it few minutes ago. It will be delivered tomorrow. Cheers!

  • Mucchan on 09/12/2020 - 17:22

    Tempted by the Note20 5G, however coming from a Note 9 and wanting a smaller phone I just can't warm up to any of Samsung's current offering.

    Would really like something that is the size of a Pixel 5 or smaller with at least 256GB of storage. It's a shame that Google opted for a Snapdragon 765 and only 128GB of storage for the Pixel 5.

  • thefinalproblems on 10/12/2020 - 22:26

    Got Amazon's price matched at JB, applied 5% off code, paid $500 ($50 x 10) in 10% off cards from Woolies, used 2x Commbank $10 cashback cards and paid the remainder using 5% off cards from Suncorp. Thought the sales clerks were going to think I was insane, but they said they've had a lot worse! Lol.

    All in all, think it came to around $1080ish.

  • tobi on 13/12/2020 - 01:39

    I had the Note 20 Ultra 5G Exynos Variant for a few months. Runs like garbage and not worth even 750$ tbh

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