Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leak reveals a big upgrade

Samsung Galaxy Notation xx leak reveals a big upgrade

An unofficial blueprint for the Samsung Milky way Note 20. (Image credit: Pigtou and @xleaks7)

A leak has revealed that the Samsung Galaxy Note xx volition have a pregnant battery upgrade, promising to make it a improve telephone than its predecessor equally well as a stronger rival for the iPhone 12.

This information was dug upwards by SamMobile from the China Compulsory Certificate, the Chinese regulatory inspection equivalent to the FCC in the US. We had already seen what the 3C tests had to show nearly the Galaxy Note xx Plus, just now nosotros get to compare both of the expected versions of the phone and see what's different.

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The big news is that the bombardment of the Notation 20 has a reported capacity of four,300 mAh. This is slightly smaller than the 4,500 mAh cell the Note 20 Plus is expected to have. Simply more than importantly, this is 800 mAh more than the Milky way Annotation 10, and the same size every bit the battery in terminal yr'south Milky way Note 10 Plus.

Battery life was one of the Note 10's notable flaws. In the Tom's Guide battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over 4G LTE, the handset managed only ix hours and 25 minutes. The Note 10 Plus lasted for x hours and 47 minutes, which is amend just still below the 11-hour marking required to make our all-time phone battery life listing.

And so it'due south promising that Samsung looks to be addressing the less than stellar battery life in its adjacent-generation Note phones.

Nevertheless, the Galaxy Note 20 will not only accept to beat its predecessor in battery life, but also have on Apple'south upcoming iPhone 12. That next-generation iPhone is expected to take strong battery life, particularly if we use the current iPhones every bit a benchmark.

In our testing, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone xi Pro Max managed times of 10:24 and 11:44, respectively. This is very impressive given that both iPhone models take smaller batteries than the Note x, with Apple's clever tinkering letting them outlast Samsung'due south phones. We haven't seen many reported battery specs for the iPhone 12, but i leak from EverythingApplePro says to expect a 4,400 mAh bombardment for 1 of the iPhone 12 Pro models.

Then while we're pleased to see the Annotation 20 volition have a much larger power plant installed compared to last year'due south model, Samsung needs to practice more to requite its users the longest battery life possible and stand a chance at chirapsia the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro afterward this twelvemonth.

Battery boost

A previous leak for the Note xx put the battery size at four,000 mAh, which stands in contradiction to this latest leak. The iv,000 mAh effigy came from an anonymous source speaking to Samsung enthusiast site GalaxyClub, which normally publishes reliable leaks. However, nosotros're inclined to go with the newest number since it's from a government agency tasked with recording these details accurately.

Like the Note 20 Plus leaked showed us earlier, the Note 20 volition come up with a 25W charger at the very least, merely similar the Note 10 series and the Galaxy S20 serial. The Galaxy S20 Ultra and Notation 10 Plus both offered optional 45W charging if you bought a compatible power brick, then we'll likely see that offer return on the Notation 20 Plus, and maybe the normal Notation 20 as well if we're lucky.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Plus render — (Epitome credit: OnLeaks/Pigtou)

In a reveal that won't surprise anyone who's been following the Milky way Note 20 leaks and rumors, the Annotation twenty will be 5G compatible. The Note 20 Plus was also revealed to have 5G, which follows on from the fully 5G-ready Galaxy S20 series.

Other rumors for the Annotation twenty serial merits that we'll run across a half-dozen.7-inch display on the standard model and a 6.9-inch display on the Plus, both sporting 120Hz refresh rates and QHD resolutions. Both will contain at to the lowest degree 12GB of RAM, and either a Snapdragon 865 CPU (if you're in the US) or an Exynos 990 (if yous're elsewhere in the world).

The Note 20's overall design, too every bit its camera engineering, volition be carried over from the S20 series. The Note 20 Plus should feature the S20 Ultra's 108MP resolution but not its Space Zoom, and we may see an boosted sensor just for focusing. Plus, we expect to see a new version of the S Pen stylus that defines this series of smartphones.

Nosotros'll likely see the Galaxy Note 20, along with the Samsung Milky way Fold 2 according to other rumors, at an online-only Galaxy Unpacked event in August. There's no specific appointment yet, simply given that Samsung has announced previous Galaxy Note series phones in August, we'd await the same to happen once more this year unless there'southward a delay.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, sound and whatever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's likewise written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at piece of work, he'southward probable thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty java.