Samsung Galaxy Note 10 • Upgrade

Upgrading from a Galaxy Note 10 to a Galaxy Note 20 5G is considered a year-over-year upgrade. The overall performance levels for day-to-day usage will be similar, however, the Note 20 5G does bring some new features. For example, the Note 20 5G S-Pen adds new Air Gestures and improves the latency. The S-Pen battery life also goes from an estimated 10 hours to 24 hours. Samsung also included performance enhancements for mobile gaming and for DeX. Other key features of the Galaxy Note 20 5G include a 6.7-inch Infinity-O display, Snapdragon 865+ processor, a 4300 mAh battery, and 5G support for sub6 and mmWave networks.

An upgrade from the Galaxy Note 10 to a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G would be a good path if you were looking for a modest performance boost and a bigger phone. The modest performance boost is due to this being a year-over-year upgrade, with the processor going from a Snapdragon 855 processor in the Note 10 to a Snapdragon 865+ processor in the Note 20 Ultra 5G. The display increases by more than half an inch and goes from 6.3-inches on the Note 10 to 6.9-inches on the Note 20 Ultra 5G. Other highlights for the Note 20 Ultra 5G include getting up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage space, along with several S-Pen improvements such as better latency, better battery life, and more Air Gestures.

Going from the Galaxy Note 10 to the Galaxy Note 20 LTE will result in a modest performance boost, but it will also bring several improvements to a key Galaxy Note feature, the S Pen. Samsung decreased the S Pen latency to 26ms, which came down from 42ms on the Note 10. The S Pen also gained support for five additional Air Gestures and saw the battery life increase from 10 hours on the Note 10 to 24 hours on the Note 20 LTE. Other perks of the Note 20 LTE include a 6.7-inch flat Infinity-O display, Snapdragon 865+ processor, up to 256GB of storage, and a 4300 mAh battery with fast 25W USB-C charging.

Upgrading to the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra LTE from the Galaxy Note 10 is a year-over-year upgrade, which means you experience a modest boost in performance, which comes due to the newer Snapdragon 865+ processor in the Note 20 lineup. However, this upgrade path takes you from the standard-sized Note to the ultra-sized Note, and in this case, the display goes from 6.3-inches to a 6.9-inch edge Infinity-O Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x display. Other highlights of the Note 20 Ultra LTE include up to 512GB of internal storage space, a microSD memory card slot, and a 4500 mAh battery with Qi wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, and 25W fast wired USB-C charging.