Both are packing giant screens, stylus pens, and 5G radios.

Let’s start with what the phones have in common.

The S-Pen now integrates with the mobile version of Microsoft Office.

Four hard drivers sticking out of a rack-mount server that’s being used as a NAS.

The Note 20 is technically the lesser of the two phones, though it’s no slouch.

Oddly it’s using “just” 1080p resolution.

The Note 20 uses a surprisingly spare 4300mAh battery, crammed into an 8.3mm thin body.

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The Galaxy Note 20 starts at an eye-watering $999.

The body is full glass on both sides, as was the standard for the line before now.

But the real draw for that upgraded Ultra is the camera.

Galaxy Note 20 on side

The other two are both 12 MP, paired to wide-angle and “periscope” 5x optical zoom lenses.

The maximum zoom factor on the latter is 50x using a hybrid optical and digital system.

The Note 20 Ultra starts at $1299 for the 128GB model.

Galaxy Note 20 rear

Both phones will land in primary markets, and with the usual carrier partners, on August 21st.

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra