Android brilliance, with a sense of deja-vu.
We didn’t find any issues with the button and port placement. The power and volume controls are both within reach, although this isn’t a phone that you’ll be able to use with one hand. You’ll need the second hand to pop out the S-pen that slides into the button left of the aluminium case. That’s right, this effectively turns the smartphone into a mini tablet – letting you scribble notes, sketches, drawings and annotations.
It looks neat and was never a distraction on test, although it’s a bit of a shame that there’s no Android alternative to Apple’s innovative “Dynamic Island” to be found on this new flagship. And unlike Apple, Samsung phones continue to lack full-blown 3D face recognition from the front camera, meaning that it can be used to unlock the handset itself, but still can’t be used to authenticate your banking apps.One of the big changes to the Ultra entry this year is in the camera system.
There aren't many surprises for anyone who has used Android before, but the settings do contain some nice advanced features, including a one-handed mode that creates a small mirror of the display so you can flick around without stretching your fingers. We like that you can boost the brightness of videos to make colours even more vibrant when played on YouTube, and appreciate how you can customise the S-pen.
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