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Next week in Israel: Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 20

After a flood of rumors and leaks, Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 20 series, along with the second generation folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, the Buds Live headset, the Watch 3 smartwatch and a pair of new tablets.

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Mikey Levy

For the first time in its history: Samsung today (Wednesday) announced the Galaxy Note 20 series during a virtual event held in South Korea. The devices it announced include the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, the new Tab S7 and Tab s7 Plus tablets, the Galaxy Watch 3, Buds Live and the second generation of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 folding smartphone.

"Today we "Relying on technology is unprecedented. This is the way we stay connected as we navigate the extraordinary challenges we face in the world," said Dr. T.M.Row, President and Head of Mobile Electronics at Samsung Electronics.

Work from anywhere without compromise: the new Galaxy Note series

Samsung has chosen to launch the Note series in two configurations: the Note 20 and the regular Note 20. On days when many people work remotely or from home, the Note brings office capabilities wherever you are, and includes a flat screen (not convex like previous generations) of the 6.7-inch SuperAmoled Plus, 2,400X1,080 resolution with HDR10 + and gorilla glass coating 5 The Ultra features a 3.988X1,440, concave 6.9-inch screen with a Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel, Gorilla 7 glass coating, HDR10 + display and a 120 Hz refresh rate.

At the heart of the smartphone is the Exynos 990 chipset, identical to the Galaxy S20 series. The chipset results in a 19 percent improvement in processing capabilities and a 15 percent improvement in graphics processing. Both smartphones will share 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, while the Ultra series can expand memory using a MicroSD card.

The pen has also been upgraded, and in the Ultra version the delay time is 9 milliseconds, which allows maximum accuracy when writing on a smartphone. You can also make gestures similar to previous generations, such as returning to the home screen or navigating through menus by moving the pen, without touching the screen.

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The Note 20 Ultra's camera array includes a 108-megapixel wide-angle camera with optical image stabilization, an additional 12-megapixel sensor with a 120-degree wide-angle lens and 1.4-micron pixels, a 12-megapixel camera, and telephoto for optical zoom Of five times and a laser sensor for extremely fast focusing. In the standard Note 20 you can find a photo array that includes a 12-megapixel main camera with a wide angle, and 1.8 micron pixels, a 64-megapixel telephoto camera for a triple optical zoom, and an ultra-wide 12-megapixel camera at a 120-degree angle .

Samsung claims that the battery can last for a full working day, and charging for 30 minutes will provide 50 percent of the battery. The Note 20 has a 4,300 mAh battery and the Note 20 Ultra has a 4,500 mAh battery with wireless charging. The smartphones are water and dust resistant to the IP68 standard, and come with the Android 10 operating system.

Samsung is a member of Microsoft and is currently working in collaboration with the "Your Phone" app, which will allow you to connect the smartphone to your PC and easily access apps directly from your computer. This will allow you to send messages, view alerts, sync photos and more. Samsung is also bringing the Xbox Pass into the Note, as from September 15 it will be possible to play more than 100 Xbox games via smartphone, but the service will be available in selected countries, with Israel not among them.

How much will it cost and when in Israel?

The Note 20 is expected to cost about NIS 3,499, while the Note 20 Ultra is expected to cost about NIS 4,499. Prices have not yet been finalized, and the launch date is expected to be August 10th. "We are proud to announce that the Galaxy Note 20 will reach pre-sale buyers as early as August 10, and will hit stores on August 20." Sonny will also offer buyers of the early sale the Galaxy Buds Live headphones worth NIS 699.

End-to-end screen: Samsung's folding smartphone

Samsung has also unveiled the second generation of the Fold series . The smartphone will come with an end-to-end screen, almost without a frame, with the external screen being 6.2 inches and the main screen 7.6 inches, with larger screens compared to the previous generation. Samsung has not revealed further details about the folding smartphone, but to Walla! TECH has learned that it will arrive later this year when it is not expected to be in line with the price, which means that its price will be more than NIS 7,000.

Has also launched the Tab S7 series. The tablets will come in two versions, the S7 and the S7 Plus, while also coming in a fifth generation configuration. The S7 features an 11-inch screen, while the S7 Plus will come with a 12.4-inch screen. The plus features an OLED screen that is expected to provide a particularly impressive viewing experience, while the S7 will come with an LCD screen only. Both will come with a screen refresh rate of 120 Hz, with a screen ratio of 16: 0.

The tablets share the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset and will come in versions 6 or 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. They share four speakers that support the Dolby Atmos audio format, include a quick charge and will of course come with a pen. At this stage it is not clear when they will arrive in Israel, but it seems that they are not expected to be cheap at all, as they come with advanced hardware and are designed to compete with Apple's iPad Pro series, which costs more than NIS 3,000.

This is perhaps Samsung's most intriguing product: the Galaxy Buds Live . At first they were called "Beans" because of their bean-like design, and aroused quite a bit of curiosity. Samsung is now announcing that they will come with 12mm larger speakers compared to the Buds +, and along with the "bass channel", the audio gets depth. The headphones feature three microphones and active noise cancellation. Note 20 users will be able to use the headphones as a microphone while Video capture: Noise filtering can be controlled manually and turned off according to usage.

ECG and blood pressure capabilities: Samsung's new watch

It also launched the Galaxy Watch 3 , which for the first time in Samsung's history, brings ECG capabilities to the watch. The new generation comes with a thinner version of the watch frame, a leather strap and a particularly luxurious look. The watch emphasizes health capabilities, when you can track and measure saturation. Oxygen in the blood over time, possibility to measure blood pressure and as mentioned - ECG capabilities. However, some capabilities will only be available in markets where the features have been approved for use.

Apple's ECG feature was introduced several years ago and is not yet available in Israel, so it can be assumed that it will take a long time for the ECG feature to be available in Israel.