It’s no secret that the year 2020 was marked by the widespread introduction of 5G networks and the release of smartphones supporting them. And it would seem that there can be no doubt that the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which is Samsung’s top-end smartphone, will support fifth-generation networks.
Samsung will disable the 5G-module in some versions of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
However, according to SamMobile, LTE versions of the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 flagships have been found in the FCC regulator database. The fact is that the manufacturer intends to disable the 5G-modem Snapdragon X55M in devices for some regions where there are no such networks. This will also affect some countries, where both versions (LTE and 5G) of the smartphones will come.
We do not know whether Samsung will compensate for the deliberate limitation of the capabilities of new products by lowering price tags. Recall that recently we learned about a very unpleasant detail regarding the chipsets used in versions of the Galaxy Note 20 for different regions. However, the announcement will take place on August 5 at the Unpacked 2020 event.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 global variants will stick to the Exynos 990 SoC
If you hope that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 line would rely only on the SoC Snapdragon 865+ or that Samsung would replace the Exynos 990 with some kind of new platform, it looks like you will be disappointed. It seems that the global version of the Galaxy Note 20 models will arrive with Exynos 990 just like the Galaxy S20 series.