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-[* black] With charging coils and antenna frames out of the way, we waste no time getting to the good stuff. These boards are home to a host of interesting features, but we'll start with the ones that stick out the furthest.
-[* black] Though they don't quite match the [guide|122600|Galaxy Fold's six-camera setup|stepid=236261|new_window=true], the Note 20 phones still offer a quadruple camera setup each.
-[* black] The main differences between these two camera lineups boil down to the way they zoom and how many pixels they pack:
- [* black] The Note 20 Ultra inherits the [guide|131607|Space Zoom module from the S20 Ultra|stepid=259587|new_window=true], but with a smaller 12 MP sensor powering it. The regular Note 20 does not have any space zoom, instead relying on a dense 64 MP sensor and some cropping magic for zoom.
- [* black] The situation reverses for the standard wide camera, where the Ultra Note has the gigantic 108 MP sensor (which, [guide|131607|like the S20 Ultra usually gets binned down to 12 MP|stepid=259199|new_window=true]), while the regular Note has a run-of-the-mill 12 MP standard wide sensor.
-[* black] Neither Note gets the S20 Ultra's 40 MP front-facing camera—instead both have 10 MP selfie sensors, which appear to come bundled with some [https://twitter.com/backlon/status/1295726396711428097?s=20|unfortunate smoothing effects|new_window=true].
+[* black] Next up: cameras. Both motherboards have to come out first.
+[* icon_note] These two camera arrays differ mainly in how they zoom, and how many pixels they pack:
+ [* black] The Ultra inherits the super-cool optical [guide|131607|Space Zoom module from the S20 Ultra|stepid=259587|new_window=true], but with a smaller 12 MP sensor behind it. (Click the link for a detailed take-apart of the periscope mechanism.) The regular Note 20 doesn't "space zoom," instead relying on a dense 64 MP sensor and some cropping magic.
+ [* black] The situation reverses for the wide-angle module, where the Ultra gets a gigantic 108 MP sensor—which, [guide|131607|like the S20 Ultra|stepid=259199|new_window=true], usually bins down to 12 MP. Meanwhile, the regular Note packs a more modest 12 MP sensor here.
+[* black] Neither Note gets the S20 Ultra's 40 MP front-facing camera—instead, both pack 10 MP selfie sensors, which appear to come bundled with some [https://twitter.com/backlon/status/1295726396711428097?s=20|unfortunate smoothing effects|new_window=true].
+[* icon_reminder] Oddly, the standard Note 20 releases its selfie module with gentle prying—but the Ultra's comes firmly hot-glued in place.