Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Leak reveals Surprise ultra model

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Leak reveals Surprise ultra model

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is coming later this year, but how many Note 20 models will there be? For months now, we've been convinced there are only two, but a screenshot of a Bluetooth certification document has appeared online that suggests the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra could join the regular and Plus models.

The list was published by MySmartPrice and arrived to us by PhoneArena. You will notice that the name Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is listed just above the model number SM-N986U.

This model number makes this leak particularly interesting: as PhoneArena emphasizes, we have seen this model number before, first appearing on a Geekbench results sheet back in April. At the time, however, it was believed that the SM-N986U was associated with the Note 20 Plus, not the Ultra model, according to Max Weinbach's tweet.

This theory was later reinforced by another tweet, this time from Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, who denied the existence of the Note 20 Ultra. Ice Universe, a prominent Samsung leaker, stated the same thing on Weibo (via WCCFTech), claiming that the Note 20 series will consist of two models.

But here's the thing: there's nothing stopping Samsung from offering the Note 20 Ultra while still releasing only two models total. It is possible that the company omitted the Plus name and that the 6.9-inch model we've been hearing about has actually been the Note 20 Ultra all along.

Nor does Samsung's model numbering nomenclature inherently suggest that this device is an Ultra version of the Note 20. Historically, the "U" in SM-N986U refers to the territory (in this case, the configuration sold in the US), not to an entirely different device. Previous leaks have linked the numbers SM-N981 and SM-N985 to the Note 20 and Note 20 Plus, respectively, but the 981 name has not appeared since the March SamMobile article.

All of the above makes MySmartPrice's claim that this image on the Bluetooth certification page confirms the existence of a third Galaxy Note 20 model completely unconvincing. Also, a search for "Galaxy" in the Bluetooth Launch Studio database shows the Galaxy A71 5G as the latest result, dated May 20. However, given that the Note 20 has not yet been announced, such a listing would probably not appear in the public database even if it were real.

After all, the overwhelming majority of Note 20 leaks so far suggest that Samsung plans to launch two phablets. There is a possibility that a third device may be on the horizon, but first we need to see a little more evidence.

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