It’s IP68 rated. Can such a slim real wood back be truly water resistant?
The backplate would be the only one made out of wood. It should also have some form of coating to make sure it doesn’t get damaged easily. But, prolonged use can damage it like any other smartphone or perhaps more.
Unless, you plan on submerging or washing it on a daily basis. It should be fine.
A hands-on article from the same website says it’s not pure wood. It’s been treated to protect it from water and skin oil
The design is dope af
I’m not letting go of my s20 ultra. I’m keeping my micro sd card slot. I’m just not sure what I’m going to do if I want a new battery for it. The aftermarket ones suck, and the ones on ebay are generally used (even if they claim otherwise) or knock offs.
Are they official ones not available?
Nope. Samsung won’t sell them. At least not to consumers. I don’t know what their official repair places got going.
The standout camera is the 3x 72mm periscope, which is equipped with a 64MP sensors (0.7µm pixels) and a bright f/2.4 aperture.
You can’t just throw the word periscope in there with no explanation unless this phone also comes with sonar and torpedoes
Periscope is a type of zoom lens that has been used in smartphones for a while. Here’s an android police article on the subject: https://www.androidpolice.com/how-periscope-cameras-work/
Wow, never heard of that before. Actually a really interesting article, cheers!
My note 20 ultra has it. It’s super cool to get zoom on a low profile camera like whats needed in a phone, because digital zoom is kind of BS.
Between my 5x periscope and the digital zoom I can be like 50 feet away from a light switch and tell you what kind of screws are holding the cover plate on.
