Galaxy S20 FE: All The Best Features Of The Galaxy S20 But At A More Affordable Price

The Galaxy S20 FE has all the stuff the people want in a smartphone but at a good price. For $699, Samsung offers users a 120Hx display, a triple-camera setup with 30x Space Zoom, and 5G, which is $300 less expensive than the regular Galaxy S20. With the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, you can tell that the company is targeting the younger shopper group. The 32Mp selfie camera of the device is sharper than the Galaxy S20’s front camera. And there are six colors to choose from. Check out our Galaxy S20 FE review to find out more about this device.

Galaxy S20 FE Release Date

Samsung released the Galaxy S20 FE on October 6, 2020, in India.

Galaxy S20 FE Price

The official price of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is $699. That is the price for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The storage is expandable to up to 1TB with a microSD card. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE price in India for the base version with 128GB of storage is Rs 49,999 while the 256GB variant costs Rs 53,999. Users can purchase the device from the official online store of Samsung India, Amazon India, or Flipkart.

Galaxy S20 FE Design

With six different color options, the Galaxy S20 FE will surely stand out from other smartphones. Users can choose between Navy, Mint, Lavender, White, Red, and Orange. Despite some design concessions, the phone does not look or feel cheap at all. Instead of glass, the back is made of plastic. However, the device feels solid and unified.

When you put the Galaxy S20 FE next to the regular Galaxy S20, it is noticeable that the bezels of the former are thicker. But once you start using the device, the experience is fairly close to a full-screen one.

The device is IP68 rated, meaning it can easily handle a dunk.

The Galaxy S20 FE weighs 6.7 ounces and measures 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches, it is a bit heavier and thicker than the regular S20. However, it does have a larger display.

Unlike the S20 and Note 20 series, the Galaxy S20 FE doesn’t have an ultrasonic sensor. Instead, it comes with an optical sensor that is embedded in the display.

Galaxy S20 FE Display

The device has a 120Hz Full HD+ OLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1800. The 120Hz setting offers better gameplay and smoother scrolling. It has a peak brightness of 679 nits when Adaptive brightness is turned on. The screen is quite colorful.

Galaxy S20 FE Camera

For its price, the S20 FE is surely one of the most versatile camera smartphones with three rear lenses and a front 32MP selfie lens.

The back camera setup includes a 12MP ultra-wide camera with a field of view of 123 degrees and an aperture of f/2.2, a main 12MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom as well as 30x Space (digital) Zoom. A Night Mode is available.

The 32MP selfie camera offers a normal and ultra-wide option. According to Samsung, the selfie camera uses tetra binning and a re-mosaic algorithm.

Galaxy S20 FE Specs & Performance

The device is powered by a Snapdragon 865 processor with 6GB of RAM compared to the 12GB of RAM in the regular S20. There are two variants, one with 128GB of storage and one with 256GB of storage. The storage can be expanded via a microSD card to up to 1TB.

The Galaxy S20 FE can easily handle everyday tasks. IT is quite responsive. At times, when you exit to the home screen, you may experience a hint of lag. In Geekbench 5, in the multi-core test, the device scored 2,928, which is lowered than the 3,147 scores of the Galaxy S20. The iPhone 11 of Apple scored 3,251.

On the GFXBench graphics test, the Galaxy S20 FE scored 1,325 frames. The S20 reached 1,319 while the iPhone 11 hit 1,481.

For real-world performance testing, the device needed 1 minute and 24 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p.

Galaxy S20 FE Battery

On a charge, the Galaxy S20 FE can last you nearly a day. However, considering its battery size, the device doesn’t last as long as expected. The device has a 4,500mAh battery, bigger than the Galaxy S20’s 4,000mAh pack.

With 5G network on and continuous web surfing, the device lasts around 8 hours and 58 minutes. With the LTE network, the Galaxy S20 FE manages to last 9 hours and 3 minutes.

The device comes with a 15W charger compared to the 25W charger of the regular S20. The 15W charger takes 15 minutes to charge the battery to 16% and 30 minutes to charge it to 35%.

That is all the information that we have got regarding the Galaxy S20 FE release date, price, and specs. We hope that it can help you decide whether to spend your money on the device or not.

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