Free from gimmicks, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE appears to hit all the right notes. We think it could well be the pick of the S20 bunch - especially at this price point.

Great display; Flagship performance; Great speakers; MicroSD expansion; IP68 waterproof

Fingerprint scanner a bit hit and miss; No 3.5mm headphone socket

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE undercuts the S20 on price but with similar specifications, where are the cutbacks?

Better price than S20; Better battery life than S20; Better performance than S20 (on 5G version)

Plastic design; Lower resolution screen; Not quite the best value

A PhoneArena review of Samsung's value-for-money price champion Galaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition) as we check out its day and night time camera samples and zoom quality, battery life, and the interface performance.

Excellent value for the money; Impressive two-day battery life; Bright and flat display with high 120Hz refresh rate; 3 years of Android version updates and up to 3 years warranty; Good pictures and video quality; Very good stereo sound recording and playback; Durable housing in a variety of matte...

The 5G model is only available in a 6GB RAM/128GB storage version; The screen colors are a bit on the cold and saturated side; Display is Gorilla Glass 3 only but it does come with protector pre-installed

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G delivers all the phone performance most people need at a price more people can afford.

Fast processor; Excellent cameras; Long battery life

No Space Zoom; Not the absolute best low-light camera performance

The new Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is the fourth phone in the S line this year. That’s a lot of variants, and it doesn’t include the two Note 20 phones and seemingly innumerable A-series phones Samsung also released this year.

Reasonable price; 120Hz screen; Good cameras

Samsung’s photo tuning is unnecessarily aggressive; Fingerprint sensor a tick too slow; Samsung’s software regressing to a messy norm

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G isn’t a cheap phone, costing $699 / £699 (or £599 for the 4G version, available in the UK). However, it’s still a great value option for anyone who wants all the power of the Galaxy S20 without its sky-high price.

Great cameras for the price; Fast performance; Fantastic display

Plastic feel; Samsung’s UI is heavy; Doesn’t ship with fast charger

Currently, Samsung just offers the Exynos 990, LTE variant here in the Philippines which is priced at PHP 35,990. If you want the 5G version, you’ll have to source the Snapdragon variant, which is not easy to get since Samsung is yet to offer it here.

The Galaxy S20 FE is Samsung’s big bet in the affordable flagship smartphone segment. It takes on the new OnePlus and Xiaomi phones at a competitive price of Rs 49,999. Samsung is also providing cashback offers to bring the price down to up to Rs 42,999.

Having recently told you about a Samsung Tablet that could make and receive calls here something a little smaller that can be held to your ear without attracting attention as it is more normal in size for a SmartPhone, the SamsungGalaxyS20 FE 5G.

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