Samsung's flagship killer is the real deal

By trimming the fat from its highest-end Galaxy handset, Samsung inadvertently made one of the best Android phones of 2020.

Competitive price. Large display with a buttery smooth 120-Hz refresh rate. Day-long battery life. Versatile cameras. Speedy performance. Support for 5G. Wireless charging. Water resistance. The plastic back means one less area to shatter after a drop.

The fingerprint sensor is unreliable. The cameras over-saturate and aren't quite as good as the Pixel 5's.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G is a new smartphone coming to the S20 series. The phone has a nice body design similar to the standard version. The only good thing about this is that it’s more affordable making it the Lite version of Galaxy S20 . Below are the full specification and the price.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition seems a good phone for people looking to upgrade from an older Samsung phone. Its price may be a little high, and its build feels a touch cheap, but compared to the main S20 phones this phone cuts the price but not too many specs.

Huge range of colors; Cameras seem top-tier

'Glasstic' feels cheap; Price is a little high

There’s no getting around it — phones are getting really expensive. But as flagship devices get increasingly pricey, a whole new segment of the market has popped up: The premium midrange. That’s exactly where the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition lives, and if you’re looking for a premium Samsung experience without paying an arm and a leg, it’s one of the best Android phones. The name “Fan Edition” doesn’t really describe what the phone really is. A better name would be the Galaxy S20 Lite. You’re not really getting everything that the Galaxy S20 has to offer. But you’re getting all the important stuff, with a few added bonus features along the way, with an enticing price cut. It’s clear that the Galaxy S20 FE is a derivative of the original Galaxy S20 — it looks just like the standard device. But it’s also made from slightly different materials. Gone is the glass back, in favor of the plastic back found on the standard Galaxy Note 20. But while in theory it’s not as premium, I actually k...

Colorful design; Awesome display with 120Hz refresh rate; Great camera; 5G connectivity (in the U.S.); Low price for the specs;

Mediocre battery; Plastic back;

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

Samsung's top-end phones are getting more and more expensive at an alarming rate, as evidenced by the fact that very few people bought an S20 during the series's launch window. Seeing the gap to fill between bargain-bin budget phones and outright luxury devices, this week, Samsung launched the...

Features The S20 FE has all the bells and whistles you could hope for; Performance The Snapdragon 865 is eminently capable; Display Big, bright enough, 120Hz; Price $700 is very fair for a phone this good. $600 is a steal.

Fingerprint reader It's okay, but the FE's optical in-display scanner is far from top-of-the-line; Camera You can get some great shots out of the FE, but there's still the typical Samsung goofiness; Software updates The FE ships with Android 10. Android 11 is one of its three promised OS updates.

With the Galaxy S20 FE, Samsung showed us what the Galaxy S20 should have been... in March.

Big; beautiful & bright display; High-refresh rate display - 120Hz; Great camera; Great battery life

Slower charger included in the box; "Glasstic" back feels cheap; Fingerprint sensor can sometimes be finicky to use; A little light on RAM

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) is a smartphone specifically designed for fans, according to the South Korean tech giant. Samsung claims it listened to its consumers and made the most affordable version of the S20 possible while still offering high-end features, including stellar battery life...

Long-lasting battery; 120Hz refresh rate; S20-like photos

All right display; Plastic rear; No headphone jack

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