Samsung's flagship killer is the real deal

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

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.

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 is a rarefied blend of performance, value and sound design that combines the excellent Snapdragon 865 processor, a 120Hz display, a great set of cameras and excellent battery life in an incredibly comprehensive package. This is one of the best Android phones of 2020.

Excellent performance with Snapdragon 865 CPU; Good cameras; Attractive colour variants; Smooth 120Hz display; Supports DeX mode; IP68 water resistance

No 3.5mm audio jack; No fast charger bundled with phone

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is close to being the perfect combination of specifications and price.

Really nice screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, good build quality and matte back, good all-round camera, high performance and generally you get alot for your money.

The screen resolution is not as high as on the other models in the Galaxy S20 series. Comes with only 15 watt charger in the box, although 25 watt charging is supported.

With the fan edition of the Galaxy S20 Samsung lands a genuine hit. With the Galaxy S20 FE 5G buyers get a very bright super AMOLED display inclusive 120-Hz refresh rate, a very good triple camera with 3x optical zoom and a long running 4500-mAh battery.

water- and dustproof according to IP68; 5G & NFC; Dual-SIM; very good triple camera; 3x optical zoom; very bright AMOLED display; 120 Hz; very fast SoC; long battery life

Plastic instead of glass back; no headphone jack; Hybrid SIM slot; Throttling under load

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE hopes to entice budget-minded fans of the S20 range with its high-end specs and mid-range price....

Affordable Excellent screen Zippy performance Solid battery life

"Glasstic" casing 5G not available everywhere Fierce competition Cameras only average

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

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.