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

I can’t say enough good things about the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and if you want a phone that feels very much like a flagship without spending over £699 then this is the best that’s currently on offer.

Snapdragon 865 even in the UK model, Better battery life than other S20 models, Nice range of colours, Flat 120Hz display

You have to pay more for the faster charger, Secondary cameras aren’t the most detailed

All the essentials for $699

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 high points are undoubtedly the refresh rate, chipset, and cameras, but most other aspects impress too. Really the only significant issue is the phone’s largely plastic build – which at this price isn’t really acceptable, but when it’s allowed for so much tech to be packed in it’s a lot more...

Smooth, high-quality 120Hz screen, Excellent triple-lens camera, Plenty of power

Plastic back, Only FHD+ resolution, Middling 6GB of RAM

When Samsung chose the Galaxy S20 FE’s name (FE stands for Fan Edition), it did so because FE tested better...

Triple rear cameras; 120Hz display; strong performance; great battery life; simple design with a flat screen; wireless charging with wireless powershare

No headphone jack; has a plastic back instead of glass; optical fingerprint reader not quite as nice as more expensive ultrasonic models; fast charger costs extra

Though the switch to glasstic is a bit of a disappointment, there’s a lot to love about the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE – including the Snapdragon 865, a first for UK fans, and a gorgeous 6.5in 120Hz AMOLED display.

Beautiful 120Hz AMOLED display, Great battery life, Snapdragon 865 (on 5G model)

‘Glasstic’ body, Limitations on video recording, Have to pay for faster charger

Galaxy S20 FE has added an extra level of excitement to this year’s Samsung flagship – from finally bringing a Snapdragon processor to the device in the UK to adding a bunch of vibrant colour options. There’s tough competition from OnePlus 8T and Pixel 5 but the S20 FE is ready for the fight.

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.

Praise be to the mighty Samsung, for it has heard our pleas of “ good freakin’ grief, phones are getting too expensive .” In its infinite wisdom, it hath remade the Galaxy S20, flagship from earlier in 2020, with slightly cheaper materials and components.

Flagship hardware, Almost no compromise on features, Big, beautiful screen, Solid battery life

Phone's a little big for my taste, Deep camera bump, Camera downgrade versus S20