Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with Snapdragon 865, 120Hz Display & 4,500mAh Battery Launched
Sep. 23, 2020Samsung has finally put an end to theendless stream of leaksand officially taken the wraps off its much-hyped Galaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition) flagship smartphone. It is the latest addition to the Galaxy S20 lineup and launches as a successor to theGalaxy S10 Litefrom earlier this year. Galaxy S20 FE features a 120Hz display, a massive battery, wireless charging, flagship Snapdragon chipset, and more.
Galaxy S20 FE: Specs & Features
Starting off with the design, the Galaxy S20 FE looks more like a part of the Galaxy Note 20 series than the S20 lineup launched earlier this year. The front panel looks exactly like the one aboard the standard Note 20. It includes a6.5-inch Full-HD+ Dynamic AMOLED displaythat’s flat and not curved at the edges like its elder siblings.
The highlight of the display, like other S20 series phones, will have to be the120Hz refresh rateand 240Hz touch response rate. The panel also supports a 20:9 aspect ratio and 2400 x 1080-pixel resolution. You will find an optical in-display fingerprint sensor at the bottom and a centered punch-hole with a 32MP selfie camera at the top.
Under the hood, the Galaxy S20 FE is powered by the flagshipSnapdragon 865SoC that’s also found aboard its elder siblings. This is paired with up to 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of built-in storage (expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card), anddual-mode 5G(SA/ NSA) connectivity support. There’s also an LTE variant and it will be powered by the Exynos 990 SoC, as per theofficial blog post. We expect the Exynos 990 variant of the Galaxy S20 FE to land in India very soon.
The device runs OneUI 2.0 based on Android 10 out-of-the-box. It also carries an IP68 rating for water and dust protection.
The rear panel is resemblant to the standard Galaxy S20 but the sensors are accented just like this year’s Note series. As for its configuration, you will find a 12MP primary camera, 12MP ultra-wide lens with a 123-degree FOV, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and 30x Space Zoom capability. This is the same camera system as the Galaxy S20 from earlier this year.
Galaxy S20 FE comes equipped with a4,500mAh batterypack with 25W fast wired charging via the USB Type-C port at the bottom. The device supports 15W fast wireless charging andreverse wireless charging, which means you can charge your Galaxy Watch using S20 FE.
Galaxy S20 FE has beenpriced starting at $699 (~Rs.51,400) for the 5G variant. The company will launch the LTE variant is select regions. The smartphone is now up for pre-order and will go on sale from 2nd October.
As you can see above, the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition will be available to buy in six color variants, namely Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange, Cloud Mint, Cloud Lavender, and last but not least, Cloud Navy. The device has the sameHaze finishas theS20+ BTS Editionand it looks pretty cool.
