Samsung has announced Galaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition) at an event, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Flat Display with 120Hz refresh rate, is powered by Snapdragon 865 / Exynos 990 SoC depending on the market and up to 8GB RAM. It features in-display Optical Fingerprint Scanner, runs Android 10 with OneUI and come with Samsung services like Bixby, Samsung Health and Samsung Pay.
The phone comes with primary 12-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, 12-megapixel Ultra Wide Lens with a 123-degree field of view and 8-megapixel Telephoto lens with OIS for 3X optical Zoom and up to 30X digital zoom. The phone features a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IP68 ratings for water resistance and packs a 4,500mAh battery with support for wired 25W wired fast charging, but it comes with 15W charger in the box. It also has wireless charging and wireless PowerShare feature to charge Qi compatible devices on the back of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE specifications
- 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 × 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display, 407 PPI, 120Hz refresh rate
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 990 7nm EUV processor with ARM Mali-G77MP11 GPU
- 6GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB internal storage, 8GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB/256GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 10 with OneUI
- Single SIM / Hybrid SIM
- 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, 79˚ FOV, OIS, 8MP Telephoto lens with 32° FoV, f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 3X Optical Zoom, Up to 30x Super Resolution Zoom, 12MP 123° Ultra Wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with 80° wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Surround sound with Dolby Atmos
- Optical Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 74.5 x 159.8 x 8.4mm; Weight: 190g
- 5G SA/NSA Sub6 / mmWave (Optional), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5, GPS with GLONASS, USB 3.1, NFC, MST
- 4500mAh (typical) with 25W fast charging, WPC Qi wireless fast charging, Wireless PowerShare
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE comes in Cloud Red, Cloud Orange, Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy and Cloud White. It is cheaper in the US compared to Europe.
Pricing and availability
- Galaxy S20 FE 6GB + 128GB 4G/LTE: £599 (Rs. 56,250 approx.) / €649 (Rs. 55,745 approx.)
- Galaxy S20 FE 8GB + 256GB 4G/LTE: €719 (Rs. 61,760 approx.)
- Galaxy S20 FE 6GB + 128GB 5G – US$699.99 (Rs. 51,508 approx.) / £699 (Rs. 65,638 approx.) / €749 (Rs. 64,306 approx.)
- Galaxy S20 FE 8GB + 256GB 5G – €819 (Rs. 70,350 approx.)
Samsung will start taking pre-orders for the phone starting today, September 23 in several countries and it goes on sale on October 2. India pricing should be available soon.