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This Samsung Galaxy S20+ deal from a top-rated eBay vendor is pretty much unbeatable

Mar 15, 2020, 3:57 PM

Adrian Diaconescu

This Samsung Galaxy S20+ deal from a top-rated eBay vendor is pretty much unbeatable

While the Galaxy S20 Ultra may well be the most impressive Android phone money can buy right now, Samsung's slightly humbler Galaxy S20 and S20+ undoubtedly offer plenty of raw power, screen real estate, and exceptional camera capabilities for all but the most demanding consumers out there.

They also do so at significantly lower prices than the $1,400 and up S20 Ultra, and if you hurry, you can get a factory unlocked Galaxy S20+ at a frankly unbelievable discount. We're talking a whopping 400 bucks taken off the US MSRP of the 6.7-inch handset, although the comparison between how much Sobeonline1 is charging on eBay and Samsung's recommended price is obviously not fair for a number of very important reasons.

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For one thing, these brand-new, unused, unopened, and undamaged items sold at $799.99 might come in their original packaging, but one essential "feature" they do not include is a valid US warranty.

Secondly, this is a 4G LTE-only SM-G985F/DS model you're looking at here, and even without 5G support, you can't activate this bad boy on Verizon or Sprint to begin with. Furthermore, it also lacks a few AT&T and T-Mobile-friendly LTE bands, even though the overall functionality and download speeds shouldn't be severely impacted by that.

Finally, Samsung's "international" Galaxy S20+ are powered by the company's own Exynos 990 processor instead of Qualcomm's US-first Snapdragon 865 silicon, which might be considered by many yet another small weakness. Still, this is clearly a lot of phone for 800 bucks, and Sobeonline1 is a highly trusted eBay vendor, rocking a pretty much flawless 99.8 percent positive feedback record in the last 12 months alone.

The aforementioned Exynos 990 SoC is paired with a generous 8 gigs of memory under the hood of the Galaxy S20 Plus, which uses a massive 4,500mAh battery to keep the Dynamic AMOLED 2X lights on for quite a long time, even if you enable the silky smooth 120Hz refresh rate option. While not exactly a marvel to behold, the triple rear-facing camera system is pretty remarkable from a technical standpoint, including a primary 12MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture, a 64MP telephoto lens, and a 12MP ultrawide shooter.

Available in a "limited quantity" at the time of this writing in Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, and Cloud Blue paint jobs, the deeply discounted Galaxy S20+ also offers dual SIM support.