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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

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Released · Oct 02, 2020

This device is also known as Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung SM-G781U, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G UW for Verizon

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Design
Dimensions	6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight	6.70 oz (190.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Cloud red, Cloud orange, Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud white

Display
Size	6.5-inch
Resolution	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate	120Hz
Screen-to-body	85.79 %
Features	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1.6 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU	Adreno 650
RAM	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage	128GB (UFS 3.1), available to use: 103.4 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS	Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI
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Battery
Capacity	4500 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	5h 29min
Browsing:	10h 2min
Gaming:	8h 29min
Video:	9h 9min
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Camera
Rear	Triple camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Focal Length: 76 mm Sensor size: 1/4.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) EIS
Front	32 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular
5G	Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 17, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781U
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg Phablet: 3.43 W/kg
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Buyers information
MSRP	$ 699
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Availability
Officially announced	Sep 23, 2020

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Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 770

for Verizon

Differences from the main variant:
OS	Android (11)
5G	Bands n2, n4, n5, n13, n66
4G (FDD)	Bands 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 3.71 W/kg

for US Cellular

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

non 5G variant

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 27300 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Dual SIM	Yes

Carrier Availability

Available

Verizon	Since Oct 2, 2020
T-Mobile	Since Sep 23, 2020
Cricket	Since Apr 16, 2021
Xfinity Mobile	Since May 17, 2021

Discontinued

AT&T
U.S. Cellular
Metro by T-Mobile
Boost Mobile
Southern LINC

News

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Overall User Rating

(5 reviews)

8.4

Build quality

8.6

Camera quality

Performance

9.2

Display

8.4

Battery life and charging

7.4

joser1813

Arena Apprentice

Disappointed - Not a flagship Experience - Exynos Variant

Edited: Nov 15, 2021, 1:17 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

I've had it for 11 months, everyday basic use is super smooth as it should be, when you play demanding games such as Pubg mobile or Genshin Impact the Framerate drops are awful. This is thermal throttling city. I would avoid the Exynos variant if you care about performance. Even the camera stutters bad. Due to heat output the camera app has closed itself while recording a video, this is kind of rare, but I wouldn't rely on it for very extensive recording sessions.

Display has good things like the refresh rate, it might be only my unit but it's significantly worse than the display of the S20, S20+ and S20 ultra, I've compared side by side. Also, I’ve turned off Vivid mode on the display settings, at first glance it looks cool but if you try natural mode for a while, you’ll notice the difference, now it annoys me a lot on the vivid mode.

Battery life is mediocre and inconsistent due to the exynos chipset. Overall disappointed every "reviewer" out there fails to properly review this phone, it's a fine phone for casual daily use but I could have gotten the same for less money, I thought this was going to be a near flagship experience with some compromises but let me tell you the Exynos variant is not a flagship experience. SD 865 variant should be significantly better.

Picture quality seems decent, but I’ve seemed better, Samsung likes to give you the “good colors”, too much saturation for my personal taste. The focus performance on my unit is not great, it has difficulties focusing close objects. Video is great, I really like it, my cat looks glorious on 4K. Front camera is fine.

I would advice you to avoid the Exynos variant of this phone, get a cheaper one if you’re a casual user. Off course if you get a good deal, you could consider it, I’d be willing to pay no more than 500 USD. If you’re a power user, you probably won’t be satisfied.

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Battery life and charging

What I like

120 Hz Refresh rate
4K video quality
Built Quality
Stereo Speakers
Software Updates

What I don't like

Dark scenes on video look bad on the display
Exynos Chipset performs poorly and outputs a ton of heat
Medriocre battery life
No HDR support on Netflix

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Thiccpancakes12

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Really good

Posted: Mar 06, 2021, 7:10 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

All the power, all the screen, with little drawbacks such as sub par batter and heating up quickly. For the price, it easily rivals the iPhone 12 and IPhone 11 pro. 120hz makes it suuuuuuuuuuuper smooth too.

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What I like

Powerful
120fps
Amoled display
Good photos

What I don't like

Battery is not great
Plastic back

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PghGuy

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Really Decent Phone

Posted: Oct 17, 2020, 9:23 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

The FE is really one great phone and especially with all of the deals going on, this would be really hard to beat. Coming from a S8 the speed is significantly better, the camera is much better and the battery life is tremendously better.