Tech News: Samsung Galaxy S20 (FE): The First 5G Smartphone of Samsung in India

Samsung spins the new Galaxy S20 FE, or “Fan Edition”, as a model that offers all the features that fans care most about in a more affordable package. As the prices of flagship phones have skyrocketed to well over Rs. 1,00,000 over the past few years, the “flagship killer” segment at around Rs. 40,000 to 50,000 has become more and more important. Rather than let competitors such as OnePlus and Xiaomi eat its lunch, the Korean giant has decided to fight back with a watered-down version of the Galaxy S20.

Samsung has dabbled with several ways to sell more affordable versions of its flagship phones without cannibalising sales. Last year, we had the physically smaller Galaxy S10e (Review) which proved to be a hit in the same vein as the “mini” versions of some older models. The company also later introduced the Galaxy S10 Lite₹ 47,055 which was a somewhat confusing but still decent mid-range option. We've also seen premium A-series models attempting to serve the same market.

Specifications:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
	5G bands	2, 5, 41, 66, 71 Sub6 - USA
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 Sub6 - International
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps, 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2020, September 23
	Status	Available. Released 2020, October 02

BODY	Dimensions	159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm (6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+
	Size	6.5 inches, 101.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)
		Always-on display

PLATFORM	OS	Android 10, One UI 2.5
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
	GPU	Adreno 650

MEMORY	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS)

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	Unspecified
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Bixby natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY	Type	Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 25W Fast wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W USB Power Delivery 3.0

MISC	Colors	Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange
	Models	SM-G781B, SM-G781B/DS, SM-G781U, SM-G781W
	SAR EU	0.50 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)
	Price	$ 659.99 / £ 711.24 / € 701.00

TESTS	Performance	AnTuTu: 543986 (v8) GeekBench: 3296 (v5.1) GFXBench: 45fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	-26.3 LUFS (Good)
	Battery life	Endurance rating 110h

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