Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Review: Pretty Great Flagship at Premium Price | GadgetGuruBN

Last updated on 19/08/2021 11:15 PM IST.
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Samsung on 31/03/2021 launched the Galaxy S20 FE 5G which is a flagship android smartphone in India priced at Rs.55,999 & these are my honest thoughts about it. 
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1. Features [8.6/10]
The device comes with excellent features which includes,
  • Important sensors: Fingerprint & Gyroscope.
  • Connectivity options: Dual-Band WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6), Bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP, LE & AAC), USB Type-C 3.2 port, NFC, 5G, GPS (A-GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS & Beidou), Hybrid Dual SIM (dual nano SIM, dual 4G, VoLTE & VoWiFi), Micro SD card slot. 
  • Audio features: Stereo speakers.
2. Display [8.6/10]
Device comes with 6.5 inch display which should offer excellent quality as it features,
  • Super AMOLED panel with & FHD+ [2400 X 1080 pixels] resolution.
  • 120Hz refresh rate with 240Hz touch sampling rate & HDR10+ support.
  • Excellent 407 ppi sharpness, 800 nits brightness & 20:9 aspect ratio.
3. Camera [8.6/10]
Device comes with [3] rear cameras with LED & dual tone flash & [1] front camera. The overall The overall camera quality [image & video] should be excellent [8.8/10] in day & very good [7.4/10] in night as it features [camera features: 0.5],
  • Main: 12MP with f/1.8 aperture, 26mm wide lens, 1.8 micron pixel, 1/1.76' Sensor size, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS & auto HDR.
  • Telephoto: 8MP with f/2.4 aperture, 76mm telephoto lens, 1.0 micron pixel, 1/4.5' Sensor size, PDAF, OIS, 3x Optical Zoom & upto 30x Super Resolution
  • Ultrawide: 12MP with f/2.2 aperture, 14mm ultrawide-angle lens, 123 degree FOV, 1.12 micron pixel & 1/3.0' Sensor size.
  • Video recording options include 4K [2160p@30/60fps] & FHD [1080p@30/60fps] with gyro-EIS image stabilization option. It features Single Take Mode, Pro Mode, Night Mode & more.
  • Front: 32MP with f/2.2 Aperture, wide-angle lens, 0.8 micron pixel, 1/2.74" sensor size & auto HDR.
  • Video recording options include 4K [2160p@30/60fps] & FHD [1080p@30/60fps].
4. Performance [8.6/10]
Device comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865G 7nm SOC & runs Android 10 OS upgradable to Android 11 with Samsung's One UI 3.1 interface on top. The overall performance should be excellent as it features,
  • 1 Kryo 585 Gold [ARM-Cortex A77] CPU clocked at 2.84 Ghz, 3 Kryo 585 Gold [ARM-Cortex A77] CPU clocked at 2.42 Ghz & 4 Kryo 585 Silver [ARM-Cortex A55] CPU clocked at 1.8 Ghz with Adreno 650 GPU.
  • 8GB LPDDR5 RAM & 128GB UFS 3.1 Storage.
5. Battery [8.5/10]
Device comes with Li-Po 4500 mAh battery which supports 25W fast charging & 15W fast wireless charging, 15W reverse wireless charging & USB Power Delivery. The battery life should be great as it features,
  • Bigger battery size.
  • 7nm fabrication of the SOC.
  • 25W fast charging.
Battery Life Stats
SOT [Screen on Time]: Upto 7:30 hrs average.
Battery Life: Upto 1.5 days average.

6. Form Factor [8.5/10]
  • Dimensions: 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm & Weight: 190 gms.
  • Build: Corning Gorilla Glass front & back with metal frame. It also features IP68 rating for dust & water resistance
7. Box Contents: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G [Device itself], 25W Adapter, Type-C cable, Guides / Paper work, Warranty card & SIM tool.

8. Price, Variants, Colors & Availability
1 Price: Rs.55,999.
1 Variants: 8+256GB. 
3 Colors: Cloud Navy, Cloud Lavender & Cloud Mint.
Availability: Available from 31/03/2021 via,
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Launch Offer: Rs.8,000 Instant Cashback card offer T&C Apply.

9. Pros, Cons, GadgetGuruBN Product Rating & VFM Rating
Pros Cons
 + Excellent battery life   - Premium Price 
 + Excellent features   - No 8K Video & macro mode 
 + Excellent display   - Slightly better SOC could be used
 + Great camera   - 25W charging
 + Great performance    
 + Great Build    

1. Product Rating: 8.56/10.
2. VFM Rating: 6.6/10. 
3. GadgetGuruBN Rating: 7.58/10.

10. Final Words
Summing up my thoughts the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 55G is an great smartphone at a good price, Also do let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 

11. Why you should buy this smartphone?
If you are looking for a pretty great flagship smartphone in the 55K budget in samsung brand than this smartphone might be the best option for you.
That's it for this one & I hope you found this post / article helpful to get better idea of what this smartphone is about. Subscribe to GadgetGuruBN website for all the latest updates.
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