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Samsung Expands Galaxy S20 Series With More-Affordable Fan Edition

Sep 23, 2020, 9:00 AM by Rich Brome @richbrome
updated Sep 24, 2020, 8:55 AM

Samsung has a new, more affordable Galaxy S20 phone that starts at $699 while keeping the S20 specs and features that Samsung says surveyed users cared about most. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (abbreviated "FE") keeps flagship-level specs in many areas. This includes Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset, large (6.5") AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh, 25W wired charging, 15W wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, LPDDR5 RAM, DeX, memory card slot, IP68 dust and water rating, and a metal frame. It also has triple rear cameras (12 megapixel main, 12 megapixel wide, and 8 megapixel tele), 32 megapixel selfie camera, NFC, in-display optical fingerprint reader, and Samsung's latest advanced camera features such as Single Take and Space Zoom (30x). Most US carriers will offer three color options: Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, and Cloud Lavender. Verizon will also offer a Cloud Red option. The unlocked version from samsung.com will come in those four colors plus Cloud Orange and Cloud White. Most US carriers are expected to offer the Galaxy S20 FE. Most versions will only support sub-6 GHz 5G, but a version that also supports mmWave 5G will be available from Verizon for $750, ($700 after $50 instant discount when choosing a two-year payment plan and either: adding a new line, or upgrading while on a premium Unlimited plan). While the 6.5" screen and 4,500 battery are closer to the $1200 S20+, the S20 FE naturally makes a few compromises compared to the $1000 S20 to achieve its low price: less RAM at 6 GB, a full-HD screen that's perfectly flat, no 8K video capture, and a polycarbonate back instead of glass. Pre-orders start today and include a $70 credit (for accessories, for example) on samsung.com. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition ships on October 2nd.

source: Samsung

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

6.5" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 865 processor 6 GB RAM
4,500 mAh battery
Telephoto Camera, Wide-Angle Camera, Memory Card Slot, NFC, Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Reader, Water-Resistant

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Sams

Sep 23, 2020, 11:24 AM

Why so big? 5.8" screen like S10e would be perfect

Companies are going nuts with screen size lately! They totally forgot that some people prefer smaller screens!

mikkej2k

When looking at availability , there seems to be plenty of smaller screen options for premium cell phones.

I personally hope the trend towards bigger screen size continues. I'm hoping Samsung decides to cross the 7 inch barrier that they flirt wit...
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Crunchy Frog

I prefer smaller screens these days as well. The trend seems to be going towards larger screens, by in large. Bigger phones used to be very expensive but now the cheaper phones are getting fairly large as well with the narrow bezels and this phone pro...
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Sams

Sep 23, 2020, 11:28 AM

No 3.5mm headphone jack?

They totally dropped the ball if not. I'd rather take just a 4,000 mAh battery but include a headphone jack.

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