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If you’ve decided to skip the older Galaxy S20 models, as well as the Note20 series, then maybe Samsung’s latest flagship entry will suit your needs. How previously reportedThe Korean tech giant had recently released the new Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE), and what sets the phone apart from its siblings is the fact that it comes with a Snapdragon 865 chipset.
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This has only got the fans excited as the Malaysian launch of the previous S20 models had arrived with the Exynos 990 SoC. Having spent a bit with it, here are my thoughts on the new Galaxy S20 FE.
The FE is almost similar to the Galaxy S20 Plus in terms of appearance. The differences are that its 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display is a flat panel rather than a curved one, and its rear casing features a frosted metallic finish rather than the glossy look found on the older S20 series. Weight-wise, the S20 FE just feels good and is less heavy than the Ultra variant. Pretty much a comfortable one-handed experience, at least in my personal opinion.
The phone’s display is just as impressive as that of its other S20 siblings, but it features a lower resolution of just 1080 x 2400 pixels. Its refresh rate is 120Hz by default, but you can always manually switch to 60Hz if you want to conserve your phone’s battery life. Speaking of which, the phone comes with a 4500mAh battery capacity with fast charging support at 25W via USB-C and 15W via wireless. It also provides 4.5W reverse wireless charging if required.
Performance is where the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE shines in terms of application execution and multitasking, thanks to the Snapdragon 865 chipset and 8GB of RAM. For testing, I started the graphics intensive Genshin Impact as one of the applications I use for benchmarking. At the highest setting with the fps limit set to 60, the game maintained a high frame rate in most cases, but will occasionally drop to 40 frames in areas with a high number of polygons and on-screen effects.
The FE retains most of the triple camera sensors that are also included in the S20 and S20 Plus, but swaps out the 64MP telephoto with an 8MP. Like its siblings, photos taken with the cameras appear sharp, detailed and rich in color. Surprisingly, the 8MP telephoto lens doesn’t lack much from the 64MP one, but artifacts and confusion will start to appear when zooming beyond its 3x optical capabilities. As for video, the phone can record up to 4K resolution at up to 60fps.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE provided a good first impression so far. But since this is just practice with the device, I’ll save my thoughts on its overall performance for a full review. Samsung’s new flagship smartphone is now available in Malaysia and is priced at RM3,399.
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