Samsung has announced its new generation of flagship smartphones - Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus, during the firm's Unpacked event in San Francisco. There's no cheaper "e" variant this time around, the base model in the new range - the Samsung Galaxy S20 - a fully-fledged flagship in its own right. Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus 4G versions with the same designs. Pre-orders start today, and the shipment will start on March 13. If you pre-order, you're eligible for a free pair of Galaxy Buds+.
Samsung Galaxy S20
The Samsung Galaxy S20 is an affordable flagship smartphone in the new trio of devices, offering the smallest form factor, screen size, and battery, as well as missing a rear camera versus the S20 Plus and S20 Ultra. The Galaxy S20 has a 6.2 inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1440p+ resolution. The 10MP selfie camera hasn't changed much since the S10 generation, but the punch hole is smaller and is now centered. Galaxy S20’s rear camera setup has a 12MP main module, 8K-capable 64MP telephoto camera, and 12MP ultrawide sensor. There is no DepthVision sensor. The battery capacity of Galaxy S20 is 4,000mAh, and the phone supports 25W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. The Galaxy S20 is powered by either a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chip, paired with 8GB or 12GB of RAM.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus arrives with a Dynamic AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, a first for Samsung, and features increased touch responsiveness (240Hz touch sensing). The 6.7inch panel has 1440p+ resolution with a taller aspect ratio than before, 20:9. The primary camera on the back has a new 12MP sensor with large 1.8µm pixels (compared to 1.4µm for the S10 phones). It has an f/1.8 aperture and features optical image stabilization (OIS). The 64MP telephoto camera of the phone advertises 3x hybrid zoom and up to 30x ""Super-Resolution Zoom." This module also has OIS and a bright (for a zoom cam) aperture of f/2.0. This 64MP telephoto camera is also responsible for recording 8K video (the Galaxy S20 trio is the first to offer usable 8K recording). The ultrawide angle camera (120°) has a 12MP sensor, and the Plus model also supports a DepthVision camera for portrait shots and depth-based effects. The Samsung Galaxy S20+ is powered by a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chipset (region dependent, as usual). The phone has a 4,500mAh battery and supports 25W fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
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