Samsung Galaxy S20: Features, specifications, pricing

Alex Kidman

Last updated: Feb 17, 2020

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 smartphone provides the key Galaxy S20 features at a more affordable price point.

6.2 inches

Display size

1440 x 3200px

128GB

Internal storage

64MP + 12MP + 12MP

Rear camera

4,000 mAh

Battery size

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Display

Display Size

6.2 inches

Resolution

1440 x 3200px

Pixels per inch (PPI)

565.98 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels

64MP + 12MP + 12MP

Rear camera aperture size

f/2.0 + f/2.2 + f/1.8

Video recording

Front camera megapixels

10MP

Front camera aperture size

f/2.2

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions

151.7mm x 69.1mm x 7.9mm

Weight

163g

Connectivity

NFC

Yes

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Network category speed

Category 20

Power, storage and battery

Processor

Octa-core Processor

RAM

8GB/12GB

Operating system

Android 10

Internal storage

128GB

External storage support

Up to 1TB

Battery capacity

4,000mAh

Device features

Headphone jack

Fingerprint sensor

Yes

Water resistance rating

N/A

Wireless charging

Launch price (RRP)	$1,349
Launch date	2020-03

Alex Kidman

A multi-award winning journalist, Alex has written about consumer technology for over 20 years. He has written and edited for virtually every Australian tech publication including Gizmodo, CNET, PC Magazine, Kotaku and more. He has also been the Editor of Gizmodo Australia, PC Mag Australia, CNET.com.au and the Tech and Telco section at Finder. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming.

Where to buy

In the smartphone space, while there are plenty of interesting contenders to the throne, there's really still just a two-way battle between Samsung and Apple when it comes to actual handset sales. Samsung's Galaxy S line is its premium flagship line, or at least it has been in previous years.

While you might mathematically expect the 11th generation of Galaxy S phones to be the Galaxy S11, given that 2019's phones were the Galaxy S10 series, all signs now point to Samsung doing a full 10 point jump up to the Samsung Galaxy S20 range.

Design

Central "hole punch" camera at the front
6.2 inch Dynamic AMOLED display
120Hz display option

The Galaxy S20 is the smallest of Samsung's 2020 Galaxy range, with a 6.2-inch Quad HD Dynamic AMOLED display. The benefit of that comparatively smaller screen is of course that it's smaller and lighter, at just 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm and 163 grams.
It has the highest PPI of any of the Galaxy S20 phones, because it shares the same 3,200 x 1,440 pixel resolution, although you'd need very fine eyes indeed to really pick the difference. Like so many of Samsung's recent phones, it's using a "hole punch" style front camera, which Samsung dubs the "Infinity O" display.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 ships in three colour variants: Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue or Cloud Pink. Your guess is as good as ours as to why grey is cosmic while pink and blue represent weather patterns.

Camera

Triple camera array
No ToF lens

The Galaxy S20 is the most affordable of the Galaxy S20 range, and outside of its smaller screen, it's in the camera space where that's most apparent.
Like the Galaxy S20+, it features a 12MP ultra-wide f/2.2 sensor, 12MP wide f/1.8 sensor and 64MP f/2.0 telephoto lens, offering a wide range of shooting modes. However it omits the time of flight "DepthVision" sensor found on the plus model entirely. The front camera on the Galaxy S20 is a relatively simple 10MP selfie shooter.
This doesn't automatically mean that it's a bad camera of course; it's all relative. The Samsung Galaxy S20 provides a hybrid digital zoom feature to offer up to 30x effective zoom. You'll almost certainly want a tripod to hand to make the most out of that feature, however.
Samsung's also promising the ability to take multiple shots from different sensors, a feature it calls "Single Take", whether you're shooting video or stills.

Performance

Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990
5G option, but no mmWave compatiblity

Like the S20+ and S20 Ultra, Samsung will produce the Galaxy S20 in two different configurations, with either a a 7nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor at up to 2.7Ghz or a 7nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor at up to 2.8Ghz according to Samsung's official specification sheet.
Those are almost certainly descriptors for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 or Samsung's own Exynos 990 processors. The Exynos model is most likely what we'll see down under, but you may see the Qualcomm model sold by "grey market" importers over time.
Samsung will sell the Galaxy S20 in either 4G or 5G configurations, although the S20 does stand out in the 5G space relative to the more expensive Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra models in this respect. That's because it only supports sub-6 5G frequencies, not the mmWave frequencies we'll see in future 5G networks.

Battery life

4,000mAh battery
Fast wired and wireless charging

Early outlook

A good looking phone, although it's hard not to be more tempted by the Galaxy S20+

Samsung has done rather well in recent years with its more "affordable" Galaxy S phones, but it's a busy market, even within the Samsung space. On one side there's the more affordable but still generally good Galaxy A phones. On the other side, for only a little more money -- and we're still in premium pricing space here -- there's the Galaxy S20+, which ups the ante in screen size, battery capacity, 5G bands and slightly so in camera terms too.
That makes the Galaxy S20 an interesting device, but one that might have to fight hard to justify its place in Samsung's lineup. Stay tuned for our full review.

Pricing and availability

Launched on 12 February and available from 6 March 2020

Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S20 at its Galaxy Unpacked event on 11 February in San Francisco. It went on pre-sale on 12 February 2020 in Australia, with actual availability from 6 March 2020.

The entry level 4G only model of the Galaxy S20 ships with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $1,399. For $1,499 you can upgrade that to a 5G compatible model with 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Specifications

Display

Display Size

6.2 inches

Resolution

1440 x 3200px

Pixels per inch (PPI)

565.98 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels

64MP + 12MP + 12MP

Rear camera aperture size

f/2.0 + f/2.2 + f/1.8

Video recording

Front camera megapixels

10MP

Front camera aperture size

f/2.2

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions

151.7mm x 69.1mm x 7.9mm

Weight

163g

Connectivity

NFC

Yes

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Network category speed

Category 20

Power, storage and battery

Processor

Octa-core Processor

RAM

8GB/12GB

Operating system

Android 10

Internal storage

128GB

External storage support

Up to 1TB

Battery capacity

4,000mAh

Device features

Headphone jack

Fingerprint sensor

Yes

Water resistance rating

N/A

Wireless charging

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