My introduction says it all really, but the Galaxy S20 is the “entry-level” model, if you haven’t already figured that out by now. Still, this is mildly upsetting because it means there’s no low-cost ‘e’ variant this year – last year’s S10e was my preferred choice of last year’s lineup, and was eventually crowned Expert Reviews’ favourite phone of 2019. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps.

As it’s the cheapest of the three phones, the Galaxy S20 actually loses the fourth depth-sensing unit found on the S20 Plus and S20 Ultra, but I mostly find these to be pointless additions anyway. For instance, you might have spotted that the small pinhole notch, which houses the 10MP selfie camera, has moved to the top-centre portion of the screen. That’s a debate to be held for another time, and I’m pretty impressed with all of the new stuff Samsung has brought to the table this year.As I mentioned earlier, there are added benefits when it comes to the S20’s silky-smooth 120Hz screen, and that’s in high frame rate gaming. Fully draining the 4,000mAh battery from full in our video rundown test, I found that the Galaxy S20 lasted 18hrs 28mins before needing to recharge, which is rather good considering this was performed at the phone’s default WQHD+ screen resolution – although only at 60Hz.

In other regions, outside of European and Asian markets, the Galaxy S20 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Note that more colors may be released later, and that the availability of each shade may also change over time, but at the time of writing you have the following options. These new phones feel like much more of an upgrade than ever before and since the Galaxy S20 is the cheapest of the bunch, it earns my recommendation more so than the rest. However, pictures looked a touch candy-coloured for my liking, and the iPhone 11 did a better job at capturing more neutral-looking images. The resulting images at maximum zoom are a bit mixed, but there’s no denying that this tech is quite impressive.The other three cameras are exactly the same as the rest of the S20 Plus’ arrangement; there’s a 12MP (f/1. Our partners are electronics experts who test and verify that each product is 100% functional before it leaves the factory.

Cosmic Black is available in the US, UK, and Australia, with both the Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra. However, you can rest assured that the screen has a pin-sharp contrast ratio of Infinity:1 and it’s also capable of reaching a blinding maximum brightness of 748cd/m2. The regular Galaxy S20 is the only phone in the lineup to launch with colour choices that aren’t just boring black. I spent some time trying to find out if I could use mt existing fast charger as Samsung seem to want you to only use their charger.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV. Likewise, rather than placing the three rear cameras in a neat vertical strip like last year, the Galaxy S20’s trio of cameras are instead squished into an upright oblong in the top left corner of the phone. It doesn’t quite match the superior levels of performance we’ve seen from the iPhone 11’s A13 Bionic chipset in the past, but it’s certainly fast enough that you shouldn’t have to worry about a sluggish experience, no matter which application you decide to throw at it. I can’t see there being many use cases for zooming that far into the frame – you certainly won’t be putting the pictures on a cushion at Snappy Snaps – but when you consider that the iPhone 11 doesn’t zoom at all, the advantage goes to Samsung here. As before, the Galaxy S20 uses one of Samsung’s own Dynamic AMOLED panels, which has a native resolution of 3,200 x 1,400 (Quad HD+) but can be dipped down to FHD+ or HD+ in the phone’s display settings if you want to squeeze out a bit more battery life.

It’s a deep, dark black that – thanks to the glass back – still manages to have a bit of shine to it.In a sense, that makes it the most exclusive of the shades, even if it’s the most low-end phone in the range that you can get it with.