This phone also has a 4,000 milliamp-hour battery. That’s significantly better than the Galaxy S10’s battery, so you should get a good, long battery life every time you charge the phone. Last but not least, the S20 comes in a ton of fun colors! One of our favorite things about buying a new phone is choosing a color that shows off our personality, and you’ll definitely get that with the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G. In keeping with the galaxy theme, the four colors have space-esque names:
Cosmic Gray Cloud Blue Cloud Pink Cloud White
Additionally, the display is 6.2 inches, which is a little tall. If you’re used to an iPhone, this Galaxy phone might feel like Snow White in your hands versus one of the seven dwarves. The display is gorgeous for watching videos, and the sound from this device is even better than some laptops . And if you have specific tastes in video or audio, there are plenty of options to adjust the display and sound to suit your preferences. A triple-rear camera also gives you sharp, crisp images and helps with the phone’s 30x zoom. That’s good, but it’s not quite the coveted 100x zoom. If you want that, you need to upgrade to the Ultra model. In most cases, though, we think the 30x zoom will be more than enough! After all, who wants to dive that deep into their own pores?! Now, don’t get us wrong. If you’re after the fastest band of 5G, you’re not gonna get that on the Galaxy S20 5G. But in our opinion, that isn’t a dealbreaker. Let’s sketch this out for those who haven’t spent much time with 5G. 5G is most efficient when using low-, mid-, and high-band signals.¹ The Samsung Galaxy S20 5G uses low- and mid-band—no high band here. However, it’ll be some time until 5G is fully deployed around the United States. So having only low- and mid-band 5G isn’t a disaster. Tshaka’s tests show that the low band actually works pretty well. When he used T-Mobile’s 5G network around Southern California, Tshaka’s coverage was excellent compared to LTE, even in areas where the signal was weak. Now that the phones have been out for a while, the prices vary, but an Ultra still costs more than a regular S20. A few hundred dollars or so is no small chunk of change, but if you’re already spending that much on a phone, it’s (comparatively) inexpensive to upgrade.
Cloud NavyCloud LavenderCloud MintCloud RedCloud OrangeCloud White
The S20+ 5G is available in Cosmic Black, Cosmic Gray, and Cloud Blue, while the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G comes in just Cosmic Black and Cosmic Gray. The biggest downsides are that the phone is light on built-in storage (although you can easily expand that) and that it doesn’t have headphone jacks (so get ready for Bluetooth). And while some may prefer the SFE, S20+, or S20 Ultra, the base model S20 is a great phone that we easily recommend to you. We will say, though, that we think the S20 is better than the newer S21 in some ways. For one thing, the S20 display has more pixels than the S21 display.
