Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy S20 series – Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra. The Korean giant tends to build on the successful principle of the S10 generation with notable improvements to the screen, battery and especially the camera.

Samsung Galaxy S20+

The Samsung Galaxy S20+ boast of a Dynamic AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, a first for Samsung, and features increased touch responsiveness (240Hz touch sensing). It has a 6.7-inch display panel with 1440p+ resolution with a taller aspect ratio than before, 20:9. What this means is that the phone is the same width as the S10+, but slightly taller.

The main 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 telephoto camera boasts the highest resolution sensor on a zoom camera yet – 64MP. Samsung 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 module is also responsible for recording 8K video – the Galaxy S20 trio is the first to offer usable 8K recording. Note that a single frame of 8K video is 33MP, higher than the still resolution of many current flagships.

The ultrawide angle camera (120°) has a 12MP sensor and is shared by all three S20 models. The Plus model also has a DepthVision camera for portrait shots and depth-based effects.

Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20+

The Samsung Galaxy S20+ is powered by a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chipset (region dependent, as usual). It comes with 5G connectivity (sub-6GHz and mmWave) by default, though some countries will receive 4G models. The base configuration has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, but there are options for more – 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage. The microSD slot lives on, giving you the option to add cards up to 1TB.

The Galaxy S20+ has a 4,500mAh battery and supports 25W wired charging (using the included power brick). It can also do fast wireless charging (15W) and act as a wired or wireless power bank for your other gadgets.

Samsung Galaxy S20+ / Galaxy S20+ 5G Specifications

Network Properties

  • 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  • CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
  • 3G bands:
    • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  • CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  • 4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
  • 5G: 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave (for 5G Version)
  • Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL) For 5G Version

Launch

  • Announced: 2020, February 11
  • Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 6

Design

  • Dimensions: 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight: 186 g (6.56 oz), 188 g (6.63 oz) (for 5G Version)
  • Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
  • Colours: Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
  • IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

  • Type: Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size: 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
  • Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 6
  • HDR10+
  • Always-on display
  • 120Hz

Operating System

  • Android 10.0; One UI 2

Hardware

  • Chipset:
    • Exynos 990 (7 nm+) – Global
    • Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) – USA
  • CPU
    • Octa-core (2×2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2×2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) – Global
    • Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 585) – USA
  • GPU
    • Mali-G77 MP11 – Global
    • Adreno 650 – USA
  • Storage: 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM (for 5G Version)
  • Memory Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
  • UFS 3.0

Cameras

  • Main Camera: Quad
    • 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
    • 64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
    • 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF, Super Steady video
    • 3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
  • Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
  • Video: 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
  • Selfie Camera: Dual – 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2″, 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
  • Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR
  • Video: 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Samsung Galaxy S20+ Camera

Multimedia

  • Radio: FM radio (USA & Canada only)
  • Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Audio 3.5mm jack: No
  • 32-bit/384kHz audio
  • Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
  • NFC: Yes
  • USB: 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

  • Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  • ANT+
  • Bixby natural language commands and dictation
  • Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Battery

  • Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
  • Charging: Fast battery charging 25W
  • USB Power Delivery 3.0
  • Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
  • Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W

Models: SM-G980, SM-G980F

Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs In Picture
Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs In Picture

Samsung Galaxy S20+ / Galaxy S20+ 5G Pricing and Availability

Samsung Galaxy S20+USEuropeUK
4G Version 128GB storageN/A€999N/A
5G Version 128GB$1,199€1,099£999
5G Version  512GB$1,299€1,249N/A

 

 

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