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Review on Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (128GB, 6GB) 6.5-inch 120Hz AMOLED, Snapdragon 865, IP68 Water Resistant, Dual-SIM GSM Unlocked (Global 4G LTE) SM-G780G/DS International Model with Wireless Charger Bundle in Navy by Adam Listopad ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I am happy with everything, the product matches the description.

For me, the main requirement for a smartphone is the highest quality camera (I take a lot of pictures and videos of my family) and a screen. For this reason, most often I opt for Samsung flagships. Were S5, S7, S9 +, S10 + (now with his wife). I looked closely at phones from other manufacturers, but in terms of camera quality they did not provide the level that the Samsung S-series has (primarily in color reproduction). This time the budget was 35-40K and either the already very outdated, but still good S9 + or S20fe camera fell into it. After reading the reviews, I decided to try the last one for 39.000. So point by point: 1. Camera. And there is no disappointment here! We specially compared it with my wife's S10 +: the quality of the photo on the enlarged main sensor (1.8 microns vs. 1.4 pixels) is really better (the photos were dumped on a computer - they looked at a good monitor). I was especially pleased with the night shooting, here the advantage is most noticeable. What is important for us is that it processes the faces of children better, conveys shades more correctly. Video is also a delight, excellent stabilization, sound recording is much better. 2. Screen. Disappointed. Although AMOLED, but after S10 + the colors are faded, brightened. Even the comparison with the old S7 loses. A50 level. 3. SoC. Previously, I was skeptical about criticism of Exynos processors: being the owner of Exynos flagships, I never experienced problems in top games (except that the case got warm), I played at maximum settings. But this time everything turned out to be much worse: now when the battery is heated to 40 degrees. the phone drops the GPU frequency by 2.5 times (checked in the benchmark). Plus, the screen dims up to 50% brightness! And the device reaches these same 40 degrees literally after 4 minutes of the game! Why are there games - a simple installation of an application sometimes leads to a dimming of the screen: I don’t understand at all why, in addition to throttling, reduce the brightness - this interferes even in everyday use. Well, obviously, the device is not suitable for heavy games (I repeat, there were no such problems with previous flagships from Samsung).

Pros
  • 1. Cameras are objectively the best for the money (more details in the comments). For the sake of cameras, I chose this device 2. Processor performance in everyday tasks: the speed of the interface, browser, gallery, banking applications - at the flagship level. But only until it comes to resource-intensive tasks and heavy games. (more details in the comments). 3. Stereo speakers provide very loud sound and detailed high frequencies. Low frequencies - at an average level. 4. I am glad that they did not remove moisture protection and wireless charging 5. The body, although plastic, feels solid.
Cons
  • 1. Screen (more details in the comment) 2. Terrible CPU throttling (more details in the comments) 3. Average operating time: in my scenario (I rarely play games, but I take a lot of photos / videos), at 90% screen brightness and 60hz scanning, I get 5 hours of screen. 4. 120hz did not even try - knowing that they will lead to an even greater reduction in operating time and processor throttling. 5. The design and tactile sensations of the case do not cause the delight that you usually experience when you pick up a flagship device (the same S10+).