Review on Renewed Samsung Galaxy S20 5G 128GB - Cloud Blue for GSM Carriers by Bima ᠌

Name: Renewed Samsung Galaxy S20 5G 128GB - Cloud Blue for GSM Carriers
Item: Renewed Samsung Galaxy S20 5G 128GB - Cloud Blue for GSM Carriers
Rating: 4

November 28, 2022

Good product, not disappointed.

And a few words about the CSN store where I bought it. They gave me the device in an opened box with cut seals, the phone itself was clearly removed (fingerprints were left as a keepsake) and the initial setup was carried out, i. E. I was greeted by the view of the main screen. In addition, the factory protective film had two scratches on it, which I only noticed at home. Well, okay, the film, but the sediment is unpleasant. I can assume that by opening the phone and turning it on, carrying out the initial settings, the employees thereby check the performance. But isn't it possible to do this when issuing to the client? Security stickers say: do not accept if seal is broken. And this is not the first situation with an autopsy: in the summer of 2022, I purchased an A41 with home delivery and again the device was opened and configured. The fact that he himself is to blame and could not take it is understandable, but such a fact nevertheless exists. I probably won't buy from this store again.

Pros

Bought to replace galaxy A40. The difference in performance is, of course, obvious. The notorious 120 Hz is really noticeable. There is heating when installing applications, people write that during photo, video shooting and games - I don’t know, I didn’t check it. At the same time, I did not feel any noticeable changes in performance due to heating. When charging, it heats up, but very moderately. In comparison with the A40 - a huge number of settings. "Compact" size by far and not too heavy. Very good screen, even on the "Natural" color setting the colors are pleasing to the eye. Loud stereo speakers. In general, there is a feeling of an expensive product.

Cons

Charging cable usbC - usbC, an adapter is needed to connect to a computer (hello apple). Extremely "sad" battery. With my use (wifi, a total of 15 minutes on whatsapp, 40 minutes on instagram, an hour and a half of conversation, mobile Internet is disabled) from 100% from 7 am to 35-40% by 8 pm. For me, this is a very big minus, given the described low intensity of use. At the same time, the 120 Hz mode is turned on, yes. Always on display consumes a percentage every hour. If you turn it off, then overnight, for example, when wifi is turned off, it takes 5 percent of the battery. Idiocy when switching the mode "with sound" to "silent" and vice versa: by setting for each of the modes the ringtone + notifications + vibration ("sound") and only vibration ("silent"), I am faced with the fact that vibration on silent mode does not work. Even when setting the modes, when you return from mute to "with sound", the mute settings remain. On the budget A40, I have never met with this, everything worked adequately. Periodically falls off wifi in standby mode. The smart stay mode (when the screen does not turn off when you look at it) does not work. The same situation was on the A40, although I keep my face in the field of view of the front camera. You can choose which SIM card to call from, but you can write messages only with one. How is that at all? The listed problems would be excusable if the device came out a month or two ago. Well, they will finalize it, finish it. S20 came out a year ago! This device is positioned as a flagship, and such blunders. And did a full reset.