Samsung just announced the successors to its Galaxy S10 series: the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra!
I felt that Samsung had a muted 2019 (compared to other phone makers). That’s probably because of the Galaxy S10 series coming out early in the year. I think it’s because of the muted response of the Note 10 lineup. I love that Samsung made A LOT of improvements in the S20 lineup that are worth noting here. Here we go!
Punching That Hole in the Middle…
We still get a hole-punch Dynamic AMOLED display on all the S20 phones. The difference is that the hole-punch is now in the middle! We first saw this on the Note 10 lineup last year and I’m glad we get that here. Tech people are saying that Samsung went back to having flat displays. It’s surprising because Samsung started the “curved display” trend a few years back.
The Galaxy S20 Lineup is ALL ABOUT CAMERAS!
For all the things Samsung put in the S20 lineup, the most important thing in them is the camera. Scratch that, CAMERAS. There is a lot of focus (get it?) on the cameras of the S20 phones. This is made obvious with the launch of the Galaxy S20 Ultra that has these cameras going for it: a 108MP main sensor with f/1.8 aperture, a 48MP telephoto sensor with a 10X optical zoom, 12MP ultra-wide sensor, and time-of-flight (ToF) OIS DepthVision sensor. That is NUTS for a smartphone but we’ll see how good it is when I head to Galaxy Harajuku to try it out.
The S20 and S20+ are no slouches though (both having a 64MP telephoto sensor). They all represent big upgrades compared to last year’s S10 lineup.
SPECS and PRICING
Since most of you need the specs (and the price), here they are:
Galaxy S20
- 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3200X1440)
- HDR10+ certified
- 120Hz display support (only at 1080p resolution; still 60Hz at 1440p)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 / Samsung Exynos 990 processor (varies per market)
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 128GB internal storage with microSD card support
- 4000 mAh with 25W Super Fast Charging
- 10MP front camera
- Triple rear camera: 12MP main sensor, 64MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom, 12MP ultra-wide angle sensor
- Comes in 5G (Standalone / Non-Standalone) and LTE variants
- Comes in 3 colors: Cloud Pink (see above), Cloud Blue, Cosmic Grey
- Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0
- Price: P49,990 (PH) / $999 (US)
Galaxy S20+
- 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3200X1440)
- HDR10+ certified
- 120Hz display support
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 / Samsung Exynos 990 processor (varies per market)
- 4500 mAh with 25W Super Fast Charging
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 128/512 GB internal storage with microSD card support
- 10MP front camera
- Quad rear camera: 12MP main sensor, 64MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom, 12MP ultra-wide angle sensor, time-of-flight OIS DepthVision sensor
- Comes in 5G (Standalone / Non-Standalone) and LTE variants
- Comes in 3 colors: Cloud Blue (see above), Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey
- Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0
- Price: P55,990 (PH) / $1199 (US)
Galaxy S20 Ultra
- 6.9-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3200X1440)
- HDR10+ certified
- 120Hz display support
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 / Samsung Exynos 990 processor (varies per market)
- 5000 mAh with 45W Super Fast Charging
- 12/16 GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 128/256/512 GB internal storage with microSD card support
- 10MP front camera
- Quad rear camera: 108MP main sensor with f/1.8 aperture, a 48MP telephoto sensor with 10X optical zoom, 12MP ultra-wide sensor, and time-of-flight (ToF) OIS DepthVision sensor
- Comes in 5G (Standalone / Non-Standalone) and LTE variants
- Comes in 3 colors: Cloud Blue (see above), Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey
- Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0
- Price: P69,990 (PH) / $1399 (US)
Pre-orders in the Philippines are on February 12-25 and will be out on February 26!
What do YOU think of these new phones from Samsung? Are they too expensive or insane for you? Sound off in the comments below!