Samsung Galaxy M20 (Charcoal Black, 4+64GB)

Samsung Galaxy M20 (Charcoal Black, 4+64GB)

• 13MP+5MP ultra-wide dual camera | 8MP f2.0 front camera

• 16cm (6.3") Full HD+ Infinity V Display with 2340x1080 crystal clear resolution (409 PPI)

• 5000 mAh battery with 3x fast charge | 15W Type-C fast charger in the box

• 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory expandable up to 512GB in a dedicated slot

• Fast face unlock and fingerprint sensor | Dual SIM (nano+nano) with dual standby and dual VoLTE

• Widevine L1 certification for HD streaming | Dolby ATMOS 360 surround sound

• 1.8GHz Exynos 7904 octa-core processor | Android Oreo v8.1 OS

• 1 year manufacturer warranty for device and 6 months manufacturer warranty for in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase

Samsung has seen its number one marketplace proportion role in India swallowed by using Xiaomi, in precisely the identical way that it overtook Nokia many years ago. The business enterprise has attempted to reply in several exclusive methods over time, but very few of its current low-price offerings had been competitive sufficient in our critiques and rankings. The Korean giant has used its teens-focused J-collection and software program functions which includes S bike Mode to cope with the price range marketplace, but that just can not evaluate to the huge monitors, effective processors, and tonnes of garage that Xiaomi and others offer at the equal charges.
It is sooner or later time for a whole approach reset, and so now we have the cutting-edge Samsung Galaxy M-collection. The 2 newly announced fashions, the Samsung Galaxy M10 (review) and Samsung Galaxy M20, are launching in India earlier than everywhere else, which indicates how vital it's far for the agency to recapture this market.
Strategy aside, the new Galaxy M series represents a massive shift for the employer in phrases of layout and specs. There's no question that those telephones are aimed squarely at Xiaomi, Honor, Realme, and Asus. It seems almost as even though Samsung went out into the market with a checklist and tried to discern out every ultimate little aspect that these organizations do in their perpetual race to at least one-up each different.
Today, we have the extra succesful and higher priced of the 2 fashions, the Galaxy M20, for review. Let's find out whether Samsung's gamble has paid off, and whether it has in the end managed to get the charge, functions, and performance proper.

Samsung Galaxy M20 layout

Put definitely, this cellphone does not look or feel like several present Samsung phone. It is extraordinarily accepted and could pass off for some thing from any of a handful of other manufacturers. Head-on, it is truely indistinguishable from the Realme U1 (evaluation) or Oppo F9 (assessment), as an instance. Greater than a grievance of Samsung though, this says more about how little scope there's for individuality when reducing a smartphone's capabilities to one of these diploma of minimalism.
The most important departure from preceding Samsung designs is the waterdrop-fashion 'Infinity-V' notch at the pinnacle of the screen, that's just huge sufficient for the front digital camera to fit into. The display screen measures 6.3 inches diagonally with a 19.Five:9 issue ratio and rounded corners consistent with modern-day developments. There may be a chunk of a chin at the lowest of the display — apparently, if you region the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 aspect via aspect, you may see that they appearance same except that the Galaxy M20 has a taller screen and narrower chin, for a screen-to-body ratio exceeding 90 precent.

The rear and facets of this phone are a unmarried moulded shell and not using a seams or maybe antenna traces. We're glad to be aware that notwithstanding being glossy, the rear of this smartphone is not slippery at all. The edges of this smartphone are rounded, but it's miles cumbersome ordinary, thanks to the 5000mAh battery — more on that in a bit. It's also pretty thick and heavy, and we felt the weight after the usage of it for prolonged durations. The Galaxy M10 is lots lighter in contrast however it manifestly would not have the huge battery.
The Galaxy M20 has a USB kind-C port on the bottom, in contrast to the Micro-USB port on its less costly sibling. The speaker grille is also on the bottom, while the Galaxy M10 has it on the lower rear. Any other huge distinction between the two telephones is that the Galaxy M20 has a fingerprint sensor on the rear — the less steeply-priced version doesn't have one in any respect. We observed the sensor a chunk too excessive for our index hands to attain conveniently whilst maintaining the telephone.
The whole lot else is reasonably trendy — there may be a 3.5mm audio socket on the lowest, strength and volume buttons on the right, and a tray on the left for 2 Nano-SIMs in addition to a dedicated microSD card slot. The dual rear digicam module has a tiny ridge around it to assist prevent the lenses from getting scratched, but does not protrude in any respect.
Average, even as the Samsung Galaxy M20 doesn't have lots of an character identification, it's greater than suitable sufficient to tackle its opposition inside the sub-Rs. 15,000 market. Each layout desire has been made to help a function that Samsung desires to offer.