It is a given that all tech companies, and indeed companies across all industries, claim to listen to the customer. Some call them some customers, some call them fans. It is particularly true for phone companies. Whatever it may be, the expectation is that some amount of customer feedback is taken, put into a blender and out comes inspiration, or at least a part of, for the next product they make. Samsung isn’t doing anything extraordinary here, but the very fact that it is doing this, makes for a rather interesting viewing. On the horizon is the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, short for Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition. The Korean smartphone maker has done it before, with the Galaxy Note FE as well. Samsung says they have listened to the fans and made a phone that is tailored according to that feedback. Those requests. Those demands. Using this formula now makes a lot of sense. In many respects.
Let us look at what the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE brings to the table. Globally, there will be two variants, one with 5G and one without 5G. India gets the latter, and we really cannot hold it against Samsung because when we look at the complete Galaxy S20 line-up, you have the 5G options as well if that is what you choose. Apart from that bit, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE line-up in India is simple. It is a grand total of one variant. You really cannot get confused with the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage configuration that you get to pick. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE India pricing is yet to be confirmed. This now joins the Samsung Galaxy S20 which is priced from Rs 70,499 as well as the Samsung Galaxy S20+ which costs Rs 87,999 onwards and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra that is priced from Rs 97,999. Safe to assume, this will become the entry point into the Galaxy S20 line-up, but how low can Samsung price this remains to be seen. Update: Samsung has confirmed the pricing of the Galaxy S20 FE. It is priced at Rs 49,999 and will be available for preorders from October 9. Now, it is over to Google and OnePlus, for the pricing of the Pixel 4a and the 8T 5G respectively.
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As it sits alongside the Samsung Galaxy S20, the Samsung Galaxy S20+ and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE does things a bit differently. It has no qualms about rocking a plastic back, albeit with what is a glass-like finish. Yet it has wireless charging, full 15-watts of it. And reverse wireless charging too, if you happen to own a pair of wireless earbuds, for instance. So really, you probably wouldn’t it that much that this doesn’t have a glass back. That being said, it is well built and is very handy for what is a fairly large 6.5-inch screen size. This is IP68 dust and water resistant.
There is no 3.5mm headphone jack, and it is a bit hard to imagine that the fans feedback suggested that.
That being said, it is hard to also imagine that fans and users wanted a camera system step-down, at least comparatively. While the Samsung Galaxy S20 starts out with a 64-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel cameras, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE instead makes do with 12-megapixel ultrawide camera + 12-megapixel wide camera + 8-megapixel telephoto camera. On paper, 12-megapixel isn’t the same as 64-megapixel. Yet, I will take the liberty to just say at this time that the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE’s photography results, indoors and outdoors in good light and low light, are really impressive. Even with the Night Mode switched off, the large pixels capture enough light to allow excellent details to show up. More on that in the coming days.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE that we can buy in India runs the same Exynos 990 processor as the Samsung Galaxy S20 phones and even the Galaxy Note 20 series. No compromises on the power, then. It also gets a large 4,500mAh battery, which is actually bigger than the 4,000mAh battery that the Samsung Galaxy S20 packs in.
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