Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus in Kenya

Just like the Samsung Galaxy S flagship launches of yesteryears, this year’s launch couldn’t miss the bigger brother, the plus model, from the lineup. And for what it’s worth, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus really did come out as the more balanced, well spec’d, and value king in the list of Samsung Galaxy S devices launched while at the same time taunted as one of the most powerful devices in the market right now. The question is how. Let’s find out. Buy the latest Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus from Phonesstore.

Design and display of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared to last year’s S10 Plus, this year’s Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is truly a huge upgrade. Off the face of it, it comes with the new 6.7 inches 2x dynamic AMOLED screen with the Infinity O middle punch-out display design to house the selfie camera. And the screen is no joke. It supports the new up to 120Hz refresh rate, a 240 Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+, QHD+, and HDR 10+. It blends into the aluminum frame onto the glass back, both Corning Gorilla 6 protected. There lies the conspicuous rectangular camera bump with a quad-camera setup. It has an under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in addition to the face unlock biometrics. The screen is great for media consumption, being the best screen available in the market.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Specifications

LAUNCH	February, 2020
SUPPORTED NETWORKS
2G	Yes, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G	Yes, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G	Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
BODY
Weight	186g
Dimensions	161.9mm x 73.7mm x 7.8mm
Body Material	Gorilla Glass 6 Front/Back, Aluminum Frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM)
DISPLAY
Size	6.7 inches (90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, with 16M colors
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio, (525PPI)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
PLATFORM
Operating System	Android v10; One UI 2
Chipset	Exynos 990 (7nm+)
Processor	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G77 MP11
MEMORY
RAM	8GB
Internal Storage	128GB
Micro SD Slot	Yes, microSDXC
CAMERA
Back	Quad: 12MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom 12MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video 0.3MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front	Single: 10MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker	Yes, stereo speakers, 32-bit/384kHz audio, Tuned by AKG
3.5mm jack	No
Alert types	Vibration, ringtones
CONNECTIVITY
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB	3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC	Yes
Radio	Yes - Canada & US only
SENSORS
Fingerprint	Yes (under-display, ultrasonic)
Face ID	No
Accelerometer	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Proximity	Yes
Compass	Yes
Barometer	Yes
Heart rate	No
SpO2	No
BATTERY
Capacity	4500mAh 25W Fast battery charging 15W Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 9W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging
Type	Li-Po, non-removable
COLORS	Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black, Cosmic White, Blue, Red

Performance and Storage

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus comes with the new flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 for the US version or the Exynos 990 chipset for the global versions. The CPUs are an octa-core up to 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 + Cortex A76 + A55 hybrid for global or an octa-core up to 2.85 GHz Kyro 585s for the US. The GPU is the new Mali G77 MP11 for global or Adreno 650 for the US.

It is paired with a memory configuration of 12 GB for RAM and 128/256/512 GB for UFS 3.0 mass storage, with a hybrid microSDXC card, a slot it shares with the sim card. This is absolutely the top-of-the-range specification, and it is faster than the wind. There is absolutely no task, even a high refresh rate graphics-intensive game out there that can outdo this beast, an absolute and true flagship.

Camera

All the phones in the S lineup came with different camera specs, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is no different. Its primary camera is a 12mp26mm wide lens, paired with a 64mp 3x hybrid optical zoom telephoto, a 12mp ultrawide with Super Steady Video, and a small VGA 0.3m Time of Flight depth sensor. The photos are absolutely and expectedly bananas. It’s actually more camera that most need, honestly. It has a very realistic color, great dynamic range, and very good detail.

The 64mp shooter supports 5x hybrid zoom all the way to 30x, although optical zoom is up to 3x. The camera can shoot in 8k, but that’s largely impractical considering there are very few screens one can watch that particular content. Therefore, 4k is preferable, recording at 30fps. the front-facing camera is a single 10mp 26mm wide, which supports dual video call and 2160p video recording at 30/60fps

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is absolutely a powerful device. Expectedly, they improved the battery to a 4500 mAh non-removable battery, enough to last the whole day, even when the draining 120 Hz display is cranked all the way up. Over and above, it comes with 25W fast charging with a brick in the box, capable of filling the battery in a little over 1 hour 10mins, which is impressive considering the capacity. It also comes with Qi-certified 15W fast wireless charging and 9W reverse wireless charging.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus comes with the improved Android 10-based One UI 2.1, with some bells and whistles. While the bloatware is visibly reduced with UI improvements all over the years, the Samsung ecosystem has clearly diversified, with some good productive apps therein. We have a system-wide dark mode, Music Share to pool Bluetooth devices with one output, Quick share which is their response to Apple’s Airdrop, improved Samsung Dex, Samsung Daily to replace Bixby, and much more. The experience is nonetheless smooth and fluid, nothing unexpected from such a flagship.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is clearly a well-balanced phone. It lies smack between the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, getting a good balance from the others, and offering a better value proposition than its brothers. With Samsung Pay, an IP68 rating for water and dust proofing, and some models coming with 5G support, this is absolutely a future-proof phone, with software supports going years into the future. This is a true 2020 flagship.

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