Samsung Galaxy A20
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Pros:
- It features a premium design with a glass front and a ‘glasstic’ polycarbonate back.
- It comes with the impressive Super AMOLED display.
- It sports the minimally intrusive Infinity-V notch.
- It has a dedicated microSD card slot.
- It has a Fingerprint Sensor.
- The battery backup is excellent.
- The overall performance is great.
Cons:
- The low-light camera performance is average.
- The display has a lower resolution compared to phones in the same price range.
The Galaxy A20 packs in a host of useful features such as the Super AMOLED display, a powerful Exynos 7884 SoC, reliable battery life, and so much more – at under 15k. It is an excellent choice for those looking for a budget phone with decent performance and an excellent display.
The Galaxy A20 sports a massive 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels. It runs on Android v9.0 (Pie) with the new One UI skin on top. An octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC powers it. It has 3GB RAM. Although the internal storage is 32GB, you can expand it up to 512GB via microSD card.
As for the battery, the phone comes with a massive 4000 mAh non-removable battery. Another useful feature is the dual camera setup on the rear (13MP + 5MP shooters). On the front, there’s an 8MP selfie cam. It is 7.8mm thick and weighs 169g.
There are three colour options for the Galaxy A20 – Blue, Black, and Red.
The design of the Galaxy A20 is pretty basic, just like Samsung’s other mid-range smartphones – AMOLED display on the front and a ‘glasstic’ rear (the polycarbonate back panel flaunts a glass-like finish).
The front sports the 6.4-inch AMOLED display – there’s an Infinity V notch on the top and a small chin at the bottom. On the top left corner of the back panel, you can see the dual-camera module aligned vertically on the with an LED flash placed just below. The Fingerprint Sensor is placed on the top middle portion of the rear panel. While the volume rockers and the power buttons lie on the right side of the frame, the left side of the body holds the dual-SIM tray and a dedicated microSD card slot. At the top, you get a secondary noise cancellation microphone, and at the bottom, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C port, and a speaker grille.
The display is one of the key highlights of the Galaxy A20. The 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display has a resolution of 1560 x 720 pixels and a pixel density of 268 PPI. The Infinity-V notch sits comfortably on the top housing the 8MP selfie cam.
The display quality is excellent for a pleasant viewing and gaming experience – the colours pop out beautifully, and the viewing angles are great as well. Coming to outdoor legibility, the phone does not disappoint. Sharpness could be better. However, considering the price and the competition, the screen resolution could have been higher – most smartphones now have at least 1440p displays with Full HD.
The Galaxy A20 uses an octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC to power its core. With 3GB RAM, the combination seems good enough to handle routine tasks effortlessly. The phone performs very well for everyday tasks like calling, texting, using social media apps, listening to songs, etc. Even multitasking and navigating between the apps is seamless, thanks to the latest OneUI skin that is well optimized.
When it comes to gaming, the Galaxy A20 delivers a decent performance. It gets a Mali-G71 GPU for enhanced graphical performance. Except for a few initial glitches, while launching the gaming apps, the overall experience is mostly smooth.
Coming to benchmark scores, the Galaxy A20 scores just a tad less than smartphones in the same price bracket. In AnTuTu, it scores 95,067, which is lower than the Galaxy M20 or the Redmi Note 7. In Geekbench, it scores 1217 points (single core) and 3694 points (multi-core).
The phone flaunts a dual-camera setup on the back – a 13MP primary shooter (f/1.9 aperture) and a 5MP ultra-wide sensor (f/2.2 aperture). The ultra-wide sensor is what gives the Galaxy A20 an edge over its competitors. The camera app comes loaded with features like Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Live Focus, Continuous Shooting, HDR imaging, Exposure compensation, ISO control, and Digital Zoom, to name a few.
Daylight shots look great – they display good contrast and saturation levels while packing in a fair share of details. The Live Focus mode performs decently, giving you a good background blur. As for the ultra-wide sensor, although it does not have a very high resolution, it does deliver a wider field of view. This comes in handy while taking Landscape shots.
On the front, there is an 8MP selfie camera (f/2.0 aperture). While the daylight shots look impressive, the low-light images are average at best. The colours look washed out and also some amount of noise creeps in images captured in low-light conditions. However, the overall performance is decent and is good enough to cater to your social media needs.
Video recording from both the rear and the front camera maxes out at 1080p at 30fps. You can also use the ultra-wide angle sensor while recording videos.
The phone flaunts a dual-camera setup on the back – a 13MP primary shooter (f/1.9 aperture) and a 5MP ultra-wide sensor (f/2.2 aperture). The ultra-wide sensor is what gives the Galaxy A20 an edge over its competitors. The camera app comes loaded with features like Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Live Focus, Continuous Shooting, HDR imaging, Exposure compensation, ISO control, and Digital Zoom, to name a few.
Daylight shots look great – they display good contrast and saturation levels while packing in a fair share of details. The Live Focus mode performs decently, giving you a good background blur. As for the ultra-wide sensor, although it does not have a very high resolution, it does deliver a wider field of view. This comes in handy while taking Landscape shots.
On the front, there is an 8MP selfie camera (f/2.0 aperture). While the daylight shots look impressive, the low-light images are average at best. The colours look washed out and also some amount of noise creeps in images captured in low-light conditions. However, the overall performance is decent and is good enough to cater to your social media needs.
Video recording from both the rear and the front camera maxes out at 1080p at 30fps. You can also use the ultra-wide angle sensor while recording videos.
Overall, Samsung Galaxy A20 emerges as a steal deal under 15k. It may not match up to its contemporaries in terms of power, but it will not disappoint you if you are on the hunt for a reliable performer with excellent battery backup.