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You might therefore not be expecting much from the Samsung Galaxy A20e, and in some ways you’d be right – this isn’t a phone that really excels in many areas, but that it’s competent at all at this price is something, and it’s certainly competent, while in some areas going beyond what’s necessary. Memory size - User memory is less than the total memory due to storage of the operating system and software used to operate the phones features. You inevitably make some sacrifices when you’re not spending much and we’d argue that the biggest sacrifice here is the battery life, since some cheap phones - like the Moto G8 Power Lite - actually have big batteries. And if you find yourself needing to juice it up partway through a day that’s less of a problem here than with some cheap phones, as the Galaxy A20e supports 15W fast charging. Now, as fast charging goes that’s quite slow (the OnePlus 8 offers double that for example and some phones have even more charging power), but fast charging at all on such a cheap handset is impressive and unusual. Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 2,920mAh. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.
The rear-mounted fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate, ironically because it is of the ‘older’ capacitive type. That’s right, with higher-spec’d Galaxy devices sporting a cutting edge in-display scanner, it’s mainly at the bottom of Samsung’s portfolio where the fastest, most accurate scanners are now found. A bit ironic, don’t you think? We’ve noted above that the Samsung Galaxy A20e has decent screen-to-body ratio, and this fact ensures it looks reasonably good from the front. No one will confuse this for a flagship – even without turning the screen on, the bezel below is too large for any expensive phone, but for what it costs, it looks good.Now, before you ask what we expect of a device in this price range, we would once more like to point out: the Galaxy A40 is a bit more powerful. Is the performance gap as big as the price gap? Perhaps not, but add that to the comparable issue we described with the display, and you start to get a sense of where all this is going. The Samsung Galaxy A20e has a 3,000mAh battery, which is on the small side, but can sometimes get the job done in lower spec devices like this. In practice its life isn’t at all special, but will see you through the important one-day period, so you can charge it overnight.
The A20e has themes, a Night mode, Secure Folder, Samsung Pass, and the one-handed optimization for Samsung’s own apps and interface. Though Samsung has been adding more and more features over the past years, after a period of minimization, One UI still presents a clean environment with logical menus. Usable memory size is less than the total memory size due to storage of the operating system and software required to operate the phones' features. Actual usable memory size will also vary depending on the mobile phone operator and may change after software upgrades are performed. Replacement battery included with a screen repair, excluding Note 4, S5, J7 (2016), J5 (2016), J5 and J3 (2016) models. The prices shown are our recommended repair prices for out of warranty screen replacement. This is a representative example of a reasonable repair cost for an out of warranty screen repair at any of our Authorised Service Centres. The price may change should any additional work be required to your device and you may be able to find a cheaper price by shopping around.
Its aspect ratio is an increasingly conventional 19.5:9, and it’s fairly light on bezel, with a teardrop notch at the top and a strip at the bottom, but little to the sides, giving it an edge-to-edge look. That leads to a screen-to-body ratio of 80.4%, which isn’t bad for a phone that’s this cheap. Design The Samsung Galaxy A20e is one of the cheapest recent Samsung smartphones you can buy, coming in below the likes of the Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A51, and oddly even the Samsung Galaxy A10. You get both a 13MP f/1.9 main sensor and a 5MP f/2.2 ultra-wide one. For the most part the 13MP one will be the one to go for of course, as it performs reasonably well, especially in decent lighting – as with most cheap phones it can struggle in darker environments though. It is, in fact, one of the very cheapest smartphones you can buy from any company, which is all the more surprising when you consider that this isn’t just any company – it’s Samsung, a big-name brand.
The Samsung Galaxy A20e has an octa-core Exynos 7884 chipset, which is a fairly low-end chipset, similar to the one found in the Samsung Galaxy A10. It’s paired here with 3GB of RAM, a combination which is generally fine for basic smartphone tasks and app use, but will struggle once you try multi-tasking or playing more than simple games.Connectivity meanwhile includes the basics – Bluetooth 5.0, 4G, and NFC, but of course there’s no 5G here. Verdict The Samsung Galaxy A20e is a basic phone in a lot of ways but one that goes above and beyond in a few. Its fast charging battery is a really pleasant surprise, while its dual-lens camera and edge-to-edge screen are also appreciated. Of course, it’s also in a crowded market, so it arguably needs to be more than simply competent to stand out. Does it manage that? Read on to see. Screen Actual user memory will vary depending on the mobile phone operator and may change after software upgrades are performed.
But the fast charging cushions the blow somewhat, and if you can live with its average life then the Samsung Galaxy A20e is a phone that – for the price – we can certainly recommend. The 5MP ultra-wide snapper isn’t quite as capable, but it is nice to have the option of fitting more into a shot – that’s not something that’s guaranteed at this end of the market. Selfie duties meanwhile are handled by an 8MP f/2.2 camera, which gets the job done but doesn’t particularly excel, even in good light. Features
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If your product is deemed to be out of warranty on engineer inspection the repair and a convenience surcharge will be chargeable. The Samsung Galaxy A20e has a 5.8-inch 720 x 1560 screen, which is a reasonable size and a reasonable resolution, especially for the price. It amounts to 296 pixels per inch, a figure which isn’t a million miles from even the iPhone 11 with its 326 pixels per inch. The Samsung Galaxy A20e runs Android of course, specifically Android 9 out of the box, but it can be updated to Android 10. So the software is fairly modern at the time of writing, though not quite up to the latest available version (11). Battery life, memory, and connectivity
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