SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M20 review: The first Samsung with a 5,000 mAh battery and an Infinity-V display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2019·$160
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Samsung's first 5,000 mAh phone.

Galaxy M20 was the first Samsung phone with a 5,000 mAh battery — a watershed for the M-series' identity as endurance-first phones. Sold online-only in India at $160, it kicked off the line's big-battery template.

01Display

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeTFT LCD, Infinity-V notch
Size6.3 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

54/100

At 54/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP + 5 MP ultrawide
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

At 50/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2019 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 7904 (14 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2019 — 15 points above the cohort average.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

06Value

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2019.

What works
  • First Samsung with a 5,000 mAh battery.
  • 15 W charging — fast for entry.
  • Notched FHD+ display + ultrawide cam.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 7904 modest.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Plastic build.
  • No fingerprint variants in some markets.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .