SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy S20 review: Samsung’s 2020 compact 5G flagship — 120 Hz pioneer.

Item: Galaxy S20
Rating: 76
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2020·$999

Overall

76/100

Class rank

#12 of 15

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

The phone that brought 120 Hz to Galaxy.

Galaxy S20 introduced 120 Hz to Samsung flagships. Still a capable used buy if you can find one with software updates remaining.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz

Size6.2 inches

Resolution3,200 × 1,440 px

02Camera

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main12 MP, f/1.8, OIS

Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.2

Telephoto64 MP, f/2.0, 3× hybrid

Selfie10 MP

03Performance

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 / Exynos 990 (7 nm)

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 512 GB + microSD

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4,000 mAh

Wired25 W

Wireless15 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

06Value

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works

First 120 Hz Galaxy.
QHD+ panel + IP68.
microSD still here.
Compact at 6.2″.

What doesn't

Stuck at Android 13.
3× hybrid zoom is not real telephoto.
Battery on the small side.
Exynos variant ran hot.

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 15-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .