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Originally Posted by sukhoi Went to the Samsung showroom today and this is what I got as pricing: - S20FE 8GB / 128 GB is for INR 45,999 (after 4K cashback on HDFC credit card). Available in store
- S20FE 8GB / 256 GB is for INR 49,999 (after 4K cashback on HDFC credit card). Expected to be available from Friday onwards
- S20+ 12GB / 128 GB is for INR 49,999 (after 10K cashback on HDFC credit card). Sold out after the price drop, expected to be back in stock from Friday onwards
Festive season sale seems to have brought the S20+ on par with S20FE in terms of prices at least. And hence my confusion as to which one to go for. |
Seems the FE has already seen a price drop after the online sale period and is now starting at Rs 45999 for the 8GB/128GB variant. They also have a 8GB/256GB now for Rs 49999 that is available in their official website.
S20+ 12GB/128GB at Rs 49999 is not in the website so would have been a flash sale of sorts or offline only. Quote:
Originally Posted by sukhoi Some comparison points which I noted: - While S20+ does have a Quad HD display, on 120 Hz it is reduced to FHD only which is the case with S20 FE as well. So display wise both end up being same. I have never used a 120 Hz display before so not sure of the difference but whatever I have seen on YouTube seems to suggest that everyone prefers to stick with 120 Hz.
- S20+ has a 10 MP front camera whereas S20FE has a 32 MP one but with some updates the 20+ is also now giving good performance on front camera. Could any users of S20+ please share feedback on selfie camera as well?
- S20+ has 8K recording which is not needed for my kind of usage
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I picked up the S20+ during the Flipkart BBD sale and exchanged my S7 in the process. The battery does take the hit when kept in 120hz/FHD+ resolution but its a joy to use and the jump from 60Hz to 120hz is evident. My SoT is around 6 hrs with moderate use and no gaming.
Front cam is good at 10MP as it has auto-focus so those single handed selfies may atleast not end up being blur. Haven't clicked a lot of pics via the front cam as of now.
8K recording is useless at the moment as nothing can reproduce it in its full resolution and the inbuilt storage would get eaten up in no time. Better to restrict to 4K@60fps for some good footage or 1080P to get super steady shots. Quote:
Originally Posted by sukhoi Based on internet reviews, what we loose out on is the processor in both cases. YouTube review from The Tech Chap suggests that Exynos as a chip has slightly lower battery life (10% ~ 15%) and slightly more heating during intensive operations. Am not a very heavy user so can live with these two, though would be happy to hear experiences of other owners as well. The one area which I am concerned about is the camera. Does Exynos chip based image processing on an S series device vary (slightly inferior) compared to same S series device on SD chipset? Would GCAM be an option on Exynos and would it help improve the image quality? |
Unfortunately Exynos is inferior to SD and its open in the internet for all to read. Battery is on the lower side than SD models and SoT is max around 7 hrs (maybe at 60Hz/FHD+ resolution). No heating observed so far except while super fast charging. Haven't put any games to test yet. I am not sure if the camera sensors are different between SD and Exynos models. Nothing concrete on the net but some assumptions that Exynos uses ISOCELL sensor for the 12MP main & 64MP telephoto sensor and SD uses Sony IMX sensors for these cams. GCAM is yet to be tried out in my phone. But GCAM support is better for SD chipsets as far as I know. Quote:
Originally Posted by sukhoi Am more inclined towards the S20FE over S20+. Reason being that S20+ has a slightly curved display and the unit which I used in the showroom had a protective layer on top of it, which did not wrap the entire glass and therefore had sharp edges when trying to invoke the side menu. The sales-person said that this is how the phones come out of the box, with the protection glass pre-installed (which I found strange). Can owners of S20+ confirm if this is indeed the case? |
My earlier S7 and S20+ seem to have a similar curvature on the sides so it doesn't feel a lot different for me although S7 is supposed to be a flat display or Samsung has drastically reduced the curves on the S20 series. There is a pre-installed screen protector (not glass but plastic film) on the screen and tempered glass may not be available in abundance for the S20+. Moreover, tempered glass and cover/case do not go hand in hand for the S20+ (the glass will lift when the phone is put in a case making it useless).
Good luck with your purchase
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