Galaxy S20 review: Samsung’s 2020 compact 5G flagship — 120 Hz pioneer.
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
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
02Camera
80/10080/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2020.
03Performance
78/10078/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2020 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
06Value
68/10068/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
- First 120 Hz Galaxy.
- QHD+ panel + IP68.
- microSD still here.
- Compact at 6.2″.
- 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 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .