Galaxy S20 FE review: The "Fan Edition" S20 — flagship features at $699.
The Galaxy S20 most people should have bought.
S20 FE traded glass back for $300 in savings. The 3× telephoto was a real win at this tier.
01Display
82/10082/100 puts it above the 79-point average for premium phones of 2020.
02Camera
78/10078/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2020.
03Performance
78/10078/100 puts it above the 76-point average for premium phones of 2020.
04Battery
74/10074/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2020.
05Build
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for premium phones of 2020.
06Value
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among premium phones of 2020 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- Real 3× telephoto rare at this price.
- 120 Hz AMOLED kept.
- IP68 + microSD.
- Six colourways.
- Plastic back.
- 6 GB RAM base.
- Stopped at Android 13.
- Lower-res panel than S20.
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 18-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .