SpecEagle review · Samsung

Samsung W20 5G review: A China-exclusive Galaxy Fold variant with 5G and Snapdragon 855+.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2019·$2,560
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#6 of 11
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A 5G Galaxy Fold for China.

Samsung W20 5G turned the original Galaxy Fold into a luxury 5G China-exclusive — same book-fold body, upgraded Snapdragon 855+ and 5G modem. The W-series finally embraced foldables.

01Display

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 80-point average for foldable phones of 2019.

Main7.3" Dynamic AMOLED foldable
Cover4.6" Super AMOLED
Resolution2,152 × 1,536 px main

02Camera

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 71-point average for foldable phones of 2019.

Main12 MP wide + 12 MP tele + 16 MP ultrawide
Selfie10 MP (cover) + 10 MP (inner)

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among foldable phones of 2019 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855+ (7 nm)
RAM12 GB
Storage512 GB

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2019.

Capacity4,235 mAh
Wired15 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for foldable phones of 2019.

06Value

46/100

46/100 is one of the weaker value results among foldable phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Galaxy Fold body with SD855+ and 5G.
  • 12 GB RAM, 512 GB storage standard.
  • China-exclusive luxury packaging.
  • Six cameras across two displays.
What doesn't
  • $2,560 China-only.
  • Heavy 276 g.
  • Fold-1 era plastic crease.
  • No water resistance.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Mate Xs
$2700 · score 80/100

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