Smartphone Samsung Galaxy M20 - advantages and disadvantages

When buying a new smartphone, the question always arises, which company's device is better. The rating of high-quality phones is often topped by popular models of the famous Samsung brand. The more interesting it is to get acquainted with the new 2019 smartphone Galaxy M20.

Galaxy M is an attempt to win back positions in the budget smartphone market

In 2019, Samsung plans to launch a new series of budget Galaxy M smartphones. The release of a new series should just solve the problem of confusion in the lineup.It is assumed that devices marked Galaxy J, C and On will be gradually phased out.

The release of new models should, apparently, reverse the negative trend, when in promising markets the best manufacturers from China are crowding out Samsung's budget smartphones, offering cheaper and more technically advanced devices. In particular, this applies to India, where cost is of great importance. It is assumed that the production of smartphones will be located in this country. To keep costs down, Samsung may be ditching traditional product promotions and selling the new Galaxy M smartphones exclusively through its online store.

Now preparing for the release of the Galaxy M10, M20 and M30. The M10 model should be equipped with an Exynos 7870 chipset, 3GB RAM, 16GB or 32GB storage. The M20 has an Exynos 7885 chip, the same amount of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of internal memory. M30 will have more advanced features.

Next, we will take a closer look at the now known details of a very curious medium model of the Galaxy family - M20.

Appearance

The new smartphone will have a stylish frameless design. Almost the entire area of ​​the front panel is occupied by a screen slightly larger than 6 inches. The bezels at the edges and at the top are as narrow as possible. Yes, and the bottom of the chin is quite small. There will be a cutout for the front camera on the screen. But instead of the large unibrow fashionable in 2018, it will be a small, neat drop. Perhaps this is the trend of 2019.

There will be traditional buttons - on / off, a volume rocker button and launching the Bixby voice assistant.On the back, in the upper left corner, there is a dual camera with a flash, and a fingerprint sensor in the center.

Specifications

Here are the main technical specifications of the Samsung Galaxy M20

Performance

The new smartphone has a high-performance processor of its own production Exynos 7885. This is an eight-core chip that has a curious arrangement of cores. It has six 1.6GHz Cortex A53 cores and only two fast 2.2GHz Cortex A73 cores. Mali G71 is responsible for the graphics. The chipset is made on a modern 14-nanometer process technology.

The processor is nimble and only slightly inferior in synthetic tests to the powerful Snap 660:

• AnTuTu Benchmark - 122000;
• GeekBench 4 all cores - 4380;
• GeekBench 4 one core - 1.

The processor power is enough for all daily needs - both for the fast operation of all applications and for active games. The Mali GPU is still inferior to Adreno, but not as much as before.

The M20 has 3 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by installing an SD card up to 512 GB.

In general, the new smartphone has quite decent parameters for playing games, watching videos, and surfing the Internet.

autonomy

M20 will be equipped with a good capacious 5000 mAh battery. Samsung has finally realized the importance of autonomy for users. Previously, the manufacturer did not install such powerful batteries. Now you can safely use your Samsung phone for a couple of days without recharging. The new device supports fast charging.

cameras

The rear camera of the new smartphone has two photomodules of 13 MP and 5 MP, with a dual-color LED flash and autofocus. It is fast enough and should shoot well at night, its aperture is f / 1.7. The selfie camera has an 8MP sensor. With the help of the front camera, it is possible to unlock the device in the face.

Communications

The smartphone supports a wide range of 2G, 3G and LTE 4G frequencies. According to preliminary information, Wi-Fi is supported only at a frequency of 2.4 GHz. This is a minus if this is true. Implemented Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and Glonass navigation.

The device has OTG technology. This means that through a special adapter you can connect various USB devices to it - flash drives, keyboards, mice, and even scanners and printers. You can connect a USB hub, and several devices can be connected to it at the same time. Get a replacement for a computer or laptop. The phone is also capable of charging other devices that can be charged via USB.

The NFC contactless payment module and FM radio are installed here. This is a plus.

Comparison with other popular models

Galaxy M20 will be sold at a price of $215 in a minimum configuration of 3/32 GB.Compare with other inexpensive promising smartphones so that you can understand which model is better to buy.

Comparison with Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

Let's start the comparison with another novelty of 2019 Redmi Note 7 from Xiaomi. The smartphone is just appearing on sale, but even now we can predict that it will have the same successful fate as its predecessors in the Redmi Note line. After all, at a price cheaper than the Galaxy M20, you can buy a device that surpasses a competitor in many ways.

Externally, smartphones are similar. The front panel looks almost the same - very narrow bezels around the screen and a small waterdrop notch. Yes, and at the back in the same place is a dual camera with flash and a fingerprint sensor.

The Note 7 has a more powerful Snapdragon 660 processor versus the M20's Exynos 7885. For $205 it will be possible to purchase Note 7 in the maximum configuration of 6/64 GB. For the amount of memory like the M20 3/32 GB, the price of $147 is announced.

Separately, it must be said about the main camera. The Redmi Note series has always been famous for its good cameras. But there is a camera with a main sensor of 48 megapixels (by the way, manufactured by Samsung) and an auxiliary 5 megapixel. There are already first reviews and examples of photos. The camera is just great, especially considering the cost of the phone. Samsung with a mediocre camera is unlikely to be able to catch up with Xiaomi. The front camera of Note 7 is also better - 13 megapixels.

Samsung is ahead of the competitor in battery capacity of 5000 mAh versus 4000 mAh, and in the presence of an NFC module. It's an old Xiaomi bad habit of putting NFC on only the most expensive models.

What are the selection criteria of these two phones? If you do not need an NFC module and a very capacious battery, then the choice is obvious. In all other respects, the M20 is inferior to its competitor.

• capacious battery;
• the presence of an NFC module.

• powerful processor;
• a large amount of memory;
• great cameras;
• low price.

Comparison with Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2

Another hit that could prevent Samsung from reclaiming the budget market is Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2. It has the same powerful 5000 mAh battery and cameras that are comparable in performance and have proven themselves in practice. There is also NFC.

Asus has a more powerful Snapdragon 660 processor and more memory even in the minimum configuration - 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.

Samsung can counter all this with a branded screen with a very small cutout, in contrast to the rather large unibrow from Asus. And, of course, Samsung's brand strength is greater. Asus does not yet enjoy such authority in the world of smartphones as Samsung.

• branded display with a drop-shaped cutout.

• powerful processor;
• a lot of memory.

Comparison with Honor 8X

Honor 8X was released in the fall of 2018, but in 2019 it remains a very relevant smartphone. It, like the M20, has thin bezels. The case is very colorful - iridescent and shiny glass. The screen at Honor is larger - 6.5 inches, but has a large cutout.

Honor's proprietary Kirin 710 processor is slightly more powerful than the Exynos 7885. The 8X also has more memory. There is even a maximum configuration of 6/128 GB. The cameras here are very good, they are not inferior to Samsung cameras.

The M20 outperforms the 8X in terms of battery life, and the Honor only has a 3750 mAh battery.

• a neat teardrop notch on the screen instead of a unibrow;
• great autonomy.

• slightly faster processor;
• a large amount of memory.

Bottom line: Galaxy M20 pros and cons

• large frameless screen with waterdrop notch;
• high performance;
• expandable memory;
• capacious battery 5000 mAh;
• NFC support;
• fast charging.

• insufficiently powerful graphics processor for games;
• no dual band wifi.

The release of the new Samsung line and, in particular, the M20 model is expected with great interest. This smartphone has good performance and attractive appearance. Will this be enough to push Chinese competitors on the market? Time will tell.