Samsung’s budget smartphones haven’t really been exciting, since forever, but that’s about to change. Samsung has launched the new Galaxy M series of smartphones, and well, we have the Galaxy M20 here, so let’s take a look.
The M20 will compete against the likes of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and the Redmi Note 6 Pro in India, and here’s what it brings to the table in terms of hardware:
So these are the specs and here’s our video with our first impressions of the Galaxy M20. Scroll below to read our thoughts on the phone too.
Samsung Galaxy M20 Design and Display
The Galaxy M-series is the first time Samsung has incorporated some kind of a notch, and I am glad they went with this teardrop notch, since it’s definitely better and less intrusive than other implementations.
Samsung Galaxy M20 Performance and Software
Moving on to the performance now, and honestly, this is the area where Samsung’s budget phones in the past have been terrible. The new Galaxy M20 packs in the new Exynos 7904 octa-core chipset with up to 4 gigs of RAM. We have the 4GB RAM variant of the phone, and well, let’s start with the benchmarks.
Anyway, in my brief usage of the phone, usual day-to-day tasks have been smooth, and even the gaming performance has been fairly decent, be it while playing Asphalt 9 or PUBG Mobile. And if you are wondering, here are the default graphics settings of PUBG Mobile in M20. The performance has been good but the biggest issue in the Samsung budget phones in the past when it comes to the performance was Experience UI.
Let’s get to the cameras now, which has traditionally been the strong point of Samsung budget phones. The Galaxy M20 features a 13MP f/1.9 primary sensor with a 5MP f/2.2 ultra wide sensor, and it has all the Samsung features, like the Live Focus mode, which is basically the Portrait Mode, the Beauty mode, the Pro mode and more. Well, here are a few shots I took from the Galaxy M20.
When it comes to videos, the phone does not feature 4K video recording support, which is weird since Exynos 7904 has support for it.
Switching to front for selfies, the Galaxy M20 features an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera and it has got all the features as well, like the live focus mode.
Then, there’s the battery, and well, it’s impressive. The Galaxy M20 packs in a massive 5,000 mAh battery, that should last you a couple of days with ease.
Samsung Galaxy M20: First Impressions
Having taken a good first look at the new Galaxy M20, one thing is pretty clear: Samsung has listened to the feedback from the consumers and brought a budget smartphone that kind of fixes most of the issues.
