Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Real-World Test (Camera Comparison & Battery Test)

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The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has been released as a cheaper alternative to the Galaxy S20 series. Question is how does it hold up and is it still worth the price? In this real-world test, we compare the S20 Fan Edition camera to other phones in its price range as well as see how well the battery lasts throughout a full day of use. Check it out and let me know what you think!
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[@ldjohnson72]

sketchy camera deals and staying at a strangers place. Best trip ever. Loved the video.

[@TheUnlockr]

Lol thank you so much!

[@solman5517]

@@TheUnlockr Really sharp beautiful video. What type of camera kit did you use

[@Myk95]

Smartphone review + travel vlog. Now thats awesome.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!!!

[@Dan12gt]

I paid 400$ for my galaxy s10e and used it for over a year and trading that in and getting 400$ for trade in value 😁😎can't get any better than that my friends.

[@joseserrano7052]

I know that feeling👏🤣 paid 220$ for an s7 on the streets and when note 9 came out got 550$ is credit at T mobile 👏 now i might get 500$ for the note and pick this... gotta see what google and apple brings first before buying anything tho

[@corey7219]

I bought my s9 for $400 last year. Trading it in for the S20 FE in 2 months for $300 trade in value :)

[@GiaiTriChannel]

I also bought s9 for 400 last year and trade in for 300 now. However, I have to buy s20 fe for 699$ while it is 599$ at bestbuy now

[@corey7219]

@@GiaiTriChannel best buy for me only offers $130 for the s9 trade in deal, whereas costco, and samsung offer me $300 for the s9 in order to buy the s20 fe outright

[@nitrousking23]

@@GiaiTriChannel 549 at best buy unlocked if they active its like 640 if you switch sim

[@sathvikseshadri5336]

The Velvet did really well with the cameras.

[@TheUnlockr]

Surprising right? Lol

[@sathvikseshadri5336]

@@TheUnlockr yeah, the AWB was very good, but night photos were best on S20 FE imo.

[@jasperchong887]

I also think the velvet takes the better photo most of the time except the night shot and the front cam not so good.

[@YosefElgart]

@@TheUnlockr shame that they put 4500mah on 120hz non auto refresh rate from note 20 suffer again from sot 4 hours fell bad who will get the exinos version its droping brightness on setup

[@Zzonkers]

i like the color on the velvet a lot but some parts of the photos (in my option) have some weird smoothening going on.

[@nilleftw]

This just made me realize what an amazing camera the LG Velvet has.

[@Avgeek1564]

"Missed the last train, can I stay at your place " oldest trick in the book! 😂

[@IM-hf4ot]

😂😂

[@TheUnlockr]

Lol I was prepared to take a Lyft back if I'm honest 😂

[@KashifMalim]

🤣🤣🤣

[@crunhy18]

@@TheUnlockr Jesus, how much would that cost lol

[@Shudgum]

its called the sexless inn keeper

[@HSNG10]

Actually, the FE 5G sits *above* the S20 series for us exynos regions! LOL!

[@josephriley9534]

yeah it's hilarious that for us in the UK at least a £699 FE has a better processor than the £1199 ultras.

[@Talwyn_Wize]

According to local technews, the 5G version will have the Qualcomm chip, and the 4G will have the Exynos, regardless of regions.

[@kunk8789]

Just bought the white one last saturday. It's the best that I've bought

[@rainZSlayer]

Not in India unfortunately 😔 Anyhow, I'm getting the exynos S20+ for 400$ on a deal so not too bummed out about it 😁😁

[@alexsallery]

Is it worth getting a FE with snapdragon over a S20+ on exynos?

[@kristybeer7371]

Finally found somebody who a) has shown me how awesome the FE is in real life and b) loves and drinks as much coffee as I do. Awesome!! **subs**.

[@TheUnlockr]

Ha thank you so much fellow coffee addict 🙏

[@kostisap9350]

Most of the times when I watch your real life tests I get more excited about the places that you will show and visit lol. Also by doing this we can actually see how many hours the batteries last rather than the normal battery tests many youtubers do. Great work:)

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much! I enjoy making these more than the usual talk to a camera with b-roll shots of the phone over it so I'm happy to hear your enjoy the other aspects of it that aren't just the phone 🙏

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

@@TheUnlockr Oh, you definitely changed the tech review game for sure David! Please, whatever you do, never ever change it! ❤️

[@adamspoetic10]

Just wanted to say that your video came up as a recommendation and I'm glad it did. I like how your video was more like a blog with actual usage instead of a regular review from a studio with cuts here and there. Different and refreshing. Because of this, I became a new subscriber. Looking forward to more of your work.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it 🙏

[@frankdavis7978]

I really like your video's there's something really chill about them.

[@TheUnlockr]

🙏🙏🙏

[@TheMrreese24]

Best device review video content hands down, your teaching these guys if you play you gotta pay, videos are bright, detailed and have awesome color, the audio is always perfect, your perspective with landscape and restaurant tours are genius,and your completely unbiased and honest, you give YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE WITHOUT DEGRADING BRANDS YOU DON'T GRAVITATE TOWARD. awesome i just had to say it, really enjoy your work you deserve a round of applause

[@TheUnlockr]

Wow thank you so much! I really appreciate that! 🙏

[@jsd3141]

Have seen a lot of reviews on this S20 FE. This is by far the most unique, and informative. Showing us a photo collage with comparison to other brands, using the phone's camera with notes on which one you are using...etc. fantastic review set up! Subbing for support. Loved this vlog style review!

[@luthandojack1226]

Definitely subbing to your channel. This review was top tier 👏🏿

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@nickscott447]

Love the format. Love following you around for the day. I just bought the s20 fe in the color you had. So far so good. No complaints. I actually like this better than my Note 10 plus. The fingerprint scanner is much better.

[@aka911]

That LG velvet tho ! Has a seriously well sorted AWB.

[@veramarsova4930]

I'm really enjoying the vlog tech review style you have!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@benc1866]

Btw this video was awesome man! I like the vlog style more than just a bland old review. Its a new perspective on tech reviews keep it up!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!!

[@benc1866]

Hey man I dropped another comment below if you have advice. Thanks for replying to me!

[@scorpionmish]

I may be biased since I'm from the Bronx but seeing tech videos in NYC makes me happy. Really enjoying this channel.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying even as a local 👊

[@colbecks39]

Love the tech reviews, New York looks more and more epic every time, I’m jealous live in the UK small place called Wakefield.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much! Happy I can show you a new place!

[@OfficialAperio]

Shakey wakey!

[@abdelmounimeelkhalili2268]

I really love the vlogging theme keep it thank you watching you from Morocco 🇲🇦

[@TheUnlockr]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@DariuszTech]

Great device for vlogging. I was testing it few days ago and the results are pretty amazing. Such a good value for money phone 🙂

[@orall]

Definitely more interesting than a typical review video. Nice work! Kinda relaxing.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@SheldonD7878]

great video, I'm a new subscriber, like Arnold says "I'll be back" 😂😂😂

[@Kane813]

I got an s9 and thinking to upgrade to the s20 FE. I’ve been looking for a video like this, thank you so much!

[@MsNiaB]

I have an s9 tooo hoping this will be a good upgrade for us 🙏

[@shishirbudha9538]

This channel is an absolute gem. I don't know how I missed out on this

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Sikaros]

its like the s10e except better, was impressed with the battery life, just WOW!

[@bastian.michel]

So sad that there is no S20e.

[@Dan12gt]

I paid 400$ for my galaxy s10e and used it for over a year and trading that in and getting 400$ for trade in value 😁😎can't get any better than that my friends.

[@user-mc8cj3ls6m]

@@Dan12gt lol we are the same i also traded my 1 year old s10e (for 200$) .. i cant stand s10e's battery. Lets hope my pre order s20fe will have better battery

[@Dan12gt]

@@bastian.michel this is literally the s20e I can't stand curve screens this is the phone I been waiting for

[@Dan12gt]

@@user-mc8cj3ls6m why only 200$ I got 400$ for mine and 70$ credit to spend on Samsung products

[@nandakumar8097]

Really enjoyed your video. Cool presentation of shooting a comparision video with a different style and you seemed to be enjoying as well!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!!

[@GearWave]

GREAT video....always chill and fun!

[@TheUnlockr]

Really appreciate it!

[@ChrisEsparza]

Thanks for including the One Plus 8 in your photo comparisons! I really wish I would have waited until this came out before upgrading because it seems like it's just enough of a better device for me to make it worth it.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you for watching!

[@misterxinkognito1419]

it is a pleasure to watch your videos!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you for watching them!

[@jejunamja]

Thanks for doing it was great to see and I also see how the battery would do in real life.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you for watching it!

[@DenisGrant]

Great content just keeps getting better and informative

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@shufflex8403]

I really enjoyed the "Vlog+Review" style of yours. You have a new subscriber. 😊

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@steveb7598]

Awesome review thank you!

[@alinourmohamadi1999]

What a great content , good job !

[@Meluska888]

Awesome video! What did you use to film it with?

[@Elazarko]

Is this the snapdragon version you are testing here or the exynos?

[@quibron22]

Awesome content as always

[@sl333k]

Awesome video again! Love the vlog format. One issue tho...could you experiment with different background music (if it's not too much work)?

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you! I'm been wanting to but honestly I'm so bad at it lol I'll try and get some new stuff for the next one 🙏

[@infinitebodyslammer]

Love your video. I only wished you listed some of the places you've visited in Newburgh

[@omoko84AV]

I really rate David so glad you're mates (also love Andriod Authority). Love that you're clearly half cut by the end of this video. Great review!

[@DavidImel]

♥

[@TheUnlockr]

Lol I maybe have been a bit. Thank you though for watching, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@thakillerb]

Much appreciated you showing the screen on time. That validates this 👏 great vid

[@TheUnlockr]

For sure! Thank you!

[@malystxy5601]

Yes thank you. Most just say all day battery, but any phone can be all day battery if you barely use it. Screen on time from 100 to 10 is a better metric

[@losiek008]

great video. Althoug i have one question, what is your main camera u used?

[@TheUnlockr]

You can find the camera and other gear I use here! - theunlockr.com/links/

[@jatinblaze1237]

Thanks Mate , i always wait for your real world tests Because it tells the truth.😁😁

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!!

[@DelNakamura]

charmed me into pressing subscribe! (also pre-ordered the phone) can you share what camera you recorded this review with?

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you! And I used the Sony A7S3

[@FloriTravels]

Awesome camera comparison! I record all my THAILAND TRAVEL VLOGS with the S20 FE and the results are quite impressive. The video stabilization is mindblowing, a gimbal is even not needed. Cheers from Thailand, Flori

[@cahyanatresnam]

Has u upload to youtube...link plz..i wanna see it too

[@ziziphobongwe2735]

were you using the phone to make the vlog or not because i did not see you use the phone that much as a normal person would

[@giro388]

Video presented with much detail what was expected, I like your way of explanaining what's being covered. It'd be nice if you did a complete review after a week or two with the phone. 😉

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@soleil3gs]

The battery life is amazing. I love these videos 💪🏿

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much for watching it!

[@jimv1983]

I was actually pretty disappointed with that battery life. It seemed good until I saw that screen on time.

[@Tuan_Fahmi]

@@jimv1983 yes same with me. But he actually use 120hz screen so I think 120hz make battery drain. But if can get 3 hours ++ for 120hz for me is good .

[@jessedogg]

Everytime I see your videos I need to get coffee first...LOL!! thanks again for another great video of "A day of real phone life"

[@TheUnlockr]

Ha thank you!!

[@mas921]

amazing bokeh/3d pop at 5:00 , sorry if I missed it; but which cam did you make this vlog/review with?

[@TheUnlockr]

I used the Sony A7S3 😊

[@mas921]

@@TheUnlockr nice!!!

[@obidean3964]

Great vlog style review video. Take good care while traveling bro 😷

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you! And don't worry I do 🙏

[@GA-op7we]

Your battery test and screen on time varies wildly from other youtube reviews not sure why

[@FluffyUnicornAsian]

*TheUnlockr* What was your brightness level set to? Did you use auto-brightness?

[@TheUnlockr]

Auto

[@jonpeach5851]

Like this style of testing I’m hooked good job 👍 just wish could see flash shots of people etc

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@joseserrano7052]

the cameras perform quite good, specially the front camera at night and the telephoto... kept a good amount of detail in some shots... this phone is very interesting for sure... now we gotta see what apple and google brings this year

[@severinoden7709]

Honestly with apple i feel like all we are going go get are more battery issues. Maybe a new software issue or 2 and just an upgraded camera. Apple even said the iphone 12 wont have 120hz display which is on a lot of android phones now

[@joseserrano7052]

@@severinoden7709 yeah what is attracting me to Apple is the iphone 5 style design, pure nostalgia 🤣 ... and Google unveiled today and the brought some serious 🔥🔥 finally fixed most of their mistakes 👏👏

[@DavidLHolzer]

Excellent. Love your videos. Real world usage and battery use is key. Keep up the great work!! S20FE vs OnePlus 8T vs. Pixel 5 is what it's coming down to for me. I hope you review those others as well. 😀👍

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!! And if they send them I'll do the videos 👊

[@lukewinfield2802]

Brilliant mate

[@thakillerb]

Yuck, that lens flare on that first night photos then it redeemed itself with the selfie. But my god that LG Velvet held its own 🔥

[@MrWorshipMe]

I wish you'd have shown a full screen cropped up versions of those comperative shots (in 1:1 scale) to see how they deal with the details and noise. It's hard to tell them apart when they're so tiny side by side...

[@imola2008]

@TheUnlockr which Is the best iPhone 11 or S20 fe?

[@softviz]

I wonder what camera gear you used for this episode including a mic. Because i like its video quality overall. ♡

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you! Sony A7S3 and Sony ECM-B1M

[@tuantri1634]

the photos goes toe to toe with the flagship ay.

[@Beaves0uk]

Great vid, I'm Looking at this phone for my wife as she doesn't need top spec features and seems like a good buy. My only concern was the camera but it seems relatively on par here with the s20 ultra. And fhd screen is no concern as you can only use 120hz on the s20 ultra when its at fhd. So no loss there. Love the vid, being from the UK its like a mini travel blog. Great to see local hangouts and how life is across the pond 👌

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@aloesfootage2152]

Nice review sir. May ask about your experience on your S20 Fe over the 5G network?

[@UmairKhan-yl7uf]

Love this video and the music was Soo awesome

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@techcassette]

Nice video and the vlogging theme is awesome!♥️ How did the 30x zoom perform in S20 FE? Pls let me know...

[@TheUnlockr]

Thanks, really glad you liked the format 🙏 I didn't use it honestly because I've never had that far of a zoom look good on any samsung. The 10x is probably the furthest I'd use and even that isn't great

[@anoops08]

@@TheUnlockr Thanks for update.

[@luisbispo4139]

Great video. Really liked it. I've the S20 FE and it's really good👍

[@arrivedknight7632]

How well does the s20 fe handle games? Also how long is the battery with just Bluetooth on?

[@morrisskrzynecka611]

Loves this review and vlog. Thank you for the information you gave. I'm from Indonesia.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@philwasi358]

whats the device you did shoot the whole video???

[@1988shyam]

Great locations. Please do show us more. Thank you

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@ammadkhalid2394]

Love the way u do a review. Just watched your first video. Definitely will see more. Subscribe and turning on the bell icon :)

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@seawallbreeze9616]

You didn't mention if you were using it on 120hz, that has a lot to do with batt life

[@obidean3964]

Most reviewers actually prefer 120Hz plus it's the default setting out of the box

[@TheUnlockr]

I used 120hz as it was default. Sorry for not mentioning that!

[@efechief2659]

The truth is most people can't tell the difference but egos are at stake so I'll keep that thought to myself.

[@vishalmenon4595]

@@efechief2659 dafuq ???? You can definitely tell the difference between 60 and 120 Hertz....

[@Jan-rn3vj]

@@efechief2659 yeah nah dude, that's just wrong. There is a huge difference between 60 and 120Hz and I bet at least 90% of people can tell which is which.

[@aldobarzola6116]

Is it the FE with exynos or snapdragon? I'm asking because in my country they are selling for now the 4 g version! Thanks in advance. Wish u well and great vid

[@tristan_andrade]

Let me guess, “first I need coffee”😂😂

[@kramshiron]

Wish Samsung would get rid of smoothing selfie photos. soo unnatural.

[@williamsolis1]

Use night mode for portraits

[@mikldude9376]

Over the years , for selfie pics i`d say for a lot sammy cameras , the selfies where often at best just fairly average , but this year some of sammys selfie cams do seem to have improved a tad , but i agree sammy needs to allow warts and all mode on selfies , on the other hand im old i dont mind a few less wrinkles ;) .

[@TheUnlockr]

I turned off beauty mode 🤷‍♂️

[@SilenMonser]

Is it not as simple as turning off beauty mode? One way or the other, someone's always gonna complain that it's not on automatically while someone else complains they have to turn it off so... just flip the switch.

[@kramshiron]

Minh H it never turns off fully, Samsung always has some smoothing going on. I want photos as they are, warts and all.

[@RichYork]

I like the "vloggy" feel lol never watched before but will subscribe now, that was cool

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@tuckercoffin2164]

Damn. I really love these vloggy videos!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@dougdavis5808]

Hi great video! I have the lg velvet and this was nice to compare it to some of the other phones out there.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!

[@tmark33m]

so what was you overall opinion? I'm mainly trying to compare this phone to the Pixel 5 and the reg S20 (but I love the price) thought?

[@arysgraphics3396]

do you recorded this video with the samsung s20 FE :0 4:54 ?

[@KiavashSafarian]

hi bro. which camera and lens you use for this vlog ?

[@SuuRinn]

@TheUnlockr First and foremost, great video, loved the short clip nature videos and background music. I currently have my eyes set on the FE version myself (4G model to be more specific). I've read some negative reviews regarding the battery consumption. Would you say that's an issue in your case with the daily use of the phone or it holds up well? That's of course if you have it as your daily phone still.

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you! And no the battery performed just as it did in the video and was fine for me. I'm not using it now but I used it for quite a while

[@SuuRinn]

Thank you for the swift reply and the provided information!

[@hojomo]

Superb! No, not the phone, the emerging presentation style - Dave's Tech'nTravels - love it! Real world photos are best comparison, although you did catch me out a bit by substituting iPhone 11 for S20Ultra in bottom right - former I don't have, latter I do, so was keen to see how FE compared - favourably! Hope we get a Part 2 - the Return Trip? 😉

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I want to add more travel and story into these so hopefully you enjoy that in the next ones 🙏

[@simplefranco35]

Your videos are great. Thank you. Battery life impressive. Now comparing the cameras I thought you would use the regular samsung galaxy s20 to see if is worth buying it. Iphone 11 cause the have the same price. But this new format of videos are excellent. Thank you again

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!!

[@maximilianokoweindl8048]

So sad to see Grand Central so empty. Love New York.

[@juliapartem6217]

Hey so which one is better s20 s20 + or s20 fe?

[@dutelatte2154]

What was the main camera used for the shooting of this video?

[@JeffB1961]

i'll be picking up my S20 FE 5G UW from verizon tomorrow . it's only gonna add $18 to my monthly bill ..... it'll be replaceing a pixle 2XL that still works perfectly fine but google decided to not support it already ! :( .... thanks for sharing your experience . take care , jeff

[@heartrem2]

You are so easy to look at bud. Oh great vids.

[@jradplowman]

I feel like there may have been some alcohol consumed at the tail end of that vlog 🍸. New subscriber here, great video, really like the music and the photo comparisons!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you!!

[@jrsmyth9761]

My understanding is the entire S20 line has the stupid flaw of not alerting to new texts if you leave the text thread open, is this true? Is there a fix yet? Seems quite moronic to not alert to new texts in the thread if it is still open.

[@alexsallery]

Is it worth getting a FE with snapdragon over a S20+ on exynos?

[@kitsune4629]

Love the channel. Do you think you could do a video on the LG V60 thinq 5g. Thank you

[@elenaldast9034]

hello, which one is better s20 fe 5g or s10 plus for someone who doesn t play games?

[@cas818028]

What camera are you vlogging on?

[@arysgraphics3396]

What camera you use ?

[@chalayan]

Great review and keep it up!

[@TheUnlockr]

Thank you so much!

[@chalayan]

@@TheUnlockr Keep it up from the other side of the world :)