SAMSUNG GALAXY UNPACKED

Like every year, Samsung had a crowd of numerous journalists, analysts and people from the tech industry to their annual event which is most popularly known as ‘Samsung Unpacked’. Samsung Unpacked is the event where Samsung unveils its latest flagship devices. The 2020 Samsung Unpacked saw the unveiling of Samsung’s S20 series and also the Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung has announced the prices as well as started pre-booking of the phones while we are still waiting for the official launch to happen, here in India. So before these devices see the light here in India, let us see what is in store for us with the new Galaxy S20 series.

- Mrinmoy choudhury

Samsung Galaxy S20 Series

While 2018 saw the S9 nomenclature, 2019 was the year of the S10. in 2020, Samsung has taken a jump and started the series as the Galaxy S20 which seems to do justice to the newly unveiled smartphones. With the start of another decade, Samsung has unfolded its sleeves to present us the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and the Galaxy S20 Ultra. The S20 is the entry gate of this series while the S20 Ultra is the mighty one which is not only bigger but also sports a completely new camera setup at the rear. The S20 comes with a 6.2-inch display, the S20+ display stands at 6.7-inch while the S20 Ultra stands at 6.9-inch for its display size. All three phones support 120Hz of refresh rate, which only runs at Full HD resolution. Moreover, all the models come with 5G support but it has to be seen what the India specific devices will end up having.

Moving on, the camera department is where the S20 series shines. The Galaxy S20 comes with triple rear cameras - 12 MP ultrawide, 12-MP wide-angle and a 64-MP f/2.0 telephoto sensor. The S20+ comes with an additional DepthVision sensor along with the trio from the S20. The S20 Ultra is endowed with a whopping 108-MP wide-angle sensor with an f/3.5 lens, 48-MP telephoto sensor, 12-MP ultra-wide and DepthVision camera. While the S20 and S20 + come with 10-MP selfie cameras, the S20 Ultra gets a 40-MP front snapper. Moreover, the S20 and S20+ support up to 30x digital zoom and the S20 Ultra bumps it up to 100x. Crazy Eh?

Under the hood, the S20 series runs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC or the Exynos 990 paired with up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. The India specific variants are expected to be running the Exynos 990. The prices for the Galaxy S20 series start from Rs.66,999 for the S20, Rs. 73,999 for the S20+ and Rs. 92,999 respectively.