Samsung Galaxy S20Lite launch looks imminent — Here's the evidence

Samsung Galaxy S20Lite launch looks imminent — Here's the evidence

It was thought that the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition and Galaxy S20 Lite could be the same phone, but it appears that they are two separate phones and may be available soon.

Twitter leaker @smartvenkat95 found references to the Galaxy S20 Lite on the support pages of the Samsung USA and Samsung Germany websites. MySmartPrice also found references to the Galaxy S20 FE in the Bluetooth SIG certification document.

The Galaxy S20 Lite was mentioned on the Gear 360 app support page, but Samsung appears to have removed it from these pages. However, it is also mentioned on a developer-centric web page detailing Samsung's adaptive performance for cell phones.

In addition to finding the Galaxy S20 FE in Bluetooth SIG documents, My SmartPrice also found the Galaxy S20 FE in Wi-Fi Alliance certification documents. This almost confirms that the Galaxy S20 FE is in development.

Neither listing details the specifications of the Galaxy S20 device. However, we expect both handsets to be lower-spec versions of the current Galaxy S20 handset.

Based on previous rumors, we expect the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 Lite to be powered by a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chip and have 6 or 8 GB of RAM. This would be a slight downgrade from the flagship Galaxy S20, but is expected to retain key features of the S20 series, such as the 120Hz refresh rate display. However, to keep costs down, Samsung may opt for a plastic back instead of glass.

The rear camera of the Galaxy S20 FE remains a mystery, but one leak suggests it could feature a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens and an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. Again, to keep the price down, Samsung is expected to include only two rear cameras on the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S20 Lite.

However, since some features have been cut from the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S20 Lite, we expect Samsung to include a larger battery, such as a 4,500 mAh battery rather than the 4,000 mAh battery in the regular Galaxy S20 We expect that it will.

In short, we expect both models to have only some of the most attractive features of the Galaxy S20 series, such as expandable storage, 100x digital zoom, and a time-of-flight sensor, and nothing extra. The differences between the Galaxy S20 FE and the Galaxy S20 Lite are still unknown.

No word on release date or price, but such listings are usually an indication that a phone is imminent; the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S20 Lite are expected to be a few hundred dollars cheaper than the main Galaxy S20 models due to the expected specs reduction. expected.

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