Samsung - Galaxy S20+ 5G Enabled 128GB - Cloud Blue (Verizon)

it's "OK" coming from Galaxy S7 guy. Camera 7, it is enough to see a subject at day and night. 2x, 4x, 6x zoom aren't that big of a deal. It depends if you prefer warm or cool pictures, i usually set my features to a warmer picture settings. Speed 10, activating some developer options helps alot, less animation is quicker. Display 10, I use 120hz FHD+. The difference in 60 to 120 is quite obvious when you are used to seeing 60h. The adjustable brightness of the product is impressive, i don't recommend turning it to max. Size 8, Sadly, phones are getting bigger. And i am so comfortable with my S7 5inches display. Battery 8, For a longer phone, i was expecting longer battery life. Using 120hz will drain the battery of your phone. 12 hours of usage. 4 hours of videcall using BLUETOOTH wireless earphone 4 hours of web browsing 4 hours of youtube [2hrs], samsung music [2hrs] using speakers. NOTE: i use 1/3 brightness, dark mode, wallpaper is black. 0.5x animation scale, reduce animations is turned off.

I couldn't be happier with my new phone! The Samsung Galaxy S20+ has been a joy to use thus far. I bought it from Best Buy because they had the gorgeous exclusive Aura Blue! It's the most beautiful phone I have ever had, and really catches the eye. The 120 Hertz refresh rate is incredible! Such a game changer, and much easier on the eyes. I upgraded from my Lilac Purple Samsung Galaxy S9+, and I haven't regretted it for 1 second (and I loved that phone). You can't go wrong with the Samsung Galaxy S20+, I recommend it 110%!!!

I took some photographs included the natural image and X 300 zoom image. That is an amazing camera function. The recognition of face image for security is great and fast except at low luminary. I think this smart phone is excellent. I appreciate the best buy's good deal.

This Camera?\/Phone will take me more that a year to learn all of its capabilities. It is just plain FUN to use.

I am glad that I decided to purchase. Great product.

The S20+ is the "middle" child of the S20 family. Bigger than the standard S20, it is a very large phone, but is smaller than the gargantuan S20 Ultra. Moving up gets you a larger screen from the standard S20 as well as a time of flight sensor added to the camera array, along with a bigger battery. You get the extra size vs the regular S20 but a better pixel density than the larger Ultra. The camera array, which, other than the ToF sensor, is the same as the S20. The 12MP wide angle camera, which I think is the real winner of the three, is common across all three S20 models. The main shooter is a 12MP, with a "zoom" camera which uses a 64MP sensor cropped down to achieve a 3x zoom equivalent. You can also use the 64MP without cropping, which the software will occasionally suggest in certain circumstances. Video options include up to 8K video, but since it's only 24p, it's not terribly useful for anything with a lot of movement. Far better is to drop down to the 4K options with higher frames per second. Also of note, I don't believe the 8K video is an option for recording to the SD card. Samsung touts its "single take" mode, which fires all the cameras to create a series of photos and short videos, but I've hardly used it. Overall, while it lacks the overall eye-popping specs of the Ultra, most professional reviewers have not found a huge gap between the S20/20+ and Ultra, and like I said, what I find the best camera of the 3 (the wide), is common on all of them. And with 128GB of storage standard, and the ability to add more via microSD card, there is ample place to store all of your pics (and apps and music, etc.) The screen is phenomenal, very bright and with tremendous color capability. While you have to cut resolution to go into 120Hz mode and lose some battery life, you'll never go back to 60Hz mode. It's buttery smooth and looks just amazing. While Samsung has touted its cameras this generation, in all honesty the screen is probably the most superlative aspect of the phone. The combination of size, brightness, refresh rate, and color make this the most appealing phone display I have ever used. Battery life, with a 4500mAh battery, is solid. The included rapid charger is indeed very quick. I get a full day of use out of a full charge. Wireless charging, albeit slower, is also supported. The Snapdragon 865 processor, coupled with fast storage and 12GB of RAM, has everything humming along nicely. It's really fast, as a flagship phone should be. I have been pleasantly surprised with the speed of updates. While only the Pixel line approaches Apple's speed and regularity of updates, I have received 3 different updates since late May, and I am pleased to find that I am on the current Android security patch. I hadn't used a Samsung phone in a long time--back to the S3. I'd used LG and Google Pixel in the interim. My return to the Galaxy line has so far been a good one--very pleased with this device across the board.

Full disclosure: I don't care for camera specs so it won't be mentioned in this review. Originally I tried to go with the S20 UW from Verizon, much to my dismay, that particular locked model from them didn't come with a MicroSD slot and only 8GB of RAM. Regardless, I was impressed with the new models Samsung released so I decided immediately to return the S20 and take a step up to the S20+ to get the fully specced phone I wanted. Fortunately, Verizon did not take any hardware shortcuts with the S20+ (a MicroSD slot AND 12GB of RAM were included). Included in the box is Samsung's proprietary Super Fast Charger, capable of delivering 25W of charging power to the phone; A USB C to C charging and data cable (I suspect a Gen 3.1); and USB C headphones from AKG (Samsung has gone the same way as Apple unfortunately). Being an avid gamer (frames win games) I absolutely love the high refresh rate of the screen even if its impractical for normal use. The punch hole camera is a bit annoying but I tend to not notice it during normal use. Wireless charging doesn't overheat the device like my note used to (at 7.5W for overnight charging). I never understood why the back of the phone needed to be glass as well. The finger print scanner on the front of the screen works maybe half of the time on the first try, but facial recognition is by far a better choice when it works. Also the speaker for phone calls and its underside speaker finally play in stereo AND the phone comes with Dolby Atmos with the push of a button. An important note I discovered about 25W charging: Third party USB-PD 3.0 chargers do not have the Amperage required to charge the S20 line at 25W, I noticed mine only charged at 22W on third party chargers from Anker and Aukey. If you have been waiting for a true upgrade since the Galaxy 8 line, this should be your first consideration.

I upgraded from my 3-year-old Galaxy S7 back in April, and I'm still in LOVE with the Galaxy S20+ 5G! The Cosmic Gray finish I chose is a glossy finish, which is cool, and at 6.7", the screen is a nice size, yet is still a reasonable size to fit into my pocket. The camera takes awesome pictures (which is one of the main reasons why I considered this phone, because I take pictures for my job, and need a great camera). It even has AI (Artificial Intelligence) built in to make sure you take the best-quality pictures. The battery lasts most of the day even when connected to Wi-Fi. I haven't had a chance to try out the included AKG earbuds yet, but I'm sure they sound great, and I was impressed by the cloth-covered cords on the earbuds, which is a sign of quality. I thought Fast Charging on my old GS7 was great, but Superfast Charging is even better (I can go from 45% battery to fully charged (100%) in about an hour, which is something that took about 1.5 hours on my old GS7 with Fast Charging. The only downside I've experienced is that both ends of the included charge/sync cable are USBC (even the side of the cable that plugs into the included wall charger), so I had to order a separate USB-To-USBC cable from Best Buy to plug into my Mac to sync and charge my GS20+ 5G. This phone is a HUGE improvement over older Galaxy phones (I've been a Galaxy owner for almost a decade, and this is my fourth one), especially if you have an older Galaxy like I did. Verizon 5G isn't available in my area yet, but I can't wait until it is to try it out! However, the Advanced 4G LTE is still pretty fast when I'm not connected to my home's Wi-Fi network (it may even be faster than my home's Wi-Fi network!). Samsung has really hit a home run with the Galaxy S20+ 5G!