Announced This indicates the month and year that the manufacture announced a given smartphone. Some phones phone are announced and released within a short period of time while sometimes it takes several months for certain phones to be officially launched after the announcement. | February, 2020 |
Status Is this phone available in Kenya? Available means you can get it at various smartphone shops in the country. Coming soon means you will have to wait a little bit. Products marked as discontinued are those that are no longer available in local shops. We check several online and offline shops before marking products as discontinued to ensure that it’s really not available. | Available |
Dimensions | 162 x 74 x 7.8 mm |
Weight | 188 g |
Protection |
Gorilla Glass 6 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
Colors | Various |
2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network | LTE (unspecified) |
SIM How many SIM cards can be used in a given phone at the same time? Well, most phones today support the use of two SIM cards. Others will only allow you to use one SIM card. This allows you to enjoy offers from Safaricom, Telkom, and others. You should also check whether a given device has a dedicated SIM card slot or if its hybrid. Hybrid means that the second SIM and the Micro SD share the same slot. With such a handset. You will have to choose between a second SIM and memory expansion via a micro SD. | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display Type There are many different types of display panels used in today’s phones. The displays you will find in modern smartphones include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), In-Plane Switching Liquid Crystal Display (IPS-LCD), Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) and Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED). IPS LCD displays are common in high-end and mid-range phones because they offer good color reproductions and have superior viewing angles. AMOLED displays consume less power compared to LCD displays and have very good contrast ratio. They are highly visible in areas with low light. | Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio |
Display Colors | 16M colors |
Pixel Density | 524 ppi |
FM Radio If you would like to listen to your favorite FM stations without an internet connection, choose a phone with FM radio support. Most high-end phones don’t have this feature. | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
Alert Types | Vibration, ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
3.5mm Jack |
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Dolby Atmos sound Tuned by AKG |
Rear |
12 MP, (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, (ultrawide), AF, Super Steady video |
Rear Camera Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Video | 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
Selfie | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF |
Selfie Camera Features | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
OS Are you looking for a phone powered by Google’s Android OS or Apple’s iOS? | Android 10.0 |
User Interface | One UI 2 |
Chipset A chipset is basically an integrated circuit that brings together all the components of a computer on one chip. It also commonly referred to as the System on Chip (SoC). The chipset on a phone consists of the processor (CPU), memory controller, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), modem and a few other controllers. They are all built-in this one chip, referred to as the chipset. Common chipsets installed in phones today include Qualcomm Snapdragon, MediaTek, Exynos (by Samsung) and Kirin (by Huawei). |
Exynos 990 - Global Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 - USA |
CPU CPU is a circuit that executes computer programs. Your phone’s CPU is in charge of executing your apps. One of the main characteristics of the CPU is its clock rate. It is usually measured in Gigahertz (GHz). This is an important feature to look at when comparing phones with the same processor generation and family. The type of CPU on your phone has a big effect on your smartphone’s performance and user experience. | Octa-core |
RAM This is where apps along with their data reside while running. It is used by both the operating system and installed apps. RAM is very fast. It is temporary storage that loses all its data when the phone is switched off. | 12 GB |
Internal Storage | 128 GB |
Card Slot | microSDXC |
Sensors Today’s handsets have multiple sensors. Budget phones may lack some sensors. Some may not have a fingerprints scanner, gyroscope, compass, etc. make sure the phone you want to buy has all the sensors you need. | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+ |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Wi-fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
Wi-fi Hotspot | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
NFC |
GPRS | |
EDGE | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps |
Placement Phone batteries are either removable or non-removable. Non-removable means that you can’t remove the battery without the help of a specialist without causing some sort of damage. Most of today’s phones have removable batteries. There are few smartphones with removable batteries. The key advantage of phones with removable batteries is the fact that you can replace a battery with a new one when it depreciates without the help of a specialist. | Non-removable |
Battery Type | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
Capacity | 4500 mAh |
Fast Charging Fast Charging Does it comes with a fast charging adapter? |
Fast battery charging 45W: 100% in 74 min USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. |
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W |
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is an Android device that comes with a 6.7 Inches Dynamic AMOLED display with 16M colors and a resolution of 1440 by 3200 pixels. The Galaxy S20 Plus is equipped with Exynos 990 CPU paired with 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB onboard storage space. This phone features a Quad-lens camera at the back with a 12 MP lens, a 64 MP lens, a 12 MP lens and TOF 3D camera. The front camera is 10 MP. It is fueled by a 4500mAh Li-Po battery.