Lower mid-range · 2019

Samsung Galaxy M20

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.3″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

7904 3 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

13 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy M20 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.3″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.3"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Exynos 7904 (14 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Mali-G71 MP2

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

109,452

GeekBench

4,160

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP2

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4 RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A73 1.8 GHz + 6x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/1.9 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

1.12µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

103:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Dolby Atmos

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 4/64GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

186 g · 8.8 mm

Height

156.4 mm

Width

74.5 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

186 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

109k vs 816k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.3″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

109k vs 390k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 150 g

Full comparison

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