48 hours with the Samsung Galaxy S20+
Getting a new phone is always exciting. There’s nothing more satisfying than taking a phone out of the box for the first time and peeling off the protective plastic film from the screen and carefully examining the glass on the front and back of the phone before getting my greasy fingerprints smudges all over it.
I picked up the Samsung Galaxy S20+ from Best Buy over the weekend and have started my typical review routine. The process typically includes camera comparisons with other flagship devices, some benchmarking and speed tests to get a better feel for its performance and a deep dive into the software to see there’s anything truly useful in all the bloat that manufacturers add on top of Android.
While that whole process typically takes 5-7 days, I thought I’d share my experience with the phone after owning it for two days. This isn’t a comprehensive review by any means; simply a few initial thoughts worth considering if you’re planning to buy the phone before our full review comes out.
We all know that performance on a new flagship smartphone will always be better with every new generation. The Snapdragon 865 chipset is spectacular, but the new 120Hz refresh rate of the display takes things to a whole new level. Since getting the phone, I’ve probably put in at least 10 hours of mobile gaming. The experience has been flawless.
I have no clue how much better the Galaxy S20+ over last year’s S10+ (I have not run the benchmarks yet), but the overall experience is much more enjoyable. The added RAM definitely makes a difference when it comes to multi-tasking, but there’s a good chance that Samsung has simply tweaked the RAM management a bit, simply to keep more apps in memory.