Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite launch looks imminent — here's the proof

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While it was thought that the Samsung Milky way S20 Fan Edition and Milky way S20 Lite could be the same telephone, both appear to be dissever handsets and could launch soon.

Twitter leaker @smartvenkat95 spotted references on the support pages of Samsung U.S. and Samsung Germany websites that chronicle to the Galaxy S20 Lite. And MySmartPrice found a mention of the Galaxy S20 FE on a Bluetooth SIG certification certificate.

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The Galaxy S20 Lite was mentioned in the back up pages for the Gear 360 app, though Samsung appears to have scrubbed it from those pages. But information technology'south also mentioned on a developer-centric web page detailing Samsung's Adaptive Operation for its phones.

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Forth with spotting the Milky way S20 FE on a Bluetooth SIG document, My SmartPrice also found the phone mentioned on the Wi-Fi Alliance certification documents. That pretty much confirmed that the Galaxy S20 Fe is in the works.

Neither of the listings detail much about the specs of either Galaxy S20 handset. Merely we're expecting both devices to exist lower-specced takes on the current Milky way S20 phones.

From the rumors and then far, nosotros predict the Galaxy S20 FE and the S20 Lite to come up with a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chip, and 6GB or 8GB or RAM. This will be a slight downgrade on the flagship Galaxy S20 devices, but we all the same expect information technology will keep the S20 series' chief features such equally a 120Hz refresh-rate display. Simply to keep costs down, Samsung might opt for a plastic rather than glass back; we've seen it practice this with the Galaxy Note 20.

Rear cameras for the Milky way S20 Fe remain a mystery, though one leak suggested it could come with a 12MP ultra-wide angle lens and an 8MP telephoto lens with a 3x optical zoom. Once more, to proceed prices down nosotros could expect Samsung to only give the Milky way S20 Iron and the Milky way S20 Lite two rear cameras.

However, with some features cutting from the Milky way S20 FE and Galaxy S20 Calorie-free, nosotros're hoping Samsung will give them a bigger battery, say a 4,500 mAh cell over the 4,000 mAh bombardment establish in the regular Galaxy S20.

In short, we're expecting both the phones to have some of the nearly appealing features of the Galaxy S20 range simply without a whole lot of extras, such as expandable storage, 100x digital zoom and a time-of-flight sensor. What the differences between the Milky way S20 Iron and Galaxy S20 Lite will exist remains unclear.

At that place'south no word on release date or pricing, Simply such listings are commonly an indication that the phones are imminent. And given the predicted reduced specs, we expect the Galaxy S20 FE and Milky way S20 Calorie-free to be a adept few hundred dollars cheaper than the main Galaxy S20 phones.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom'southward Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion articles. He often writes most gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's besides got an interest in cars. When not at his desk Roland can be found wandering around London, frequently with a await of marvel on his face.