Samsung’s 2020 flagships are less than a month away from release, but a major live leak has revealed pertinent details about the upcoming smartphone series, courtesy of leakster, Max Winebach.
The XDA Developers personality shared Sunday, images of a device with “Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G” branding on its boot screen. These images all but confirm that Samsung plans to shift its naming sequence for the Galaxy S line. While we previously expected a one-digit increment jump to the Galaxy S11, the devices will likely now be named in increments of 10. This means future devices still may be the Galaxy S30, S40, S50 and so on.
The leak includes front and rear live images of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G, in addition to a mock-up image. With these images, we have pretty damning confirmation about a quad-camera set up for this model in the Galaxy S20 series, as well as a centered hole punch design for the front camera. Winebach says the Galaxy S20+ will be noticeably larger than the Galaxy S10+, which itself isn’t exactly a slight device. Other shared details include a Geekbench benchmark for the Galaxy S20+ 5G, which the leakster notes isn’t exactly the most accurate indicator of speed or processing power, especially for a device that has yet to be released. However, the benchmark does list Android 10 as the device’s operating system.
Winebach also detailed in a separate Tweet that we may see up to five Galaxy S20 models release, including two Plus models, three 5G models, and a new “Ultra” model. The line up is especially interesting because it just screams expensive. Samsung’s priciest (flat) model to date is the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, which sells for $1,300.
One thing that stands out is that there is no “e” model among this device lineup, which could indicate a slightly cheaper version of the flagship family. This could mean Samsung may market the S20 line similarly to how it did the Note 10 line, where the standard Galaxy Note 10 featured less impressive specs and the Galaxy Note 10+ and Note 10+ 5G were not only pricier but more powerful and impressive in terms of hardware. There is no word on what differentiates the Ultra model from the other devices.
With such a large device family slated to release, many of the previously circulating rumors are even harder to pinpoint. A basic consensus should agree that the devices may feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chip across the devices, with the X55 modem powering 5G. In certain markets, the devices may run the Samsung Exynos 990 chip. Other long-rumored specs include a 108-megapixel main camera lens and a 5,000-mAh battery, likely for some of the beefier models.
Samsung recently confirmed it will announce its new Galaxy on February 11 in San Fransisco. The devices should then later be on display during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
