Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition benchmarks just leaked — we have bad news

Samsung Milky way S20 Fan Edition benchmarks just leaked — nosotros have bad news

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Samsung'south Galaxy S20 Fan Edition may have only appeared on a pop benchmarking tool, revealing some cardinal internal specs — and a notable downgrade over the standard Galaxy S20.

MyFixGuide (via TechRadar) found a telephone on the Geekbench results browser for a phone with the ID "SM-G780F." That matches Samsung's style of naming its telephone models, but it doesn't match up with whatsoever existing handsets.

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The device used for this test is an Exynos 990 bit, which has also been used in S20 series and Note 20 serial handsets internationally. While nigh countries around the earth get Exynos-powered Samsung flagships, the U.S., China and S Korea instead get Snapdragon versions, due to Samsung'due south long-standing deal with Qualcomm.

Therefore, this benchmark points to U.S. versions of the S20 Fan Edition getting at least a Snapdragon 865 processor like the Milky way S20 range, as has been previously rumored.

However there will be a smaller amount of RAM than the original S20 models. Those had 12GB RAM, while this benchmark shows a device with only 8GB RAM. The device runs on Android ten, though we'd look it to get Android xi when the Os releases this fall.

The lower RAM capacity, combined with the generally less powerful Exynos bit, could explain why at that place is a performance deficit betwixt the Fan Edition and standard Milky way S20. Our Galaxy S20 managed a Geekbench 5 multicore score of 3,147, while the results here show only ii,716. The Fan Edition also falls a bit short of the iii,251 we got from the iPhone 11's A13 processor, but beats cheaper flagships like the Snapdragon 730G-powered Pixel 4a (one,647).

That should nevertheless exist more than enough power for most users, particularly those who are interested in saving money by getting what will most likely be a reasonably priced flagship at around $750.

Other rumored features for this entry-level flagship include an AMOLED display with center punch-pigsty camera notch, a 120Hz refresh rate and a 4,500 mAh battery. 3 cameras will grace the telephone'due south back: a combo of 12MP main, 12MP ultrawide and 8MP telephoto sensors.

In that location will likewise be a pick of red, white, green and orange colour options. The Fan Edition has been rumored to release as shortly as October, which could make information technology a compelling culling to the iPhone 12 this fall.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, sound and whatever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'due south also written for WIRED U.K., The Annals and Creative Bloq. When non at work, he'due south likely thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.