14 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 72
Design
No matter which S20 you buy, you’re getting a
gorgeous phone, with extremely slim bezels, a
stunning screen, and a striking camera array. Samsung
isn’t straying too far from its tried-and-tested formula,
but the S20 definitely has a character all its own.
However, while anyone will be able to pick the S
out of a line-up of S10’s, there isn’t too much of a size
difference between the new phone and the old ones:
S20: 151.7x69.1x7.9mm
S20+: 161.9x73.7x7.8mm
S10: 149.9x70.4x7.8mm
S10+: 157.6x74.1x7.8mm
Samsung has taken a page from Google’s and
Apple’s book for the S20’s rear camera array, opting
for a big rectangular camera bump rather than the
S10’s horizontal array. With a trio of cameras inside,
it’s a good deal deeper than the one on both the Pixel
4 and iPhone 11 (but not as gigantic as the Ultra).
While the rear camera will get all of the attention,
the front camera has changed too. Samsung has
corrected the S10’s biggest blunder – the off-centre
selfie cam – by centring the hole and reducing
the size beyond even what the Note 10 brings.
Consequently, the Plus model loses its second front
lens, and we’re that much further away from 3D facial
unlock (which requires an IR camera, flood illuminator,
and a dot projector). It’s a small price to pay for sweet
sweet symmetry. However, you can look all you want,
