Samsung Phone | An Overview
If you want to buy a new Samsung cell phone, you are faced with the question of which Samsung Galaxy or possibly another Samsung smartphone is best for you. In our Samsung guide we would like to give you orientation so that you can find the Samsung mobile phone that meets your expectations.
Samsung cell phone comparison
Samsung has now launched a wide variety of different cell phones. If you want to buy a Samsung mobile phone, you have the choice between buying a high-end, middle-class or entry-level device. The upper class includes, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone or the predecessor Samsung Galaxy S10.
In addition to the S20 models, there are other current Samsung phones and also current Samsung phablets that belong to the upper class, as the following list shows:
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S20 + 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S20 +
- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S20
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G
Some of the Samsung Galaxy Note10 smartphone or phablet from 2019 can still be bought in stores. The same applies to the Samsung Galaxy S10 mobile phone, although the lite versions of both the Note Phablet and the S10 series are more of a mid-range mobile phone.
The following Samsung phones are in the middle class:
- Samsung Galaxy A51
- Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A71
- Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite
If you are looking for an entry-level Samsung cell phone, you can choose from the following Samsung smartphones:
- Samsung Galaxy A41
- Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Samsung Galaxy XCover 4s
- Samsung Galaxy M31
- Samsung Galaxy M21
- Samsung Galaxy A30s
- Samsung Galaxy A20e
- Samsung Galaxy A10
- Samsung Galaxy A40
If you want to buy a Samsung cell phone cheaply, you should keep an eye on the Black Friday offers in November 2020. Check out our Black Friday Cell Phone Deals Guide find out where you can get a cheap Samsung cell phone.
Does the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G smartphone come standard?
Switzerland is one of the pioneers when it comes to expanding the 5G network. The question of which Samsung cell phone has 5G connectivity is all the more interesting for Swiss consumers.
Whether the smartphone has Samsung Galaxy S20 5G or not depends on the model variant. The S20 series consists of the S20 Ultra, S20 +, S20 FE and S20 models. On Samsung’s Swiss website, almost all models are available in a 5G version and in a version without a 5G modem. Only the S20 Ultra cannot be found on the Samsung website in the model variant without 5G. Nevertheless, from a global perspective, there is also a version of the S20 Ultra without 5G, but this slimmed-down model is not advertised by Samsung in Switzerland, but only in other countries – for example in India.
Is there a Samsung Galaxy S11 smartphone?
When Samsung presented the successor to the Galaxy S10 in 2019, many were confused. Because one could actually have expected that the new Samsung cell phone would be called Galaxy S11. But instead, Samsung introduced a new way of counting and simply called the S10 successor S20. Are you wondering why S20 and not S11 is the new model name?
The iPhone comparison of previous Apple smartphones also shows that the counting method had already changed in the past. The iPhone 8 was not followed by the iPhone 9, as would have been expected, but directly by the iPhone X, where X is the Roman numeral for 10. And Huawei had been counting in increments of ten in its P series since 2018. The Huawei P10 was not followed by the P11, but by the P20, which was then followed by the P30 and now the P40.
You could also say that Samsung is very trendy with its counting in increments of ten. It remains to be seen whether the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S20, the launch of which is expected in 2021, will be called the Samsung Galaxy S21 or the Samsung Galaxy S30. Continuing the counting method in steps of one would make sense, because the respective model name would then match the year of release for a new Samsung cell phone from the Galaxy S series.
The new folding phone from Samsung
The folding mobile phone Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 is actually more of a foldable phablet in view of its size when unfolded. When opened, the device measures 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm. When folded, the dimensions are 159.2 x 68.0 x 13.8-16.8 mm. The screen diagonal of the opened main display measures 7.6 “. The front display still measures 6.2”. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 is 5G compatible and offers the dual SIM function (NanoSIM and eSIM). In addition, a fingerprint sensor is installed and a triple main camera with a 12-megapixel wide-angle, 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle and 12-megapixel telephoto lens. The front camera has a resolution of 10 megapixels. If you want to buy the Samsung folding cell phone, you have to put around 2000 Swiss francs on the table.
With the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung has also launched a folding smartphone that, when opened, is a considerable size at 167.3 x 73.6 x 6.9-7.2 mm. When folded, its dimensions are 87.4 x 73.6 x 15.4-17.3 mm. The new flip phone from Samsung has a weight of 183 g. There is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G with 5G connectivity, and there is a version of this Samsung smartphone without 5G, but with which an LTE connection can be established. Both versions have a 12-megapixel double main camera with a wide-angle and an ultra-wide-angle lens. The resolution of the front camera is 10 megapixels. In addition, both clamshell phone models are dual SIM phones, with which a NanoSIM and an eSIM can be used.
Locate Samsung phone
If you want to locate your Samsung cell phone, you can use the “Samsung Dive” or “Find My Mobile” location function on compatible Galaxy models. However, you must have registered the Samsung smartphone beforehand using the location function, which requires a set up Samsung account.
The location of the smartphone via “Find My Mobile” even works if the device is not connected to the Internet, as long as it is not switched off and the “Offline Finding” function has been activated. You can also use the “Find My Mobile” website to remotely control your smartphone, block Samsung Pay access on the lost device and upload a backup copy of your data to the cloud. With a call function, devices in the vicinity will sound the ringtone at maximum volume for one minute so that you can hear where the device is.
