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If you've used any recent Samsung phone, you won't find much that's new or different here. Unfortunately, another thing that hasn't changed is Samsung's eagerness to put ads everywhere. From the moment we first booted this phone, we were confronted by them.
The entire lock screen is now an ad — Samsung has integrated an app called Glance that shows a different photo or promotional item each time you wake this phone from sleep. Not only are the captions distracting, but they displace useful notifications. In just the first few hours of using this phone we saw repeated clickbait messages to drive traffic to websites or apps.
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Sometimes we were prompted to vote in polls about cricketers or consumer product brands. Some of them were just flat out ads. If we had bought this phone, we'd be extremely aggravated by this level of intrusiveness, and we really think Samsung needs to dial back its monetisation efforts. Besides that, we also got the usual barrage of notification spam from the My Galaxy app and some of the other preloaded apps.
No matter how many useful extra features a manufacturer's custom UI has, this is the kind of thing that makes us long for stock Android. L-R Spammy notifications from the My Galaxy app; advertisement on the lock screen; customisation options for the Glance app. We didn't have any trouble using the Samsung Galaxy M20 for day-to-day tasks. Apps and light games ran without any trouble, and we multitasked quite heavily too.
There was only the slightest hint of lag in the UI on rare occasions, but not enough for us to worry about. Face recognition took about a second to work sometimes, which was annoying, but the fingerprint sensor was very quick. The screen is bright and crisp, with good viewing angles.
We did feel the upper rear of this phone get a bit warm while gaming, which is not ideal. Samsung's UI has also adapted well enough to the notch. Single-handed use was a bit difficult, owing to how large the phone is, and adjusting our grip was sometimes awkward because of its weight. We were curious to see how the new Exynos SoC does in benchmarks, and it delivered good enough performance for this segment. Our AnTuTu score was , which is in the neighbourhood of what Qualcomm's Snapdragon or Snapdragon can achieve.
Geekbench gave us 1, for single-core performance and 4, for multi-core performance. Graphics scores were disappointing, with GFXbench's T-rex scene running at only 22fps and the Manhattan 3.
Battery life in everyday use was extraordinarily good. We started our day unplugging the phone at around 8am, and used it as usual, with a bit of photography and a few short gaming sessions, and still had about 60 percent left in the evening. We were able to stretch till the middle of the next day without having to charge. However, our HD video loop test ran for only 12 hours, 53 minutes which was relatively disappointing, and other phones in this price class do better with smaller batteries.
The camera app is easy to use and well laid out. Most options and modes are within easy reach, and it's always nice to be able to begin recording video with a single tap.
We found that the camera was quick to lock focus and there didn't seem to be much shutter lag. There's a selector for the two cameras right above the shutter button, but it's easy to forget which camera is selected. The app remembers what you were using last, so it doesn't default back to the primary camera each time it's opened. You can enable a movable floating shutter button from the Settings, which could be useful. There are several stickers to choose from, including some that scale to faces automatically, and you can buy more through the Galaxy Apps store.
The Pro mode is lacking in options — you can control only the metering, exposure compensation, ISO, and white balance. Samsung Mall integration lets you take photos of objects to search for similar ones across multiple online stores, and in our experience the results were pretty good but not very specific. One noteworthy quirk is that the Live Focus mode only works on faces. You can't use it to get a depth effect on shots of ordinary objects, like you can on virtually every other phone.
There's a beautification mode but no AI enhancement, which is something that other brands, especially Honor, are using to differentiate themselves. Photo quality was fairly disappointing. We didn't see the kind of detail and sharpness that we're used to from phones in the sub-Rs.
Shots taken in the daytime were looked good on the phone's own screen, but a closer inspection showed that textures weren't very realistic and finer details were lost. On the positive side, all shots were all in focus and colours were fairly vibrant. Article Edit. Learn why people trust wikiHow. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has also been viewed 49, times. Learn more Activating Android Device Manager.
Related Articles. Method 1 of Go to the Settings app. Tap on the gear icon of the Settings app in the apps drawer to access it. You can also pull down the notification window and tap on the gear icon to directly open the Settings app. Access the Security menu. Add or create a Samsung account. The option will redirect you to the Samsung account page. Here you can either sign in with your existing Samsung account credentials or create a new Samsung account.
The switch will now turn green, which is a sign that the Find My Mobile service is active. Track your device. If you lose your Samsung Galaxy device, you can visit the Samsung website and track the location of your device at findmymobile. Tap Power saving. If you turn on wireless networks, your mobile phone can find your approximate position using the network. This is useful if you don't have a GPS satellite fix.
Tap GPS only. If you turn on satellite-based GPS, your mobile phone can find your exact position. Satellite-based GPS requires a clear view of the sky. Tap the Return key. Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.