Upgrading from Huawei P20 Pro - Recommendations

[Masters2150]

Based on my carrier, and me wanting $0 down, I've picked out these 3, any opinions?

 

Google Pixel 5

Samsung S20 5G

Samsung S20 FE 5G

 

Actually, whats better the S20 or the S20 FE?

[Brok3n But who cares?]

2 minutes ago, Masters2150 said:

Based on my carrier, and me wanting $0 down, I've picked out these 3, any opinions?

 

Google Pixel 5

Samsung S20 5G

Samsung S20 FE 5G

 

Actually, whats better the S20 or the S20 FE?

Technically the s20. All of them are good phones that are good at different things. What are you looking for in a phone? 

[Masters2150]

3 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Technically the s20. All of them are good phones that are good at different things. What are you looking for in a phone? 

Quite honestly my phone is just my daily driver, I don't do much with it, but I guess I'd say gaming. I don't take many photos, but at these price points, is there really that much of a difference?

[Brok3n But who cares?]

Just now, Masters2150 said:

Quite honestly my phone is just my daily driver, I don't do much with it, but I guess I'd say gaming. I don't take many photos, but at these price points, is there really that much of a difference?

Google's pixel 5 is a decent all-rounder that does everything quite well but doesn't really stand out in any particular area. The software [optimization] is quite refined, so even though it has rather meager specs in comparison to it's competition (usually) it still manages to hold it's own. Samsung usually just tries to make spec monsters and push through any barriers they encounter, whether that be with battery life, the detail of their pictures, the performance of their phones, whatever. With the s20/s20 FE you'll still get a generally good experience but it can vary a lot depending on what you're doing- Say taking pictures. In most environments the pictures look great, but sometimes they're just be those few situations where the photos look very meh, or downright terrible. 

[Brok3n But who cares?]

9 minutes ago, Masters2150 said:

Quite honestly my phone is just my daily driver, I don't do much with it, but I guess I'd say gaming. I don't take many photos, but at these price points, is there really that much of a difference?

I'd recommend the google pixel 5 if you just want an all-around good performer. I'd recommend the s20 if you're looking for these things in particular: Better display quality/ a bigger display (higher res, higher refresh, larger, iirc a higher peak brightness, ect.), storage expandability, or possibly a somewhat more powerful chipset (Physically it is, it's a 865 in comparison to a 765g, but google has better optimizations), but this can depend as google will have better optimizations for some tasks in particular, again iirc. 

[Masters2150]

2 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

I'd recommend the google pixel 5 if you just want an all-around good performer. I'd recommend the s20 if you're looking for these things in particular: Better display quality/ a bigger display (higher res, higher refresh, larger, iirc a higher peak brightness, ect.), storage expandability, or possibly a somewhat more powerful chipset, but this can depend as google will have better optimizations for some tasks in particular, again iirc. 

Sounds like I'd like the Samsung more. Personally I was a bit iffy getting something directly from Google *shifty eyes*

 

Watching some videos right now on the differences.

[dizmo]

I got an S20 FE during their Black Friday sale, couldn't ask for anything more. Love the phone. Takes pretty good pictures as well, though I don't really use it for that. The S20 FE gets vastly superior battery life. So. I'd choose it over the S20 for that alone. A dead phone is a useless phone.

[Masters2150]

25 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I got an S20 FE during their Black Friday sale, couldn't ask for anything more. Love the phone. Takes pretty good pictures as well, though I don't really use it for that. The S20 FE gets vastly superior battery life. So. I'd choose it over the S20 for that alone. A dead phone is a useless phone.

I just noticed my carrier has the edge+ on clearance, any thoughts?

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, Masters2150 said:

I just noticed my carrier has the edge+ on clearance, any thoughts?

How much? And who's your carrier? 

[Masters2150]

43 minutes ago, dizmo said:

How much? And who's your carrier? 

$0 down, same as the others. From Fido.ca

[huilun02]

Pixel 5 if you want to overpay for an SD765, or if you like using a naked phone.

 

Else

 

S20 if you are getting a US model

 

And S20 FE 5G if you are not in the US

 

Do NOT buy the non-5G version of the FE

[dizmo]

8 hours ago, Masters2150 said:

$0 down, same as the others. From Fido.ca

It's not a terrible phone, but the sides are pretty curved; I'd probably check out a demo unit to make sure you're fine with that. There's also next to no cases for them, which is why I never really looked into getting one.

 

What are the monthly payments for each? The down payment doesn't really mean much.

 

I'd also take a look around at London Drugs, The Source, etc. They often have promotions. For example, with Koodo LD is giving away $200 gift cards right now.

7 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Pixel 5 if you want to overpay for an SD765, or if you like using a naked phone.

 

Else

 

S20 if you are getting a US model

 

And S20 FE 5G if you are not in the US

 

Do NOT buy the non-5G version of the FE

Why the S20 5G if you're not in the US? It's still a good choice even if you're in the US.

[Commodus]

9 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Pixel 5 if you want to overpay for an SD765, or if you like using a naked phone.

 

Else

 

S20 if you are getting a US model

 

And S20 FE 5G if you are not in the US

 

Do NOT buy the non-5G version of the FE

In Canada, we largely get the same versions of phones as the US. You can't get an LTE version of the S20 FE here, and all Galaxy S phones are Snapdragon-based.

 

Also, I think the Pixel 5 is a great phone, and that you're paying for things beyond the CPU... but most people are also better off with the Pixel 4a 5G unless water resistance and wireless charging are important.

[Masters2150]

2 hours ago, dizmo said:

It's not a terrible phone, but the sides are pretty curved; I'd probably check out a demo unit to make sure you're fine with that. There's also next to no cases for them, which is why I never really looked into getting one.

 

What are the monthly payments for each? The down payment doesn't really mean much.

 

I'd also take a look around at London Drugs, The Source, etc. They often have promotions. For example, with Koodo LD is giving away $200 gift cards right now.

Why the S20 5G if you're not in the US? It's still a good choice even if you're in the US.

 

56 minutes ago, Commodus said:

In Canada, we largely get the same versions of phones as the US. You can't get an LTE version of the S20 FE here, and all Galaxy S phones are Snapdragon-based.

 

Also, I think the Pixel 5 is a great phone, and that you're paying for things beyond the CPU... but most people are also better off with the Pixel 4a 5G unless water resistance and wireless charging are important.

 

 

I ended up going with the Samsung S20 FE 5G. Turns out the normal S20 is on clearance and they're out, and they aren't $0, and the S20 that is $0 is a pre-owned phone.

 

Thanks for all the help guys!

[Chuck Gaulke]

On 2/25/2021 at 6:24 PM, Masters2150 said:

Based on my carrier, and me wanting $0 down, I've picked out these 3, any opinions?

 

Google Pixel 5

Samsung S20 5G

Samsung S20 FE 5G

 

Actually, whats better the S20 or the S20 FE?

Pixel 5.  I don't want to recommend a Samsung phone right now because I don't know if they will keep there promise of 3 years of software support and I won't know until 2023 because the farthest they are going back is the Galaxy S10 series.       

[Commodus]

5 minutes ago, Chuck Gaulke said:

Pixel 5.  I don't want to recommend a Samsung phone right now because I don't know if they will keep there promise of 3 years of software support and I won't know until 2023 because the farthest they are going back is the Galaxy S10 series.       

Might want to catch up and notice that the OP already bought a phone.  I'm sure Samsung will keep its promise, it's just a question of whether updates will arrive in a timely fashion or carry any unwanted hiccups (like slowing the phone down).

[GamerDude]

My Note 10+ (2nd OS update) and my Fold 2 (1st OS update) have been updated to Androud 11. The former would have yet another and final OS update next year with security updates till 2023 I believe.

 

So far, Samsung has been keeping to their promise, but as someone had pointed, it's a question of how quickly or slowly these updates are rolled out.