How Old Is The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G And Is It Still A Good Phone Worth Buying? - SlashGear

Although part of Samsung's 2020 flagship lineup, the S20 FE 5G is too old now to be worth buying brand new, especially for the expensive price tag offered by Samsung or some random prepaid carrier/MVNO. It's on sale at Walmart for less than half the price, though, but even then, it's wise to consider more recent phones at that price range. The number one reason to skip buying a brand new S20 FE 5G is it that from a software perspective, it's essentially at the end of its life.

Samsung only committed to three Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates for the S20 FE 5G, along with the rest of the S20 series. Android OS upgrades are exactly that — they upgrade your phone to a shiny new operating system version, equipped with modern features you can't find on older releases. The security updates, on the other hand, are more frequent software updates developed for two purposes: boost the security and fix any bugs. What happens when you don't update your Android phone with OS upgrades and security updates? Your device won't be in its tip-top shape (read: stable and safe from vulnerabilities), and your user experience will likely be affected.

The risky part of buying the S20 FE 5G is that its software support is ending. Since it came with Android 10, Android 13 is its final OS upgrade (already received in late 2022). That said, you can no longer expect to get Android 14 or Android 15 (which is still in development). In terms of the security updates, Samsung still supports the S20 FE 5G as of this writing. However, that will likely end this year when the device's promised four-year security update is up.