Samsung Malaysia Reduces Galaxy S20 FE 5G Price To RM 2999

With the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Series earlier this year, one may expect that the models from its successor can be obtained at a lower price point. That is indeed the case with the Galaxy S20 FE 5G which was originally released in Malaysia in October last year.

The phone arrival in our market was received with quite a fanfare as it was the only Qualcomm Snapdragon-based Galaxy S20 model that was released in Malaysia while the rest of its sibling were equipped with the Exynos processor. Powered by Snapdragon 865, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G also features a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Full HD display with 120Hz refresh rate.

Samsung has also equipped the phone with a 12MP main camera alongside another 12MP ultra-wide camera as well as an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom capabilities. On the front, there is also a 32MP selfie camera.

In addition to having 8GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage, completing its general specifications is a 4500mAh battery that supports fast wired and wireless charging with a power rating of up to 25W and 15W respectively. The Galaxy S20 FE 5G is also able to deliver reverse wireless charging output up to 4.5W.

When it was released in Malaysia five months ago, the phone command a price tag of RM 3,399 but now you can obtain it for RM 400 off at RM 2,999. Alternatively, you can also choose to get the LTE variant of Galaxy S20 FE which has also received a price cut from RM 2,699 to RM 2,299 but still couldn’t beat the rather odd RM 2,099 deal back in January.

Samsung Releases One UI 3.1 Update For Galaxy S20 FE; Pulls It Not Long After

Samsung released the One UI 3.1 system – which debuted along with the Galaxy S21 series – for its Galaxy S20 FE smartphone in European regions, according to SamMobile. The website later reported that the company had pulled back the update a few days after, and it is no longer available for users through OTA (over the air) or Smart Switch.

The company has not revealed any official statement on the matter at this time, but it is believed that this may be related to new issues introduced by the firmware update. According to several discussions on Reddit, users have reported that One UI 3.1  for the Galaxy S20 FE has caused performance issues, faster battery drainage, buggy SMS notifications, as well as missing certain features. Keep in mind that these may also be isolated issues as not many users have reported facing similar instances.

Based on the firmware update’s documentation, One UI 3.1 introduces several new additions to the Galaxy S20 FE such as Google Discover integration on the home screen, Google Home device controls in quick settings, cross-app video call effects, and many others. However, Reddit users noted that not all of the new features introduced by the firmware update along with the Galaxy S21 – such as Director’s View mode for the camera app – are ported over to the FE.

Other than that, the new update also promised various improvements to the smartphone’s performance and battery usage, which ironically isn’t the case as pointed out earlier. It is not known when Samsung is planning to re-release a fixed version of the update, and the same can be said for its expected rollout to other regions including Malaysia.

Besides the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, the company has globally rolled out One UI 3.1 to its Galaxy Tab S7 series. However, much like for the FE, the update’s expected local availability for the tablet has not been made known at this time.