Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, 128GB, Cloud Navy - Unlocked (Renewed)

I've bought two of these now from this seller, and I've never had any problems with them. I trust this seller and will buy from them again. Which is important, because refurbishers can be hit or miss. That said, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G is a great phone. It really holds up well against new modern phones. The storage is solid, 128 GB will take you far. You can also add an SD card if you wanted more. The phone feels new. The screen works great, bright like new. Straightforward set up, these unlocked phones are the best. Truly a solid purchase, I highly recomend.

Apparently there has been some issues depending On what seller you get. The phone I got was immaculate on the outside with no visible defects. The phone itself seems fast and efficient. The screen had no defects and seems like it’s brand new. I haven’t had it long so I can’t say much on the battery life. But I will update the review if it’s just trash but with an older phone and it being refurbished I don’t expect it to be the absolute best. The camera works and is what you would expect. Not as good as my iPhone but definitely an upgrade from the old android my son use to have. I also haven’t set it up to the network yet. So I’ll update on that once it’s done. All around it’s a good deal for the money.

Edit: This is officially the worst phone I've had in my 20 some years of having phones. If I dare to let the battery drain completely, it's a toss up on if it will charge again at all. Have tried multiple different cords and bricks, no luck. The screen continues to crack and splinter. I'll likely be on the market for a replacement in less than a year. (I never go through phones this fast, the phone I was using before this was a Samsung S8 active. It's honestly in better shape than this one.) Original: The phone is fine, does it's job. I'm not a heavy user. Calls, texts, simple browsing. It still seems to want to be a Verizon phone - I'll have to figure out how to handle that on my own. For now, my voicemail is finicky and the phone is constantly downloading nonsense apps without my input. (So many games!) I'm no stranger to buying refurbished unlocked phones. I've been doing it for years, this is the first time I've gotten a bit burned on it. It could have been prevented, though. If you're looking to buy, be very picky about the condition the phone comes in and immediately request a refund. Before I ever started the phone up, I noticed a small crack in the top of the screen and excess glue around the bezel. I figured it was fine, I'd ignore that and go on. Chalked it up to the cost of getting a refurbished phone. Don't do that. I should have immediately contacted the seller (PDI Mobile) at that point. Since then, the screen has cracked considerably despite having not dropped it. It went into my pocket, uncracked, and came out of my pocket cracked. I had a simple protective cover on it. I have never in my life cracked a phone screen. I assume the cheapest screen available was used to replace the original. It's a good way to cut the costs down. Despite ignoring the first issues, I was well within Amazon's return window at that point and the seller refused. I contacted Amazon customer support, they escalated it to the seller, and the seller again refused. Currently rocking the phone with a piece of scotch tape on the screen so the glass doesn't splinter off into my finger. Classy! So, be picky. And maybe steer clear of phones sold by PDI Mobile.

BOTTOM LINE/LONG STORY SHORT The phone is fairly priced, in good enough condition, works on T-Mobile, and has the features I wanted for my next phone. Buying refurbished products comes with some compromises (older devices, a little wear), but has saved me money, and is less bad for the environment. ********************************************************************************************************************* Review after 1 week of use. Coming from a 5 year old LG G6. PACKAGING/FIRST IMPRESSIONS First off, the phone boots up with an AT&T logo, and has AT&T software on the phone. That said, the device recognized my T-Mobile sim card and works with phone/messaging/mobile data.* The phone arrived very fast, with a generic non-Samsung power brick and cable; I generally avoid using cheap included power accessories. CONDITION The device had some light scuff marks on the sides, and a few surface scratches on the screen, but these don't show up when the screen is turned on, and the scuffs will be covered up by a case. Most importantly the back camera glass is free from scratches. I'd say it's closer to good condition than excellent, but good enough considering it's a previously owned 3 year old device. FEATURES The main reasons for buying a new phone for me were: 1. Better battery life: really good, probably lasting a little over 2 days** (50-ish hours) with fairly heavy use (YouTube several hours/day, +25 tabs open, taking +10 photos a day, using sticky notes for ideas, etc.). I will update this estimate if it is noticeably worse or better after a couple weeks of use. 2. Newer OS: my old phone uses Android 9.0, while this phone gets Android 13 (and maybe 14). The improvements around privacy/restricting background apps, battery life optimization, newer/better security, and ability to use newer apps are all things I can appreciate if not always notice. 3. Better hardware: This phone has a larger sensor main camera and a 3x zoom lens, a larger hard drive (128gb vs 32gb), a brighter/larger/higher contrast OLED screen vs an LCD, a 35% bigger battery, top and bottom speakers for stereo listening, a faster CPU/GPU and more ram, and newer Bluetooth, WiFi, and 5g included. So yeah, quite a few improvements over 5 years! OVERALL IMPRESSIONS The Samsung S20 FE 5G delivers all the features I wanted in my next phone. It does this despite being a 3 year old model, with newer phones not really adding anything I needed. This coupled with choosing the renewed option means this phone at this price is a bargain. For me the few scuffs and having to uninstall bloatware weren't a deal breaker, but my expectations weren't high and these tradeoffs are worth considering before buying. NOTES * My guess is the refurbishing company buys used phones locked to various carriers, then unlocks them as part of the renew/refurbishing process before selling them. Long story short, the phone works, which is all that matters. All of the AT&T software is bloatware/not needed, and some won't even work with T-Mobile. I removed all of it, as well as some Google and Samsung bloatware, with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which requires a little work and an hour or so of your time. Since I tend to use phones for 5ish years, it's worth it but this may not be for everyone. To be fair, a T-mobile device would likely also include T-mobile, along with the standard Google, and Samsung bloatware, so I don't count this as a negative. **I spent a couple hours really optimizing the phone for maximum battery life. I uninstalled all the bloatware, restricted background data, have background apps go to sleep, disabled automatic app updates, turn off NFC/GPS location/Bluetooth/mobile data when not in use, disabled wireless and fast charging, and have power saving and adaptive battery settings turned on. The Device Care app is pretty good, and the newer versions of Android allow more control over how much apps can run in the background and consumer power. For me the effort it was worth it, but I don't know to what extent these changes improved battery life.

I first purchased this phone back in 2022, from a seller called Edge Cellular for about $280. I used it up until May 2025 when it died to water damage (my fault). It was perfect. You get almost all the features of the flagship androids for less than a quarter of the price. Great storage capacity, cameras, processing speed, everything just worked out. After my first one was dead and I needed a new phone fast, I came back to the listing. $151? Almost half the original price? Awesome! I bought it with my next paycheck. What a massive blunder. It was shipped by a different company called XIBER WIRELESS. Came with a cheap USB-C charger cable that takes 3 hours to charge fully as opposed to mine that takes half that, the the charger block they sent overheats insanely fast. Now for the phone itself, compared to the last one it had: Reduced wifi/cellular data/bluetooth range, reduced touch screen accuracy, ghost inputs (registered taps where I was not pressing), ignored inputs (not registering my actual taps), a weird bug when turning the screen on that made it flash green for a half second, reduced camera quality, lower speaker quality, a worse microphone, and I'm sure more that I haven't noticed or discovered. It feels like they gutted an S20 FE and replaced all the internals with cheap chinese parts, then sold the original parts for profit. Or maybe XIBER WIRELESS fished this thing out of the Pacific. It was listed as (Renewed - Exceptional) but it is MUCH WORSE in EVERY WAY than the same product from a different seller. I will be returning this piece of garbage to XIBER WIRELESS and i will be buying the same phone again from specifically EDGE CELLULAR whom I trust whole-heartedly as they can deliver a quality product at a fair price. I rate Edge Cellular a 5/5. I rate XIBER WIRELESS a 2/5.

I started getting notices from Sprint/TMobile that I needed to upgrade my phone to a 5G compatible phone by the end of the year. I went to the store and even though I had not upgraded my phone in 4 years there was no offers/discounts ( days of subsidizing phones really are dead but dang ). There was absolutely zero offers. Even the basic Samsung A32 was no longer offered as a free phone. I am not cheap but I am simply not willing to pay $800+ for a phone that will be outclassed in a few months. Started looking on Amazon for refurbished phone and the seller Last Of The Loot had the S20 FE for $400. Having read reviews from other buyers I knew was still rolling the die with complaints about scuff marks ( Not from that seller in particular but from refurb phone in general. I can accept cosmetic stuff since a refurb just means it functions to spec and blemishes to the case are something you can expect ), the phone being reported as stolen, the previous owner still owned money so it could not be unlocked, cracked screens, etc. I got this phone and when I opened the box it looked like it had never been used. Screen and case were pristine. It came with the owner's manual and a 15W charger. I know some people complain about that but this phone charges pretty fast and has pretty good power management so unless you are watching 4K videos all day or treating it as a portable game console the charge rate is really good IMHO. I don't have a wireless charger but am looking into it now. Phone is quite responsive in all aspects and the screen is simply gorgeous to watch videos on. Sound on the two speakers ( one at the top facing towards you and another at the bottom facing down ) is simply phenomenal. I had an HTC One when back in the day and I thought that sounded good. The difference in sound quality, volume and range of frequencies you can hear in the highs, mids and lows is like comparing $20 radio to surround sound. I have not delved into all the options in detail but I love the face unlock and fingerprint unlock options to secure your phone. Can't say too much about the camera yet since I have never been much of a picture taker but what I have seen so far it will definitely satisfy the average joe. Have used this phone as my daily driver for about 2 months now and have no had any issues whatsoever. I know that if you read some reviews and compare it to the S21 to upcoming S22 or S21 FE it will be another huge jump in performance and features but this looks like it will keep me chugging along for the next several years. If you want a newer phone but are on a budget or like me, you just find $1000+ for a phone to be ludicrous, this is good combination of price and performance.

Bought this phone almost a year ago (Jan. 16th, 2025). Came in great condition and worked great. Then last week all of a sudden the screen will randomly not work, or you touch one side of the keyboard and letter/numbers/symbols from the opposite side keep appearing, then it will scroll or randomly click in and out of things. Today the touch screen stopped working all together and since I have a lock on the phone after restarting I am unable to swipe up to get into phone. I have never had a phone stop working after 11mos. Unable to fix and points to a hardware issue.

Works as expected