Samsung M20 and M10 going on sale in the country, Redmi Note 7 India launch teasers, Oppo K1 India launch, Moto G7-Series unveiling, new Nokia smartphone variants arriving, and WhatsApp detailing its India election efforts were amongst the top highlights of the week in the world of personal technology. The first Galaxy M-Series offerings — the Samsung M20[1] and Samsung M10[2] and — went on sale for the first time[3] this week. After the units available in the first sale sold out[4], the company announced a second sale on Thursday. The next Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 sale will be held on Tuesday, February 12. The Samsung M20 also received its first second software update[5] just ahead of retail availability. Finally, in the last bit of Samsung Galaxy M-Series news, the India-first smartphones are set to launch in Indonesia[6] on Valentine's Day.
To recall, the Samsung Galaxy M20 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.5 UX. It sports a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) Infinity-V Display along with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Samsung M20 is powered by Exynos 7904 SoC, paired with 3GB and 4GB RAM options and Mali-G71 MP2 GPU. For the imaging needs, there is a dual rear camera setup along with a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide secondary sensor. An 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture is available with the Galaxy M20.
Additionally, the Samsung M20 has 32GB and 64GB of onboard storage options, both of which are expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB), with 3GB and 4GB of RAM respectively. There is a fingerprint sensor at the back, and the phone also comes with a face unlock feature. Besides,...