Samsung Galaxy S20
Shares rank 38 of 46 smartphones by recommenders
Recommended for its high-spec hardware, smooth performance, long-lasting battery and cheap used price.
5 people recommended Samsung Galaxy S20 in Hacker News comments and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 3
The record
Recommended in 3 of 12 months
In 5 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 5 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 20% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
Other smartphones people recommend
The four most recommended other smartphones, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone | 438 | 190 | 789 | 36% | 12 | 7 yrs97 people | — |
| Fairphone | 110 | 42 | 94 | 54% | 12 | 3 yrs14 people | — |
| iPhone 13 mini | 105 | 32 | 44 | 70% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Apple iPhone Pro | 90 | 45 | 138 | 39% | 12 | 4 yrs24 people | — |
| Samsung Galaxy S20This page | 5 | 0 | 3 | 63% | 3 | — | — |
Also compared with iPhone SE, Jolla Phone, Nokia N900 and Apple iPhone 12 mini.
What people said
7 of the 9 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“is ewaste because of the locked bootloader and now permanently vulnerable kernel”
“the battery is still fine after 5 years”
“Both are fine, do not require a Samsung account, etc.”
“That's 12GiB of RAM, 128GiB of storage, a 3200x1440p@120Hz screen and 5G connectivity built in.”
“it still runs more smoothly than the newer iPhone”
“had a great search feature that would find any text in any picture”
“I used a Galaxy S20 that a friend gave me for the last 2 years and I was so done with it.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.