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Samsung Galaxy S20 shipments are way way down compared to Galaxy S10
June 01, 2025
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series hasn’t enjoyedthe best receptioncompared to last year’s devices, and new research has revealed the sales gap between the most popular models in each family.
South Korean outletThe Elecreported that the most popularGalaxy S20model (the S20 Plus) shipped 3.5 million units in Q1 2020, citing Omdia figures. Meanwhile, the most popularGalaxy S10series device (the standard S10) sold 5.2 million units a year earlier.
In other words, Omdia says the most popular Galaxy S20 device saw shipments drop 32.6% compared to the top Galaxy S10 phone a year ago.
Furthermore, the tracking firm says the Galaxy S20 series shipped 8.3 million units in Q1 2020, while the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus totaled 10.3 million units in Q1 2019. This figure doesn’t include theGalaxy S10eeither, so the actual gap in shipments is even higher.
There are several potential reasons for the drop, with theCOVID-19 pandemicmostly responsible for the biggest smartphone shipment drop in history. And Samsung was undoubtedly affected by this situation.
The Korean brand didn’t help itself by launching the phones at a starting price of $1,000, compared to the Galaxy S10 range’s starting price of $749 (for theS10e). Interestingly enough, anAndroid Authoritypoll found that 70% of readers simply thoughtthe phones were too expensive.
Samsung isn’t the only brand offering more expensive flagships, as several other companies are doing the same. You can check out our flagship-related coverage in the list below.
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