Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S20 5G makes two unexpected compromises - Android

Of course, there was nothing stopping you from buying in a US unlocked variant and activate that on Verizon, but unlike and , the "standard" S20 lacks mmWave 5G technology. And because just so happens to be based exclusively on that type of spectrum, not everyone was willing to make the compromise and settle for 4G LTE speeds across the nation.