Samsung Galaxy S20 FE goes from 'nearly dead' to full in an hour, but you might not be a 'Fan' of some of the shortcuts Samsung hasn't made many "Fan Edition" phones. When it has, the rationale was always borne out of necessity. The first (and, until recently, only) device to carry the "FE" name was a Korea-only version of the Note 7, minus the exploding batteries that made an otherwise excellent phone an unmitigated commercial disaster. And …
I never like glass backed phones, they are weaker and you have to put them in a plastic case anyway, so why not just make them out of polycarbonate? It feels good, is less slippery than glass and is harder to break. (i.e. glass is more likely to fall out of your hand and it is more likely to break if it falls out of your hand.)
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Glass is stiffer than polycarbonate. Male a plastic back too thin and it will deform, risking strain on internal components.
Not that it matters in a good case, though. And I suspect that it is the more budget conscious buyers who will want to protect their investment.
Indeed, the flat screen of the S20 FE allows glass screen protectors to be used more easily than on the curved edged screens that Galaxy S Phones usually sport.
I think the cost cutting design choices that Samsung have made here are the correct ones.
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