As reported by Android Headlines, the official name of the smartphone is the Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete Edition.

It comes with a "Mirror Gold" finish and the Olympic rings on the back, and also features some added content to the standard Galaxy S20+ 5G.

This is not the first time Samsung has made a special edition phone in honour of the Olympics.

When the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games were held in the company's home of South Korea, an athlete-only version of the Galaxy Note8 was designed.

The special edition of the Galaxy S20+ 5G was announced in addition to three Galaxy S20 handsets – Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra.

All those devices support 5G in the United States, and their pricing starts at $999 (£771/€916).

The unveiling of the handsets comes around four months after Samsung decided to rework its marketing strategy for Tokyo 2020 amid a prolonged trade dispute between South Korea and Japan.

Samsung are part of the International Olympic Committee's The Olympic Partner (TOP) Programme, which constitutes the very highest level of Olympic sponsorship.

But Tokyo 2020 has created some uneasiness for the company, especially because it is the only South Korean firm among the 13 TOP partners.

Last October, Korea Bizwire reported Samsung's plans to remove the company name from all advertisements for the Olympics, and change it for product branding instead.

Ever since Japan’s export restrictions against South Korea left the two nations in a stand-off, Samsung has not been able to benefit substantially from sponsoring the Olympics.