Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy S10 series after its last release of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ in March 2018. The Samsung Galaxy S10 was launched on the 20th of February 2019. It is still on pre-order for $899 dollars and will be available for purchase on the 8th of March 2019.
The phone comes in the colors of prism black, prism blue, prism green and prism white.
The S10 comes with a 6.1 inch touch screen display and an aspect ratio 19.9 unlike the S9 that is 5.8 inches. It is powered by a 1.99GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 9820 SoC processor. It is water proof and it also features a dynamic AMOLED screen display that is easy on the eyes. It is curved around the edges.
It has a 3.5 mil head phone jack, a USB type C charging slot and a stereo speaker at the bottom. On the right side it has the power button, the SIM Card and SD Card Slot and microphone at the top, and the volume bar on the left.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 runs on the One UI software (Android 9.0) and is powered by a 3,500mAh non-removable battery. It supports wireless charging.
Unlike the Galaxy S9 that has a finger print sensor and a 12 megapixel rear camera at the back, the S10 is powered with an in display finger print at the front and 3 rear cameras- widen lens, ultra widen lens and a telephoto (12 –megapixel f/1.5 aperture primary camera, a second 12 –megapixel f/2.4 aperture and a third 16 –megapixel camera f/2.2 aperture.) The rear camera setup has phase detection autofocus. It sports a 10-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/1.9 aperture. The front camera also features autofocus.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 runs One UI based on Android 9.0 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB). The Samsung Galaxy S10 is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor. The Samsung Galaxy S10 supports face unlock and also supports a 5G network.
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Samsung Galaxy S10 specifications
Samsung Galaxy S10 battery and general information
Release date February 2019
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions 149.90 x 70.40 x 7.80 (mm)
Weight 157.00 (g)
IP rating IP68
Battery capacity 3500 (mAh)
Removable battery No
Fast charging Proprietary
Wireless charging Yes
Colours Prism Black, Prism Blue, Prism Green, Prism White
Samsung Galaxy S10 display
Screen size 6.1
Touchscreen Yes
Aspect ratio 19:9
Samsung Galaxy S10 hardware
Processor 1.9GHz octa-core
Processor make Samsung Exynos 9820 SoC
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
Expandable storage Yes
Expandable storage type microSD
Expandable storage up to 512 GB
Samsung Galaxy S10 camera
Rear camera 12-megapixel (f/1.5) + 12-megapixel (f/2.4) + 16-megapixel (f/2.2)
Rear autofocus Phase detection autofocus
Front camera 10-megapixel (f/1.9)
Front autofocus Yes
Samsung Galaxy S10 software
Operating system Android 9.0
Skin One UI
Samsung Galaxy S10 connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 5.00
NFC Yes
USB Type-C Yes
Headphones 3.5mm
Number of SIMs 2
Active 4G on both SIM cards Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
Samsung Galaxy S10 sensors
Face unlock Yes
Fingerprint sensor Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer Yes