The 10th gen Galaxy series sees further segmentation. The Galaxy S-series sits in the premium performance tier and has been traditionally occupied by two
The 10th gen Galaxy series sees further segmentation. The Galaxy S-series sits in the premium performance tier and has been traditionally occupied by two products differentiated by their display size. With the Galaxy S10s, Samsung is slicing the segment into four products. Ordered from the cheapest to the most expensive, they’re the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and the elusive Galaxy S10 5G.
Samsung skipped the notch and jumped straight to an all-screen display. The top and sides have almost no bezel, and the base only has a narrow chin. As per traditional Galaxy design, the glass slightly curves at the edge.
Without a notch or bezel, the front camera is tucked away in punch holes on the top right corner. The Galaxy S10e and S10 have one front camera, while the Galaxy S10+ has two.
Samsung’s displays have always been excellent and the new Galaxy S10s are no exception. It has vivid colors and can be very bright. Samsung also claims that its new display reduces blue light by 40 per cent without sacrificing color accuracy or using night mode. When placed next to my Google Pixel 3 XL, the Galaxy S10’s color temperature in white scenes definitely feels warmer. I’ll reserve further opinion after more testing in the full review.
All the latest Galaxy S10 phones feature system on chips (SoC) built on 7nm transistors. While the names of the SoC have yet to be disclosed, they’re likely the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 for the North American versions and the Samsung Exynos 9820 for other countries. With the Galaxy S10s, Samsung pushes the maximum RAM capacity to 12GB and storage to 1TB. Their new flash storage uses the UFS 3.0 protocol, which lends it a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 2.9GB.
The Bixby button is still there, unfortunately. The upside is that Samsung is allowing some modification of the button’s function. Users can choose for an app to be launched when the button is either single pressed or double pressed.
