For the Galaxy S10 Samsung is going ‘beyond’ everything we’ve seen before, with 8nm processors, Infinity-O displays, 5G support and up to six cameras. Here\u2019s everything we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S10, launching in February 2019.<\/b>
\nThe Galaxy S10 will arrive in February 2019, and whereas we’ve previously seen standard and Plus models we could also see a 5G version and an in between model that adopts a similar approach to Apple’s iPhone XR.
Codenamed Beyond 0,1,2 and X, rumours suggest these could be fitting descriptions for the next flagship Galaxy smartphone family. The S10 will be the 10th in the series, and by all accounts it will be revolutionary.
The top model will be the 5G variant, and according to the WSJ it could pack six cameras, with two at the front and four at the rear. For the other models we could see ‘only’ five cameras, with twin selfie cameras and a 16Mp + 13Mp (telephoto) + 12Mp (wide-angle) array at the rear.
All three models will get an in-display fingerprint sensor on the new Infinity-O display, but only the top two will have a pricier ultrasonic version. There’s also likely to be some core hardware bumps, with the 8nm Exynos 9820 or Snapdragon 855 onboard and up to 8GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage possible (as seen in the Note 9).
And there’s a new UI onboard, with Samsung OneUI aiming to make operating a large screen much easier.
Samsung is not expected to deviate from its traditional MWC Unpacked event in 2019. The S10 will likely be announced the day before the show begins, putting its release date at Sunday 24 February 2019. Expect it to go up for preorder immediately, and on sale in mid-March 2019.
The 5G version will come later in the Spring of 2019.
The Galaxy S10 Plus has just been certified in Russia. The certification gives away nothing new, but confirms the phone is indeed imminent.
The company is also said to have begun mass production of its Infinity-O display.
Expect the price to rise from the S9\u2019s \u00a3739 (US$719)\/\u00a3869 ($839) RRP for the standard and Plus models respectively. We could see prices as high as \u00a3799 and \u00a3899.
Of course, there is actually tipped to be three new models arriving in February, sized at 5.8in, 6.2in and 6.44in, plus the 6.7in 5G version, so the larger models will be priced a little higher still.
A concept video from DBS Designing (shown at the top of this page) appears to confuse the Samsung Galaxy X with the Galaxy S10, but judging from the lack of a foldable design it certainly seems to have had the S10 in mind. Although it\u2019s just a concept the video shows a truly striking bezel-less design, with an all-screen front, in-display fingerprint scanner and triple cameras on the rear. These are all rumoured features for the eventual device, so let\u2019s hope this concept is something close to the finished design.
That confusion in the name may have arisen from a Samsung press conference held in February 2018 in which Samsung Mobile President Koh Dong-jin said it will keep the Galaxy name but isn\u2019t entirely sure about the S moniker. Of course, releasing both a Galaxy X and a Galaxy 10 within a month of each other is likely to cause a lot of confusion, especially given that in the case of Apple\u2019s iPhone X the \u2018X\u2019 is pronounced \u2018ten\u2019.
We’ve since learned that the Galaxy S10 will almost certainly feature an Infinity-O display, which has a small hole in the top corner of the front display for the camera.
We spied this Samsung 5G prototype at Qualcomm’s Tech Summit in December 2018. It’s unlikely to be an early Galaxy S10, but it does feature an interesting notch out of the top-right corner of the screen which could hint at what Samsung might adopt in the upcoming phone:
Reliable leaker OnLeaks collaborated with 91Mobiles for a 3D render and video (at the top of this page) that show off the odd cutout camera design. The below picture is what he claims the S10 Plus will look like, with three horizontal rear cameras:
There’s a new interface heading our way, and we’ve already had a look during the Samsung Developer Conference, in which it also gave more details about the upcoming foldable phone which will also run the OneUI software.
One of the features of the new interface is that it can match the colour of the hardware, and the imagery shown during the keynote suggests we could be looking at silver, green, black, blue and red colour options for the Galaxy S10.
The software can also aid one-handed use with large-screen devices by adding larger thumbnails and icons and putting all the controls in the bottom half and leaving the top as a viewing area. There’s also a system-wide night mode.
Well known leakster Ice Universe published an image that allegedly shows the Galaxy S10\u2019s bezel-less display. It\u2019s something we\u2019ve been getting increasingly closer to over the past couple of years, and in Samsung\u2019s new flagship we could finally see a truly bezel-less design.
A later leak (also from Ice Universe) of a Galaxy S10 screen protector shows slimmer bezels than we’ve ever seen on a Galaxy S-series phone before:
The only question that remains is where Samsung intends to put the selfie camera, earpiece and sensors. There\u2019s a chance we could see a pop-up unit that houses all these things, as on the Vivo Apex, and Samsung has also been working on \u2018Sound on Display\u2019 tech that allows the screen glass to emit audio.
However, @evleaks suggests we will see an Infinity-O display, which rather than a notch that is connected to the top screen bezel has a floating selfie camera toward the top left corner of the screen. The image below is a concept from Ben Geskin that shows how this might look.
This is almost certainly a Super AMOLED panel, with the standard S10 expected to measure 5.8in and the Plus model 6.2in. A third model is rumoured at 6.44in. For the 5.8in version at least, we could also see a shorter body thanks to the removal of the top and bottom bezels.
The new Galaxy phone is expected to have a screen-to-body ratio of 93%, which is significantly higher that the S9\u2019s 83.6%.
Ice Universe has suggested it will have a greater than 600ppi pixel density. Given that the Quad-HD+ Galaxy S9 is 570ppi, we may see a move to Ultra-HD\/4K.
It\u2019ll be in the Galaxy S10 Plus that we see for the first time the highly-anticipated ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, a third-gen model made by Qualcomm. T aiwanese companies General Interface Solutions (GIS) and O-Film, which have previously collaborated with Qualcomm or Vivo on ultrasonic fingerprint-scanning tech, have been brought in to help produce the modules at the mass scale required by Samsung.
Originally thought to be a feature reserved for the two premium models, news from Korea suggests the standard Galaxy S10 will also get the feature but it will be a cheaper optical version to keep down costs (still fancy, but not as accurate when your fingers are wet or dirty).
Chosun Biz reports that technical difficulties have meant Samsung has tried and failed to implement FOD (fingerprint on display) tech for the past two years, and has decided not to add it to the Note 9 in favour of the S10 and S10 Plus.
However, TF Securities\u2019 Ming Chi Kuo says that going forward the Note 10 and most of the A series will get the feature. Indeed, Chosun Biz reports that 2019 will be the year the FOD becomes commonplace, with 100 million units shipped, and a further 210 million in 2020.
A patent has been unearthed by Patently Mobile that reveals exactly how this in-display fingerprint scanning tech might work, showing a biometric area in the bottom half of the display. One might assume this will work better than existing designs that require you to place your finger in a specific spot.
Following the success of the triple rear camera arrangement on the Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung is expected to follow a similar format with its S10 – a theory backed by KBI Securities analyst Kim Dong-won, who says the company hopes it will help it to \u201creinvigorate\u201d its business. Extra depth-sensing abilities, optical zoom and increased light sensitivity are expected to headline.
Triple rear cameras are expected to feature in the two larger Galaxy S10 models, with a 16Mp (standard) + 13Mp (telephoto) + 12Mp (wide-angle) setup ( source).
However, there’s now talk that the 5G model, a super-sized 6.7in Galaxy S10, will actually have four lenses at the back.
Less likely is the theory that Samsung will fly the megapixel flag high as a highlight of its latest phone with news that it recently announced the 48Mp Isocell Bright GM1 and 32Mp Isocell Bright GD1, both small enough to be used in smartphones with multiple cameras.
The largest of the three Galaxy S10 models is expected to arrive with two selfie cameras. The spec of these cameras is not known, though we suspect they may be 8Mp and 16Mp in line with the Galaxy A8.
Rumours hailing from Korea suggest Samsung will ditch the iris scanner in favour of a 3D sensing camera in the Galaxy S10. It says with the in-display fingerprint sensor at the front there\u2019s really no need for this kind of tech.
Expect a processor bump in the S10, so we\u2019ll see either Samsung\u2019s 8nm Exynos 9820 chip or the Snapdragon 855 (the upgrade to the 845, which was unveiled by Qualcomm on 4 December), depending where in the world you buy your handset.
Based on the specs of Samsung’s recently announced Exynos chip, the S10 will not only be faster and more energy efficient, with smoother framerates thanks to the integrated Mali G76, but able to support 8K video at 30fps and 4K at 150fps. The ISP can support five lenses, adding weight to the theory there will be a triple-lens rear camera. There’s also an integrated NPU for AI.
In line with this will be faster UFS 3.0 storage, which is twice as fast as UFS 2.0.
Arriving before the launch of 5G the standard Galaxy S10 will not get 5G support, but a version of the phone with 5G is expected to arrive later in the year, according to The Bell .
Samsung has previously been said to have been working on a dedicated 5G phone .
Ice Universe claims: \u00a0\u00bb Samsung will launch 5G in March next year, but only 5G will be opened in few regions of the world. It is reasonable for Samsung not to carry 5G on S10.5G baseband may bring instability and heat. Samsung will release a 5G dedicated mobile phone.\u00a0\u00bb
We know that the Exynos 9820 does not support 5G, maxing out at LTE-A Cat 20, though the Snapdragon 855 variant could add 5G connectivity.
Primarily size, with the Galaxy S10 tipped to retain its 5.8in screen and the S10 Plus a 6.2in. Now there may also be a third model at 6.44in, and a 6.7in 5G version that comes later. This also translates to battery capacity, and in the past we\u2019ve seen a 500mAh difference between the two.
Samsung often provides better camera tech on the Plus model too, so it is probable that the rumoured triple rear camera is reserved for the Plus models while the Galaxy S9 keeps its dual-camera. The dual-selfie camera is also expected to feature on only the 6.44in-screen S10. All three should get ISOCELL Plus tech, which we\u2019ll see first in the Note 9. It allows for increased light sensitivity.
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