In a pair of announcements from Verizon and AT&T as well as news from Qualcomm, the 2018 5G Galaxy smartphone was revealed. The plans for this extremely<\/b>
\nIn a pair of announcements from Verizon and AT&T as well as news from Qualcomm, the 2018 5G Galaxy smartphone was revealed. The plans for this extremely important piece of hardware have big implications not just for Samsung, but for Verizon, AT&T, and Qualcomm too. In the course of a day, in several announcements, AT&T revealed their first 5G phone, Verizon their second, and Qualcomm their 5G connectivity tech.
At this point in time, none of the four companies want to call the Galaxy S10 by name. Instead, they\u2019ve skirted around the full name by including the words \u201cSamsung\u201d and \u201cphone\u201d as well as \u201c5G\u201d all over the place \u2013 but no S10. But unless something completely unprecedented occurs, Samsung is sure to choose its most important smartphone to launch on the next major generation in mobile data connectivity in 2019.
Per Verizon, \u201cVerizon is working closely with Samsung (and Qualcomm) to bring a 5G smartphone to market in the first half of 2019.\u201d Per AT&T, \u201cAT&T today announced plans to grow its mobile 5G device lineup with a 5G smartphone from Samsung in the first half of 2019.\u201d
UPDATE: In addition to their already-confirmed Samsung 5G phone in the first half of 2019, AT&T released another announcement just today. This second announcement included the following. \u201cComing on the heels of yesterday\u2019s announcement, we\u2019re pleased to announce we\u2019re working with Samsung to bring another standards-based 5G device to AT&T customers in 2019,\u201d said an AT&T representative. \u201cThis smartphone from Samsung will be able to access both 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz. We expect to offer this device in the second half of 2019.\u201d
It would not be a shock to find the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 sporting 5G right out the gate. Given AT&T only confirms one device here, the same logic stands. If they\u2019re putting 5G on a single device, it\u2019ll quite likely be the device that\u2019s already a hero.
Per Qualcomm: \u201cDuring the event, Justin Denison, senior vice president of mobile product strategy and marketing, Samsung Electronics America, discussed the company\u2019s commitment to 5G, including bringing the first flagship 5G smartphone to the U. S. in the first half of 2019 using the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with the 5G X50 modem.\u201d
At the 2019 Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit this week, a 5G demo unit made by Samsung was shown to partners and press. We got a close look at this device \u2013 and it appears to be exactly what Samsung suggested. That is \u201ca prototype specifically created for this particular demo\u201d and that we \u201cshouldn\u2019t read anything into how it looks, performs, or the hardware decisions that were made.\u201d
Above and below you\u2019ll see this device up close. Notice the sharpness of the corners \u2013 similar to that of a Galaxy Note 9. Notice too the relative flatness of the display. That might well be somewhere along the lines of the \u201cflat\u201d design we\u2019re expecting for the Galaxy S10 Lite.
In fact I wouldn\u2019t be shocked to find that this was a Galaxy S10 5G in the body of a Galaxy S10 Lite, with some modifications to hide the \u201ctrue\u201d form of the phone. The elongated notch is absurdly large \u2013 well into the \u201cthere\u2019s no good reason for this\u201d range. The rest of the phone also indicates near-final design \u2013 why include a Bixby button for a 5G data connectivity demo device?
Now, about that release date. There won\u2019t be just ONE release date when it comes to Samsung Galaxy S10 and friends. Instead, we\u2019ll most likely see several phones revealed all at once, all at the annual Samsung Unpacked event that\u2019ll quite likely take place on February 24th, 2019.
That places the event on the night before the show floor opens at Mobile World Congress 2019, putting said event at the same point in time it\u2019s happened over the past half-decade. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is quite likely set to appear on the 24th of February in multiple configurations, then we\u2019ll see the Galaxy S10 family\u2019s first release on March 6th \u2013 or thereabouts.
The first launch will probably include the basic Galaxy S10 family of phones. This includes the Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Lite, and Galaxy S10 Plus. We\u2019re not certain on the names of these products yet, but you get the picture \u2013 have a peek at this Galaxy S10 supplier details article to learn more about what\u2019ll make the Galaxy S10 Lite tick.
The Galaxy S10 Lite and the other two models will support 4G LTE data connectivity right out the box. Once Verizon and\/or AT&T are ready to launch their 5G network to a requisite number of cities across the USA, the 5G Samsung Galaxy S10 codename \u201cBeyond X\u201d will launch.<\/p>\n