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’s everything we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S10, launching in February 2019.
The 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’s £739 (US$719)/£869 ($839) RRP for the standard and Plus models respectively. We could see prices as high as £799 and £899.
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’s 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’s 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’t 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’s iPhone X the ‘X’ is pronounced ‘ten’.
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.
