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Samsung Debuts Galaxy S10 and S10+, Along With Premium S10 5G and Lower-Cost S10e
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I'm not an enormous notch-hater, but I do think on balance I prefer the punch-hole for the front camera(s) - looks cleaner and less intrusive to me.
At an "Unpacked" event in San Francisco, California, Samsung today unveiled its 2019 device lineup, with a range of smartphones that will be competing with Apple's 2018 and 2019 devices.
Samsung's biggest announcement was the impressive Galaxy Fold, that can transform from a 4.6-inch smartphone to a 7.3-inch tablet for $1,980, but Samsung also had a whole line of other smartphones, including the Galaxy S10 and S10+.
Both devices use an "Infinity-O" display with smaller camera cutouts. The 6.1-inch Galaxy S10 has a super small hole punch cutout at the top of the display for the 10-megapixel camera, while the 6.4-inch Galaxy S10+, which has two cameras (8 and 10 megapixels) and an RGB depth sensor for adjusting depth of field, has a slightly larger oval-shaped cutout.
The display maxes out at 1,200 nits of brightness, which beats the iPhone, and it offers 60 million colors at 100 percent accuracy. It supports HDR10+ and cuts down on blue light by 44 percent for more comfortable viewing.
Underneath the display of the S10 and S10+ is an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner for biometric security. Samsung says that because it uses ultrasonic technology, it works well in bright light and in wet conditions. Samsung is using "vault-like security" for more protection.
The new smartphones come in different glass finishes, and there's also a premium ceramic option in black or white.
There's a triple-rear camera system in the S10 smartphones, with a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide 120 degree lens for wider-angle landscape shots. It's able to record video in HDR10+ and features advanced stabilization.
The Galaxy S10 features a 3,400mAh battery, while the S10+ has a 4,100mAh battery. The S10 has 128 and 512GB storage options, as does the S10+, but the S10+ also has a premium tier 1TB storage option.
Samsung's new devices feature a Wireless PowerShare option that lets a Samsung smartphone wirelessly charge another device such as a second Samsung phone or Samsung's upcoming earbuds.
Pricing on the S10 starts at $900, while the S10+ starts at $1,000.
Along with the Galaxy S10 and S10+, Samsung is introducing two other smartphones that are lower and higher-end. The Galaxy S10e, a lower-cost device that sounds like an iPhone XR competitor, features a 5.8-inch display and a $750 price tag. It features just two rear cameras and a 3,100mAh battery.
On the high end, Samsung debuted the Galaxy S10 5G, a smartphone that features a 6.7-inch display, 5G connectivity, and all of the other bells and whistles of the S10 lineup. It features 256GB of storage and a 10-megapixel front-facing camera with a 3D depth sensor, and instead of three rear cameras, it has four: a telephoto, a wide-angle, an ultra wide-angle, and a 3D Depth camera.
Samsung will accept pre-orders for the Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ starting on February 21, with the smartphones set to launch on March 8. The higher-end Galaxy S10 5G will launch in the second quarter of 2019, with pricing not yet announced.
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Can someone explain to me why these phones still have bezels. What’s the point of they hole cut outs to hide the cameras if there are still bezels!
Apple will be doing it on the this years iphone, that already leaked
I hate when Samsung teases me...am i the only one who always say i won't buy a new phone for the year....im just gonna say it and hope it becomes true....Goddd Samsung!!!!! Respectfully bowing................
Smaller bezel you mean. Slightly larger chin, but all round way way smaller on the galaxy s10+. And no notch.
This is horrible. I have never owned an iPhone and currently have an LG V30. I hate phones with a notch but the notch is better then this stupid hole punch. I would never buy a phone with a hole punch screen or notch. How would anyone think this is good? Its not and never will be. End of story.
Screw Face ID. Well done Samsung. If it were not for the OS I’d be sooo done with iPhone.
Face ID works way better than Touch ID, in my personal usage. With the one exception of having to pick up the phone to unlock. That, I agree, is a nuisance.
Oh come on. The complaining of the notch feels more like peer pressure than anything realistic. I've got the XR and the notch is completely unnoticeable in daily use. It really is not a problem like many make it out to be.
These boards are so pro-Samsung it's ridiculous.
If Apple would have released an almost $2000 phone, they would be ridiculed for it with thousands of posts.
This is Apple's direct competition and Apple's current and next devices will be measured against this release... So it's relevant.
Since the iPhone in that picture has an app open, if the image of the S10 had an app open too, it would have a big control bar at the bottom.
How come Apple gets to call the XR an "all screen" display with huge bezels and a massive notch?
Fantastic looking devices
Samsung keep getting better
Samsung keep getting better
Phil Schiller on stage in 2019...
Phil: "it takes so much courage to introduce to you the new iPhone XI. iPHone with the same UI, same battery life, same notch, same cameras, same 5w charger included, same wireless charging speeds, same screen size, same no headphone jack, same bezels, A13 processor that can take 10 trillion pictures a second and give you the same 12mp image but with better colors. All for $1599. Oh, and we have one last thing. Dookie brown color."
Compare this S10 series to any iPhone old and new, it makes apple look like they are stuck in the past - actually not look like but they are.
Phil: "it takes so much courage to introduce to you the new iPhone XI. iPHone with the same UI, same battery life, same notch, same cameras, same 5w charger included, same wireless charging speeds, same screen size, same no headphone jack, same bezels, A13 processor that can take 10 trillion pictures a second and give you the same 12mp image but with better colors. All for $1599. Oh, and we have one last thing. Dookie brown color."
Compare this S10 series to any iPhone old and new, it makes apple look like they are stuck in the past - actually not look like but they are.
Great incremental improvements from the last release.
that statement is subject to personal opinion. I respect that you prefer android over iOS... But I find it very messy, disorganized and crappy in many ways. I prefer the neatness and cleanliness of iOS.... I had Android for a bit on a note 7 and it absolutely drove me nuts..... Sure there are some things it does a lot better than iOS but overall I just couldn't deal with it.
Which can be removed because Android has a lot more customization. Pretty easy to get rid of the nav-bar and go all gesture navigation.
The End of Tim Cook era.I've gotta admit, those curbed Infinity displays are gorgeous.
I'm curious to know Mr. Cook's reaction to theses S10s and the Fold that were released today…
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1) It's not like anyone is forced to use it. It's just an added option that you can use if you want to. I can see how it could come in handy if you want to charge up your wireless earbuds in a pinch.
2) That exact feature is reportedly coming to the next iPhone. Let's see how "impractical and gimmicky" everyone thinks it is once it's on an Apple product.