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The usual “tenth galaxy” is good. But the top-end Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus with a large 6.4-inch screen is even better. The new product became the most technically advanced flagship of spring 2019 and the star of the international exhibition MWC 2019, although it was presented on February 20.

The key features of the Galaxy S10 Plus became known back in the fall thanks to several major leaks. From them we learned that the smartphone has finally received ultrasound scanner fingerprint, triple main camera and built-in storage based on UFS 3.0 flash memory with increased speed of reading and writing data.

There were also some small regrets. For example, support for fifth generation networks is provided by only one modification of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 5G, which will not be sold in all countries. Also, the new product does not use high-speed LPDDR5 RAM, since manufacturers mobile chipsets its implementation was delayed.

But the new “ten plus” will delight its owners with the latest version of Android 9.0 Pie “out of the box” with the One UI shell, a dual selfie camera with phase detection autofocus, a high-capacity 4100 mAh battery, as well as the presence of the top-end modification Galaxy S10 Plus 12 Gb of RAM + 1 Tb Flash.

At the same time, unlike most competitors, the Galaxy S10+ retains such useful options, as the ability to install cards MicroSD memory and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Blindly imitating Apple, many smartphone manufacturers abandoned them. But not everything they come up with in Cupertino is worth copying.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus release date

Playing ahead, Samsung postponed the presentation of the Galaxy S10 Plus and other modifications of the “ten” to February 20. The new products were presented during the special Galaxy UNPACKED 2019 event, which took place in San Francisco. The start took place at 11 am (10 pm Moscow time)

It is worth noting that initially the announcement of the Galaxy S10E, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus was expected a little later - on the “zero” day of the exhibition, which took place in Barcelona from February 25 to 28. Of course, all three flagships also arrived there, and you could touch them “live” at the company’s stand.

Exhibition pavilion Mobile World Congress, guest registration

The opportunity to pre-order appeared immediately after the announcement of the Galaxy S10 Plus. Application deadlines vary by country. So, in Russia, retail sales are launched on March 8. Accordingly, those wishing to receive as a gift wireless headphones Galaxy Buds are due by this date.

Price issue

The cost of Samsung's flagships has been rising over the past three years, so you'll have to pay quite a lot of money for the new Galaxy S10 Plus. In Russia, the price of a basic modification of a smartphone with 6 Gb random access memory and 128 Gb built-in, will be as much as 76,990 rubles.

For comparison, last year the cost of the Galaxy S9 Plus at the start of retail sales was 69,990 rubles. Thus new flagship will cost 7000 rubles (slightly more than $100). However, if you compare prices pegged to the dollar exchange rate, the increase in price is not so significant:

  • Dollar exchange rate as of February 25, 2018 - 56.7608 rubles/dollar
  • Dollar exchange rate as of February 19, 2019 - 66.0532 rubles/dollar

The total fall in the ruble exchange rate was approximately 16.37%, and the price of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus in dollar terms increased only by 10%. So the Koreans are still acting quite humanely towards Russia. Read more about the cost of the “tenth galaxy” at Russian market We recommend reading in.

A separate point is the price list for the top modification of the Galaxy S10 Plus in a ceramic case, which has 12 Gb of RAM and a built-in flash drive with a capacity of a whole terabyte. It is officially sold in Russia for 124,990 rubles, that is, almost the cost of a used car.

Design and ergonomics

Compared to previous years, Samsung has significantly revised its views on what a modern flagship should look like. Moreover, the company has already been repeatedly reproached for its conservative approach, which is inappropriate for a market leader. And yet the Koreans took the criticism into account.

Firstly, the Galaxy S10 Plus and its “brothers” have become truly frameless smartphones. Of course, Samsung could not copy the notorious “unibrow” Apple iPhone X. Moreover, it was decided to abandon the small teardrop-shaped cutout for the front camera.

Instead, a small hole was made in the upper right corner of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus for the camera. This solution really looks like an original one and will clearly become an example to follow. How convenient this is remains to be seen in practice.

Secondly, as noted at the very beginning, the Galaxy S10 Plus has a fingerprint scanner built right into the screen. Samsung was very slow in developing this solution. They had been waiting for him, in fact, for two whole years. However, it has finally come to life, which is good news.

Otherwise, the S10 looks similar to its predecessors: curved edge edges, a back cover made of impact-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 6, four mechanical buttons (one for power, two for volume and one for start voice assistant), the top location of the tray for SIM cards and MicroSD, the bottom location of the connector USB Type-C, 3.5 mm jack and main speaker.

The range of colors of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus was compared to its predecessor. In total, there are seven options available in the world, two of which (more expensive) also have ceramic back cover. Only five colors are available in Russia and the CIS countries.

Features Overview

Iron

Traditionally, Samsung releases flagships based on both mobile processors own development of the Exynos line, and uses finished products from Qualcomm. In the case of the Galaxy S10 Plus, these turned out to be Exynos 9820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855).

The Exynos 9820 central processor has an interesting three-cluster architecture, which has not previously been seen in Samsung chipsets:

  • First cluster: 2 x Mongoose M4 Custom Core @ 2.80 GHz
  • Second cluster: 2 x ARM Cortex-A75 @ 2.00 GHz (?)
  • Third cluster: 4 x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.80 GHz (?)

Due to this distribution of computing cores, it is possible to achieve an optimal balance between performance and energy saving. True, as tests have shown, the Exynos 9820 is inferior to the Snapdragon 855 in overall performance. Apparently due to the not-so-modern ARM Cortex-A75 cores.

It is possible that the reason for this lies in a completely different - 8 nanometer technological process. For comparison, Qualcomm is releasing the Snapdragon 855 at the new 7nm. And the thinner the process, the higher the productivity. In any case, Samsung has something to work on.

The Snapdragon 855 itself is also a rather curious chip. So, its processor cores are distributed as follows:

  • 1 x Kryo 485 @ 2.84 GHz
  • 3 x Kryo 485 @ 2.42 GHz
  • 4 x Kryo 485 @ 1.80 GHz

Unlike Samsung, Qualcomm has all eight cores with custom Kryo 485, which allows it to achieve maximum speed calculations, if it is possible to use them simultaneously. The Adreno 640 graphics accelerator copes well with any gaming applications, although Exynos is a little ahead in synthetic tests.

Note that when promoting Exynos 9820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, the main emphasis is on hardware acceleration of calculations related to machine learning. In general, the topic of artificial intelligence is now in trend, although in practice the performance of the CPU and GPU is still much more important.

As already noted, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus did not receive support for the new LPDDR5 RAM. The transition to it will apparently happen only in 2020. And now you'll have to be content with overclocked LPDDR4x with clock frequency 2133 MHz.

Galaxy S10 Plus is available in three modifications, differing in the amount of RAM and built-in storage:

  • 6 Gb RAM + 128 Gb Flash
  • 8 Gb RAM + 512 Gb Flash
  • 12 Gb RAM + 1 Tb Flash (Premium Edition)

In all cases, the new fast UFS 3.0 memory is used, and the ability to install MicroSD memory cards is also retained. The maximum supported volume of the latter is 512 Gb. Dual-SIM modifications of the Galaxy S10 Plus have a hybrid slot, so if you want to install both a memory card and a pair of SIM cards, you will have to.

Display

About some characteristics Samsung screen The Galaxy S10 Plus has already been mentioned above. The Koreans increased the diagonal by 0.2 inches, and changed the aspect ratio to 9 to 19. Thus, the resolution was 1440 × 3040 pixels (Wide QHD+). Of course, without taking into account the hole for the front camera.

You can’t even guess the type of matrix - this is just such a favorite by Samsung AMOLED, but new version Dynamic. On this moment this technology is gaining more and more popularity, and even Apple itself is giving up IPS and Retina Display, ordering display modules from the South Korean giant.

Among other parameters of the Galaxy S10 Plus screen: curved edge edges, which have been a characteristic attribute of Samsung flagships since 2015, shock-resistant strained glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and a built-in ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (more on that later).

The display on the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus proudly bears the brand name Infinity O Display ("infinity screen"), which indicates that the curved edges give the impression that it extends somewhere into infinity. And the letter O - for the presence of a hole.

Communications

mobile connection

As the main feature of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, support for fifth generation networks was expected. However, only one modification of the smartphone will be compatible with 5G, and it will not be available in all countries. The reasons are clear: the implementation of the new standard will take a lot of time.

In the case of flagship versions based on Snapdragon 855, work with 5G networks is provided by the Qualcomm X50 modem, in the case of versions on Exynos - Samsung’s own development. Basically top Galaxy version The S10 Plus is quite suitable for the role of a “growth” smartphone, so support for the fifth generation is relevant for it.

But even in the case of 4G networks, the new Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is significantly superior to its predecessors. Thus, the flagship supports LTE Category 20 DL / 20 UL aggregation, due to which the download speed increases to 2000 Mbit/s and transmission speed to 316 Mbit/s.

Depending on the region, the S10 Plus differs in the number of SIM card slots. Thus, the devices sold in the USA are physically “single-carrying”, but a second virtual slot of the e-SIM type is expected (the technology is still approved for commercial use in a few countries).

WiFi

One of the highly anticipated features of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is support not only for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac set, but also for the new IEEE 802.11ax standard, which is also often called Wi-Fi 6. Unlike IEEE 802.11ad, it does not require licensing of new frequencies, but an appropriate router is needed.

Benefits of Wi-Fi 6:

  • The maximum possible data transfer speed is 40% higher than in the case of IEEE 802.11ac (WiFi 5).
  • Wi-Fi 6 enabled devices are more energy efficient. This is achieved due to the fact that Wi-Fi router 6 tells the client when communication is required. The rest of the time, the client (for example, a smartphone) is in a "sleep" state.
  • In conditions of heavy load, as well as the intersection of signals from many points (as in public places), Wi-Fi 6 theoretically makes it possible to achieve best quality communications.

Skeptics say that the transition to IEEE 802.11ax will take at least a couple of years, so you shouldn’t be particularly happy about the support of this feature in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.

Other points

As for other communication capabilities, then it is worth mentioning the full support Samsung Pay(both via NFC and via MST, that is, magnetic tape emulation), Bluetooth 5.0, the presence of a classic 3.5 mm headphone jack and a USB Type-C port capable of transferring data to USB mode 3.1.

Cameras

The main camera of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is triple. Thanks to the use of modules with different lenses, it allows you to shoot scenes of almost any nature: landscapes and architecture at a wide angle, portraits and macro, and, on occasion, bring the subject closer due to the presence of a telephoto lens.

  • First module: 12.0 MP, aperture f/1.5-2.4, focal length 26 mm, matrix diagonal 1/2.55 inches, pixel size 1.4 microns, Dual Pixel support, phase detection autofocus, optical stabilization Images
  • Second module: 12.0 MP, f/2.4 aperture, focal length 52 mm, matrix diagonal 1/3.6 inches, 1.0 µm, contrast autofocus, optical image stabilization, 2x zoom
    Third module: 16.0 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12 mm focal length, 2x zoom

Overall, these parameters do not look nearly as impressive as in the case of the latest flagship camera phones from the Chinese company Huawei like the Mate 20 Pro and X. However, we know that sky-high megapixels do not guarantee High Quality photography.

The selfie camera of the Galaxy S10 Plus is also unique. On the one hand, a double frontal camera won’t surprise anyone now. However, it supports phase detection autofocus, which is almost never found in other manufacturers. So Samsung has a chance to win the battle of camera phones this spring.

Sensors and biometrics

Due to significant design changes in the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus compared to its predecessors, its creators had to abandon the IRIS iris scanner. Although it does provide high level security, in practice it is not always convenient to use it.

Fingerprint module. In principle, today you won’t surprise anyone with a fingerprint scanner built into the display: several smartphones received one at once. However, in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, it is not optical, but ultrasonic, which significantly increases both reliability and convenience.

The face scanner is based on the front camera and uses machine learning algorithms to recognize the owner of the smartphone. In this regard, the Galaxy S10 Plus will not differ much from its predecessors. Apparently, Samsung does not see the need for complex 3D scanners, like the latest flagships from Apple, Huawei and Lenovo.

Autonomy

Good news for potential buyers of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus: the new flagship has a Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 4100 mAh, which is significantly larger than that of the Galaxy S9+. Apparently, Koreans have finally recovered from the Note 7 battery scare.

One full charge is expected Galaxy battery The S10 Plus is enough for a day, or even a whole day and a half of work. So “dates with a socket” will have to be spent much less frequently. And to ensure that they proceed as quickly as possible, advanced 15 W fast charging technology will be provided.

And if you prefer the technologies of tomorrow, then you will definitely like the support for fast wireless charging according to Qi and PMA standards. With proprietary 15-watt adapters from Samsung, the speed of recharging the battery will be as fast wirelessly as via wires.

Software

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and more simple options"Tenth Galaxy" became the first smartphones from the company that received the latest technology out of the box Android version 9.0 Pie with the new One UI shell, which replaced Experience. The branded Bixby acts as a voice assistant (but it can be used on Google Assistant if desired).

As with previous models in the line, Galaxy S10 Plus firmware contains a region code. So if you want to activate Samsung Pay contactless payments on your smartphone released for another country, you can often limit yourself to uploading the firmware of the desired region using Odin.

Equipment

The basic delivery of the “tenth galaxy” is minimalistic

  1. Smartphone: 1
  2. Wired headset AKG: 1
  3. Charger supporting fast charging: 1
  4. SIM card tray extractor: 1
  5. USB Type-C cable: 1
  6. User manual: 1
  7. Warranty card: 1

Pros and cons in brief

Main advantages of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus:

  • High-performance CPU and powerful GPU that can handle even the most demanding games
  • Serious amount of RAM and internal memory
  • Fast LPDDR4x RAM @ 2133 MHz and UFS 3.0 flash memory
  • Large Infinity Display screen based on a Super AMOLED matrix with curved side edges, 9 to 19 aspect ratio and Wide QHD+ resolution
  • No “unibrow” or other cutouts—almost the entire display space is available to the user for working with applications
  • Fingerprint module integrated into the screen
  • Support for 5G networks (in some modifications)
  • Triple main camera with 4x zoom
  • Dual front camera with autofocus and depth sensing
  • Supports fast wired and high-speed wireless charging
  • Presence of a 3.5 mm jack for headphones and headsets
  • Support for Samsung Pay branded contactless payment service
  • Significantly increased battery capacity compared to its predecessors, and, therefore, autonomy
  • Android 9.0 Pie and One UI out of the box
  • Housing protected from water and dust according to IP68 standard

What are the disadvantages:

  • Expensive
  • Not all modifications received 5G support
  • between modifications based on different chipsets

Summary

If you have planned to buy yourself a new mobile phone in the next six months, then the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is an excellent candidate for this role. This flagship will support a range of tomorrow's technologies and will be an excellent option for a “smartphone for growth.”

Its only real drawback is the high price (that is, that is). However, when you buy the S10 Plus, you are purchasing the device for at least two years. It is during this period that Samsung actively releases updates with the transition to new versions of Android.

Video selection

Teaser for the official presentation of Galaxy UNPACKED 2019

"Insider" unboxing of Samsung Galaxy S10 and regular S10

Specifications Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Platform

USA, China, Canada, Latin America, Japan The rest of the world
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855) Octa Core Samsung Exynos 9820 Octa Core
CPU 1 x Kryo 485 Gold @ 2.84 GHz
3 x Kryo 485 Silver @ 2.41 GHz
4 x Kryo 485 Silver @ 1.78 GHz		 2 x Mongoose M4 @ 2.73 GHz
2 x ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.31 GHz (?)
4 x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.95 GHz (?)
64 bit Yes Yes
Graphic arts Adreno 640 @ ? MHz ARM Mali-G76 MP12 @ ? MHz
NPU* Yes Yes
Technical process 7 nm - TSMC 8 nm - Samsung

* NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is a neural processor, also sometimes called an artificial intelligence accelerator.

Memory

RAM 8/12 Gb - LPDDR4x @ 2133 MHz
Flash 128/512/1024 Gb - UFS 3.0
Memory card Yes (MicroSD), up to 512 Gb

Screen

Connection

Communication standards * GSM, CDMA**, UMTS, TD-SCDMA***, LTE, 5G ****
2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
2G CDMA 800/1900 MHz (USA and China only)
3G UMTS 850/900/1700 (AWS)/1900/2100 MHz
3G CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO (USA and China only)
4G LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17 (700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40 (2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global version
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14 (700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38 (2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
LTE support Category-20 DL / Category-20 UL
LTE speed 2000 Mbps (data download), 316 Mbps (data transfer)
Number of SIM cards 1/2 (depending on region)
SIM card type Nano SIM

* Accurate dialing supported standards and frequencies depends on the country, in some cases - on mobile operator(for operator versions).
** The CDMA standard is supported only by the Chinese modification SM-G9750, as well as the American SM-G975U and SM-G975U1.
*** The TD-SCDMA standard is supported only by the Chinese modification SM-G9750; it is not relevant outside of China.
**** Support for fifth generation networks is available only in a special version, which is not officially available in all regions.

Interfaces

WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band (2.4 GHz + 5.0 GHz), hotspot, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, Barometer, Vibrating Motor
NFC Yes
MST Yes
Samsung Pay Full support (NFC + MST)
IR port No
FM radio Only SM-G975U/U1 (USA) and SM-G975W (Canada), also some modifications for Latin America
3.5 mm audio Yes
USB USB Type-C, OTG, transfer mode USB data 3.1

Until now, we were expecting three new Galaxy S10 models to arrive in 2019, but the most recent rumors suggest there could actually be four: "Beyond 0", "Beyond 1", "Beyond 2" and "Beyond 3" . The fourth could be the 5G version, but perhaps a little later to tie in with the launch of 5G in Korea, according to The Bell.

"Beyond" is a fitting codename for the Galaxy S10, the future Samsung phone for Android, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the S series (as if it were the 10th model, but not the 10th year). New Samsung The S10 will by all accounts be revolutionary.

Following the recent news from Korea that all Galaxy S10 models will receive an in-display fingerprint scanner (although only two of them will receive the ultrasonic version), Samsung is said to have settled on Qualcomm's third-generation design. Taiwanese companies General Interface Solutions (GIS) and O-Film, which have previously collaborated with Qualcomm or Vivo on ultrasonic fingerprint scanning technology, have been brought in to produce the modules at the mass scale required by Samsung.

Samsung's August launch of the Note 9 gave us a few additional clues about what we can expect from the S10. For starters, there's a new storage option of 128GB by default, with 512GB optional and microSD support up to 512 GB, and the second option is 8 GB of RAM, which was not available in the S series before.

Also interesting is the redesigned camera, which the company claims is its smartest yet. It's still a 12-megapixel dual camera, but with some new features. Scene Optimizer uses AI to detect what you're shooting and automatically applies a preset for stunning results, while Flaw Detection indicates when there's a problem with your shot, nudges you to take action even before the pass.

The Galaxy S10 isn't going to get that camera - the two larger models come with five cameras, though software will probably be the same. New details about the S10's cameras suggest it will have a 16Mp (standard) + 13Mp (telephoto) + 12Mp (wide-angle) setup on the back.

When is Galaxy S10 coming out?

Samsung is not expected to deviate from its traditional MWC Unpacked event in 2019. S10 will most likely be announced a day before the show starts, setting the release date - February 24, 2019. Expect it to go on pre-order immediately and ship mid-March 2019.

(There is some talk of a January CES launch, but we believe it will be the Galaxy X mobile phone launch instead.)

How much will the Galaxy S10 cost?

We expect to see the price in the area 65,000 rubles.

Of course, there are actually three new models arriving in February that measure 5.8in, 6.2in, and 6.44in, so the largest model will cost a little more.

Are there any design changes for the Galaxy S10?

A concept video from DBS Designing appears to link the Samsung Galaxy X with the Galaxy S10.

Even though it's just a concept, the video shows a truly stunning design, with a front-facing screen, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and triple cameras on the back. These are all rumors about the possibilities for a possible device, so let's hope this concept is something close to a finished design.

This naming confusion may have originated from a Samsung press conference held in February 2018, in which Samsung Mobile President Ko Dong-jin said he would keep the Galaxy name, but was not entirely sure about the S prefix. Of course, the release of the Galaxy X and The Galaxy 10 within a month of each other is likely to cause a lot of confusion, especially since in the case of the iPhone X, "X" is pronounced like "ten."

What are the new features in Galaxy S10?

Ice Universe has posted an image that claims to show the Galaxy S10's edge-to-edge display. This is something we've been getting closer to over the past few years, and with Samsung's new flagship we're finally able to see a truly bezel-less design.

The only question that remains is where Samsung intends to put the selfie camera, speaker, and sensors. There's a chance we'll see a pop-up device that stores all these things, like on the Vivo Apex, and Samsung is also working on "Sound on Display" technology that allows the glass screen to emit sound.

It's almost certainly a Super AMOLED panel, and the standard S10 should be 5.8 inches and the Plus model 6.2 inches. According to rumors, the third model is 6.44 inches.

New is expected Galaxy phone will have a screen-to-body ratio of 93%, which is significantly higher than the S9's 83.6%.

Ice Universe suggested that the pixel density would be over 600 pixels. Considering the Galaxy S9's Quad-HD+ is 570ppi, we could see a move to Ultra-HD/4K.

In-display fingerprint sensor

It is in the Galaxy S10 Plus that we will first see the long-awaited ultrasonic fingerprint sensor developed by Qualcomm, the third generation. T Ivan's General Interface Solutions (GIS) and O-Film, which had previously partnered with Qualcomm or Vivo on ultrasonic fingerprint scanning techniques, were brought in to help build the mass-scale modules required by Samsung.

Originally thought to be a feature reserved for the two premium models, news from Korea reveals that the standard Galaxy S10 will also get this feature, but it will be a cheaper optical version to keep costs down.

Chosun Biz reports that technical difficulties have meant that Samsung has tried and failed to implement FOD (fingerprint in display) technology for the past two years and decided not to add it to the Note 9 in favor of the S10 and S10 Plus.

However, Ming Chi Kuo TF Securities says that the Note 10 and most of the A series will get this feature in the future. Indeed, Chosun Biz reports that 2019 will be the year FOD becomes commonplace, with 100 million units shipped and another 210 million in 2020.

The patent was discovered by Patently Mobile, which shows exactly how this in-display fingerprint scanning technology could work, showing a biometric area in the bottom half of the display. One might imagine that this would work better than existing designs that require you to place your finger in a specific location.

Triple rear cameras

Following the success of the triple rear camera on the Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung is expected to stick with a similar format with its S10 - a theory supported by KBI Securities analyst Kim Dong-won, who says the company hopes it will help it "revive" its business . Expected to be used additional features depth measurements, optical zoom and increased light sensitivity.

The two larger Galaxy S10 models are expected to feature triple rear cameras. 16Mp (standard) + 13Mp (telephoto) + 12Mp (wide-angle) setting.

A triple rear camera setup is also rumored to be coming to the OnePlus 6T.

Dual selfie cameras

The largest of the three Galaxy S10 models is expected to arrive with two selfie cameras. The specifications of these cameras are unknown, although we suspect they could be 8Mp and 16Mp according to the Galaxy A8.

3D touch camera

Rumors from Korea suggest that Samsung will abandon the iris scanner in favor of a 3D touch sensor Galaxy cameras S10. Supposedly, with a fingerprint sensor on the front, there is no need for such technology.

Higher performance

Expect an increase in processing power in the S10, so we'll see Samsung's latest Exynos chip or the Snapdragon 855, depending on which country you buy your phone from.

In line with this will be faster UFS 3.0 storage, which is twice as fast as UFS 2.0.

5G support?

According to The Bell, the standard Galaxy S10 won't get 5G support until 5G launches, but a 5G version of the phone could arrive later in the year.

It was previously said that Samsung is working on a dedicated 5G phone.

What is the difference between Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus?

First of all, size, Galaxy S10 - 5.8 inch screen and S10 Plus - 6.2 inches. Now there could also be a third model with 6.44 inches. This also speaks volumes about the battery capacity, and we've seen a 500mAh difference between the two in the past.

Samsung often provides better camera technology on the Plus models, so it's likely that the rumored triple rear camera is reserved for the Plus models, while the Galaxy S10 retains its dual camera. The dual selfie camera will also be installed only on the 6.44 screen. All three should get ISOCELL Plus technology, which we will see first in the Note 9. This allows you to increase light sensitivity.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 line of smartphones is somewhat revolutionary. This is not just a round serial number, but many technical solutions, albeit not always successful.

Galaxy S10, which is a mid-range device model range tenth-generation Samsung flagships, has a triple camera with a resolution of 12, 12 and 16 megapixels with variable aperture and optical zoom.

The standard "ten" received a technology similar to that found in the Galaxy A7. smartphone remained at the level of the Galaxy S10e, and the maximum gradation of the built-in storage increased to 512 GB. The smartphone display has a diagonal of 6.1 inches, Quad HD+ resolution and a built-in fingerprint scanner.

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Despite the identical set of characteristics, the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note have always been positioned as radically different. Samsung not only tried to space out their releases, separating one presentation from another by about six months, but also expanded the functionality of the Galaxy Note models compared to the Galaxy S devices. Therefore, those who wanted to get their hands on the new flagship early bought classic smartphones, and those Those who were expecting maximum bells and whistles were waiting for new phablets with pen support to hit the market. However, over time, Samsung came to the conclusion that this kind of segregation did not play into its hands, and therefore began to release updates that equalized the functionality of both lines.

The Galaxy S10 and presumably the S10+ promise to be Samsung's most interesting devices in years. And there are at least two reasons for this. Firstly, the Galaxy S9 sold poorly because it didn’t offer anything interesting, and the company needs to rehabilitate itself. Secondly, in 2019 the anniversary smartphone Samsung Galaxy S10 will be presented - the tenth generation of the flagship, which is bound to become truly revolutionary.

We expect the smartphone to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner, 3D facial recognition, three or four rear cameras, and a new processor. We will also definitely see a completely frameless design, which we have been waiting for a long time. Read more about what the Samsung Galaxy S10 will be like in our preview below.

Design

It is possible that one Samsung version The Galaxy S10 (possibly S10 Mini) may not have an in-display fingerprint sensor. According to the SamMobile editors, a more budget version of the Galaxy is also being prepared for release, where the fingerprint recognition sensor is located on the side.

The case is protected from water and dust according to the IP68 standard. At the back we will see the usual glass cover. The number of cameras located on it remains a mystery. In light of recent events, it is possible that there will be four modules: a main one, a wide-angle lens, a telephoto lens with two- or three-fold zoom, as well as a black-and-white module or a separate sensor for determining depth of field.

The phone will not lose a mini-jack for headphones, will have stereo speakers and a USB Type-C charging port. The opportunity to expand will not disappear either. internal memory smartphone.

In September, Samsung CEO DJ Koh said the Galaxy S10 would come in a "staggering" range of color options. We will find out what the Koreans have prepared for us when the device comes out.

Display

The larger version of the Galaxy S10 will be equipped with a 6.2- or 6.3-inch screen, while the small one will have a 5.8-inch display. Super AMOLED matrices are expected, as in previous Galaxies.

In March 2018, Samsung patents surfaced containing drawings of a smartphone in which the front panel is 99% occupied by the display. Front-camera in this case, it can be under the screen, or located in a special retractable module, as in Vivo NEX. Obviously, the developers also hid the sensors under glass.

There is no doubt that the screen will be excellent, because in previous models it was their calling card. There will be enough brightness, viewing angles should also please us. The picture will probably remain the same oversaturated, but the color rendition can be adjusted in the system settings.

Sound and communication

The company will continue to install stereo speakers. Surely they will be developed in collaboration with the Harman Kardon corporation, owned by Samsung. Let us remind you that the sound in the Galaxy S9 was one of the best among all smartphones. The C10 will have an audio jack, and is also expected to support aptX HD and LDAC to improve sound in wireless headphones.

The developers will install NFC, which works in Russia and other CIS countries. There are speculations that a version of the S10 will be released with support for 5G networks, but there is little confirmation of this information.

Firmware

We still know almost nothing about what the company will implement in the new operating system, but we have several leaks and assumptions.

Firstly, almost certainly Samsung flagship The 2019 will ship with Android 9.0 P. We also expect to see a major update to Bixby since Samsung acquired Viv, the startup created by the founders of Siri. We hope that this assistant will finally become useful.

There's also a chance that the Galaxy S10 will come with improved activity and health tracking apps. According to a recently published patent by Let's Go Digital, Samsung is working on an app that detects your skin type and can offer recommendations for limiting sun exposure.

We really hope that Samsung will work on the smoothness of the firmware, because their Exynos-powered smartphones sometimes managed to lag more than budget phones from Meizu. will appear dark theme, and the DEX mode will also improve, which still works well.

Cameras

Samsung installs at least three lenses on the rear panel. There is no doubt about it. But why stop at three rear lenses? Insiders report that Samsung will add a second front-facing lens to improve portrait mode performance.

Engineers will install completely new modules into the new product (their characteristics are not yet known). The main focus will be on improving photo quality when poor lighting. Perhaps they will show us a 48-megapixel sensor. Telephoto (2x or 3x zoom) and wide-angle (120-degree) lenses should also have optical stabilization.

In terms of video, there should be improvements in terms of stabilization. Improved HDR video technology cannot be ruled out, because something needs to be done to respond to the Smart HDR feature introduced by Apple. Also, thanks to the new processors, recording in 4K 120 FPS, 1080p 960 FPS or even 8K 30 FPS can be realized, which, of course, is unlikely.

There will be two cameras on the front. It's unclear what improvements this will bring, since blur works very well without an auxiliary sensor. Perhaps the company will offer new functionality, redesigned Animoji and other goodies, selfie features based on AI.

Performance

Samsung in February announced it was investing $5.6 billion in a new factory to create 7-nanometer chipsets. Also recently, Qualcomm released the first samples of Snapdragon 855 on such a process and sent them to vendors for testing.

Obviously, international version The Galaxy C10 will be powered by an Exynos 9820 processor, while the American one will feature a Snapdragon 855. The configuration of the Samsung processor is not yet known, but there is no doubt that the new Cortex-A76 cores that are already in the Kirin 980 will be used there. We assume that the corporation will not abandon big.LITTLE architecture, where there will be four energy-efficient Cortex-A55 cores and 4 productive Cortex-A76 cores. But there is news reporting that the SoC will have three clusters built on the principle of 4 + 2 + 2, not 4 + 4. The Mali-G76 should be responsible for the graphics.

Crucially, Samsung will put new LPDDR5 memory on the board and install UFS 3.0 type storage, which will greatly improve the speed of the phone. UFS 3.0, in particular, consumes less power, processes requests faster and behaves more stable at high temperatures. LPDDR5 has faster read and write speeds to enable new content such as 8K movies.

In synthetic tests AnTuTu and Geekbench the increase should be significant. However, there are big questions about stability so powerful phone, since the corporation simply may not implement high-quality heat removal and power supply.

Autonomy

We are waiting for an increase in the speed of the devices. Moreover, the battery capacity may change slightly or remain the same, but the energy efficiency of the components will mean that the phone can be used longer without recharging.

Charging should become faster due to the new Quick Charge from Qualcomm and updated technology in the SoC Exynos 9820. Wireless charging will also remain on board.

date of release

It should be expected that new mobile phone will be announced at next year's Mobile World Congress, which starts on February 25. The exact release date has not yet been revealed. If Samsung follows a similar plan for the S10 as it did for the S9, the phone will hit shelves in mid-March 2019.

The price is not mentioned anywhere. Considering the number of innovations and the price tag for Apple products, Koreans can ask for at least $900, or even $1000 for the junior version of the flagship.

Bottom line

If everything goes as leaks and analyst reviews say, then we will see the chic smartphones S10, S10 Plus and, possibly, S10 Mini, which we have been waiting for a long time, but Apple and Samsung did not want to show them to us in the same year, rolling out pass-through flagships. In the tenth Galaxy we will see a scattering of innovations that are truly important for us as users and for the industry as a whole.

We have been waiting for true framelessness for a long time, and it is already close. New processor also opens up wide opportunities for working with AR, video recording, and photo production. Therefore, we hope that we will see these and other changes early next year in the Samsung Galaxy S10.

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Samsung Galaxy S10: specifications, release date, price, leaks, rumors, and latest news

According to the publication TrustedReviews, Samsung Galaxy 9 is one of best smartphones 2018, but the first really interesting rumors about the Galaxy S10 have already appeared. This publication contains all the known details about the Galaxy S10, including the release date and price.

After the launch of the Galaxy Note 9 last fall, the next flagship smartphone from Samsung will be the Galaxy S10, scheduled for release in 2019. It seems there is still a lot of time before the device hits the market, but rumors about the S10 are already spreading widely on the Internet.

Based on this information, we can assume that the Galaxy S10 will launch in early 2019. Another very high-tech foldable phone is expected to be released - the Galaxy X.

However, release dates will likely be different for the two devices. Thus, the Galaxy X will appear at CES 2019 in January, and the S10, presumably codenamed “Beyond”, will be launched at MobileWorldCongress 2019 in February.

You might think this sounds strange, and you wouldn't be wrong. Samsung has a strong presence at CES, but has recently used the event to showcase its latest TVs and household appliances. At the show, major phone presentations haven't happened for several years.

MWC is more suitable for the launch of phones, since it is a specialized mobile event. Samsung executives probably assumed they wouldn't launch both phones at the same time. Ultimately, we don't know much more thanks to the report, however, as before, Q1 2019 is a great time to launch the Galaxy S10.

Samsung Galaxy S10 News: Revealed Galaxy sizes S10 and S10 Plus

Before this, it was assumed that the Galaxy S10, and not the Note 9, would be the first Samsung device, which will receive a built-in fingerprint scanner. The report states that the smartphone will feature a 3D camera module co-created with Qualcomm, meaning the device could feature the same facial recognition technology as the iPhone X.

According to The Bell, the Galaxy S10 will have a 5.8-inch screen, while Galaxy screen The S10 Plus will be 6.3 inches. This duo will be approximately the same size as the S9 and S9 Plus.

This also means that the S10 probably isn't the same thing as the Galaxy X. Instead, there's a good chance that Samsung will release the Galaxy X as a special 10th anniversary device alongside the S10 and S10 Plus just like Apple last year with iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus launched iPhone X.

Galaxy S10 specs: latest rumors

This all completely echoes what we heard about the Galaxy S10 earlier.

Until the recent report from South Korea, most of the S10 rumors were provided by Weibo and Twitter tipsterIceUniverse.

So, today we know that the Galaxy S10 will receive a completely innovative Infinity Display, which will present an impressive screen-to-body ratio of 93%, compared to 83.6% in the Galaxy S8 and S9. There are also hints that this can almost be considered confirmed information, given Samsung's history of introducing new models, we can expect the S10 to receive Samsung's next-gen Exynos chipset (EMEA), while in North America it will come with Snapdragon 855 SoC.

From another source it became known that the S10 will comply with the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) UFS 3.0 standard, which is two times faster than UFS 2.0 and 5G for mobile devices.

Finally, it's time to move on to the likely release date of the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus.

Samsung Galaxy S10: release date and price

As is already known, the Galaxy S10 will not go on sale until 2019, and there is already quite a lot of evidence of this today.

As we have already said, the presentation of the Galaxy S10 is expected to take place in the first quarter of next year.

As for the cost, the prices for the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus will probably be at a higher level.

Reports that the price for the Galaxy S9 will officially start from 839 euros, and for the S9 Plus from 947 euros. The cost of new models from Samsung in Russia is not yet known.

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