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THE GALAXY S10 looks set to be Samsung’s most interesting smartphone yet, with talk of 5G support, an in-display fingerprint scanner and a ludicrous quad-camera setup.
And some rumours speculate that there could be as many as four Galaxy S10 models, including an ‘ultra-premium’ Plus-branded variant and a cut-price ‘budget’ version.
We’ve rounded up everything we know about Samsung’s incoming Galaxy S10 lineup so far, and will update this article as we hear more.
Release date
Samsung will reportedly unveil the Galaxy S10 ahead of next year’s MWC at a standalone event on 20 February. The phone will be available for preorder from that date, and will then be released on 8 March.
Price
According to a report at Gizmodo, the so-called ‘budget’ Galaxy S10 will offer 12GB storage and retail for £699, the regular S10 will offer 128GB or 512GB storage for £799 and £999, respectively, and the S10 Plus will offer 128GB, 512GB and 1TB variants priced at £899, £1,099 and an eye-watering £1,399.
Latest news
14/12/18: The latest Android Pie beta has added weight to rumours that the Galaxy S10 will boast an ‘ultra-wide’ camera. As reported by SamMobile, the beta includes a toggle switch in the camera settings that will see ultra-wide images are saved without distortion. However, the report notes that this lens correction feature may just be for the A7 (2018) and A9 (2018), and Samsung has yet to comment.
12/12/18: Gizmodo, citing a source at a “major tech retailer”, has revealed Samsung’s Galaxy S10 launch plans.
Three models – the regular S10, a Plus model and a cheaper ‘flat” model – will launch ahead of next year’s Mobile World Congress at an Unpacked event on 20 February, according to the report.
The phone will be available for preorder from that date, and will then be released on 8 March.Gizmodo also has the skinny know how much the device will cost; the so-called ‘budget’ model will offer 12GB storage and retail for £699, the regular S10 will offer 128GB or 512GB storage for £799 and £999, respectively, and the S10 Plus will offer 128GB, 512GB and 1TB variants priced at £899, £1,099 and an eye-watering £1,399.
There’s not much info on the rumoured 5G variant, but Gizmodo notes that 5G services won’t be available on the S10 at launch, with its source claiming that they won’t arrive until “late Q2 at the earliest.”
10/12/18: An alleged prototype of the Galaxy S10 Plus has surfaced offline, suggesting that it could adopt a corner notch. Posted by SlashLeaks (below), the image suggests that rather than an Honor View 20-esque cutout, the flagship could adopt a chunky notch in the top right corner to house what looks like a dual camera setup.
Evleaks doesn’t agree, however, as he posted images over the weekend that depict three Galaxy S10 models with centrally-placed ‘punch-hole’ cutouts.
5/12/18: A mega-leak courtesy of 91Mobiles and OnLeaks has given us a full rundown of the Galaxy S10 Plus. Leaked renders of the flagship show off the handset’s near bezel-less screen, quad camera setup and Samsung’s front-facing camera cutout, which looks set to house two front-facing cameras to facilitate the firm’s improved face recognition technology.
91Mobiles also ‘confirms’ that the S10 Plus will pack a 6.4-inch dual-curved edge AMOLED display, an ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint scanner similar to that seen on the OnePlus 6T, and a 3.5mm headphone jack alongside its USB-C port. The handset will measure in at 157.5 x 75.0 x 7.8mm, according to the leak, but will bulk-out to 9mm thanks to its protruding rear camera setup.
3/12/18: At least one variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10 could pack a whopping 12GB RAM.
That’s according to a report from Hong Kong’s GF Securities, which claims that Samsung’s incoming flagship will be the first to pack 12GB RAM; more than the 10GB RAM set to be stuffed inside the McLaren edition OnePlus 6T.
The same report claims that Samsung will increase internal storage to 1TB; the kind of spec you’ll usually find on a high-end laptop.
GF Securities doesn’t tell us much else we don’t already know but notes that the Galaxy S10 will be available in white, black, yellow and green versions, some of which will be Huawei-a-like gradients.
30/11/18: The Galaxy S10+ has been spotted on AnTuTu, packing Samsung’s newly-announced Exynos 9820 processor.
Shown-off earlier this month, Samsung’s next-gen Exynos SoC is its first to come with a neural processing engine (NPU) onboard, which means AI-centric tasks can be carried out on the chip itself. The firm also boasted that the processor will offer a 20 per cent boost in single-core performance compared to its predecessor, and a 40 per cent improvement in power efficiency.
At the time, Samsung didn’t say when we’d first be seeing its Exyos 9820 in the wild, but a new benchmark result from AnTuTu suggests it’ll be making its debut inside the Galaxy S10.
The benchmark, shared by Ice Universe (below), is allegedly for the Exynos-powered version of the Galaxy S10+ kitted-out with 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage. The device scored a respectable 325,076 on the benchmarking platform, trumping the Huawei P20 Pro’s score of 273,295 but failing to match the iPhone XS, which tops AnTuTu’s rankings with a score of 352,405.
The Galaxy S10+ will likely also launch with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chip in certain markets, and this variant could topple Apple’s flagship. A device running the next-gen flagship SoC has been spotted on AnTuTu with a score of 362,292.
23/11/18: The Galaxy S10 could eliminate bezels completely and won’t adopt an iPhone-style notch, if a leaked screen protector is to be believed.
The screen protector was leaked in a video shared by Ice Universe (below), and if legit, shows that the bezels on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 will be almost non-existent.
It won’t adopt a screen cutout like the majority of new Android flagships, and despite recent rumours that the S10 would be among the first to feature a ‘punch hole’ selfie camera – adopting Samsung’s recently-teased ‘Infinity O’ display technology – there’s no sign of the camera hole in this latest leak.
21/11/18: Samsung is prepping a variant of the Galaxy S10 with 5G support and six cameras, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper, citing “people familiar with the matter”, reports that Samsung is planning to launch four variants of the Galaxy S10, including a 6.7in model – codenamed Beyond X – that will support 5G and pack six cameras; two in the front and four around the back.
Adding weight to rumours of an MWC unveiling, the WSJ notes that Samsung will unveil this model in mid-February, but notes that its release will depend on the availability of 5G networks. It’s unclear if the model handset will make it to Blighty, though; the report notes that Samsung is in talks with AT&T, T-Mobile and South Korean networks.
The other three Galaxy S10 models won’t be quite so ridiculously-specced, as the WSJ reports that they’ll offer screens between 5in and 5.4in, and will offer between three and five cameras. However, the handsets might add a reverse wireless charging feature that would allow the handsets to wirelessly juice other devices, similar to Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro.
The WSJ also has some info on Samsung’s barely-teased foldable ‘Galaxy F’ smartphone, which it claims could launch as the ‘Galaxy Flex’.
13/11/18: The incoming Samsung Galaxy S10 will feature both a selfie camera and fingerprint scanner embedded into its display.
At least that’s according to notorious tipster Evan Blass, who tweeted on Tuesday (below) that the Galaxy S10 will be the first to feature a ‘punch hole’ selfie camera – adopting Samsung’s recently-teased ‘Infinity O’ display technology.
Instead of the controversial notch, this display will include a small hole in the top-left corner that houses the front-facing camera.
Few preliminary Galaxy S10 details:
– “Punch hole” style selfie cam cutout (sounds like Infinity-O display).
– Ultrasonic, in-display FPS
– Three rear cameras (standard/wide/tele)
– One UI over Android Pie — Evan Blass (@evleaks)
If Blass’ latest predictions are on the money, the Galaxy S10 will also be the first Samsung flagship to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner. This will be an ultrasonic sensor, like that found on the OnePlus 6T and Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Elsewhere, the tweet adds weight to earlier rumours that the S10 will feature a triple-camera setup on its rear and Samsung’s new ‘One’ UI served on top of Android Pie.
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup, – which will reportedly include standard, plus-sized and budget models – is expected to make its debut at MWC next year, with a 5G model to follow in March.
27/10/18: Samsung will launch three Galaxy S10 models next year, according to a report at Bloomberg.
Backing up earlier predictions by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Bloomberg‘s sources tell it that the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus will pack curved OLED screen with “almost no bezel” and an embedded fingerprint sensor. There won’t be a notch, the report claims, with the front camera visible and tucked under the screen.
Around the back, the S10 models will pack a Huawei-rivalling triple camera setup, and on the bottom, there won’t be a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Samsung is also plotting a “cheaper” variant of the S10, according to Bloomberg‘s sources, which won’t boast the curved ‘edge’ screen that has been a hallmark of Samsung’s phones since the Galaxy Note Edge in 2014. However, it might come with an in-display fingerprint sensor “depending on costs”, the sources add.
And backing up recent rumours out of Korea, the report claims that the Galaxy S10 will be Samsung’s first 5G-capable smartphone. The firm is reportedly in talks with Verizon to launch a 5G version of the Galaxy S10 to the US, although it’s unclear the model will be offered here in Blighty.
The Bloomberg report also spills the beans on Samsung’s long-rumoured foldable smartphone, codenamed ‘Winner’. Despite speculation that the device could launch at Samsung’s Developer Conference next month, the firm is reportedly still deciding whether the device will fold out vertically or horizontally.
The device, tipped to arrive as the Galaxy X, won’t feature an in-screen fingerprint scanner due to “technical difficulties|, but will offer users’ an extra 4in display that can be used when the phone is closed.
Samsung, naturally, didn’t remark on the rumours, instead saying in a statement: “We’re continually evolving our smartphone portfolio to provide our customers with new and exciting innovations and experiences. At this time, we don’t have anything to share about future devices. Please stay tuned.”
12/10/18: The Galaxy S10 could be the last Samsung flagship to retain the 3.5mm headphone jack.
So says ET News, which reports that while the Galaxy S10 will likely keep the port, Samsung is planning to remove the headphone jack on either the Galaxy Note 10 or Galaxy S11. Instead, the company will rely on a combination of the phone’s USC Type-C port and a bundled headphone dongle, according to the report.
ET News doesn’t say why Samsung would want to get rid of the headphone jack but speculates that, like other manufacturers, the company simply wants to save space for other parts.
3/10/18: A new report has detailed the triple camera setup that Samsung will shove onto the Galaxy S10.
As per the report, seen by SamMobile, the Galaxy S10 will feature the same 12MP f1.5/2.4 variable aperture lens as the Galaxy S10, alongside a “super wide-angle” 16MP f/1.9 lens with a 123-degree field of view and a 13MP f2.4 aperture sensor.
The report notes that the wide angle lens won’t feature optical image stabilization and autofocus.
This triple-camera setup looks set to feature on the highest-spec Galaxy S10 model, according to SamMobile. An “affordable” model will feature a single camera lens, while the standard Galaxy S10 will reportedly boast a dual camera setup.
24/8/18: A slip-up by Samsung has hinted that it’ll be launching four different versions of the Galaxy S10.
According to XML files hidden inside the firm’s Android 9.0 update, spotted XDA-Developers, the four devices are codenamed ‘beyond 0’, ‘beyond 1’, ‘beyond 2’, and ‘beyond 2 5G’.
This adds weight to recent rumours that Samsung is planning to launch a 5G variant of the S10. According to online murmurs, this model will pack near-identical specs to the Galaxy S10 Plus (or ‘beyond 2’) but will feature additional sensors to facilitate 5G comms.
While the leak doesn’t tell us much else about the devices, XDA notes that all four handsets will likely launch with next-gen silicon from Samsung or Qualcomm (the Exynos 9820 or Snapdragon 8150), while the 5G model likely will pack either Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 or Samsung’s own Exynos 5100 modem.
17/9/18: The Galaxy S10 could pack a 19:9 aspect ratio display, according to leaked benchmarks.
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