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The latest Galaxy S10 leak is full of interesting details. Samsung Galaxy S10: smartphone preview When the new Samsung s10 comes out

The usual "tenth galaxy" is good. But the top-end Samsung Galaxy The S10 Plus, with its large 6.4-inch screen, is even better. The novelty has become the most technically advanced flagship of the spring of 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 an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, a triple main camera and a built-in storage based on UFS 3.0 flash memory with increased read and write speed.

Not without 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 the high-speed LPDDR5 RAM, since the manufacturers of mobile chipsets have postponed its implementation.

But the new "ten with a 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 4100 mAh high-capacity battery, and the top-end modification of the Galaxy S10 Plus 12 Gb RAM + 1 Tb Flash.

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

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus release date

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

It is worth noting that the initial 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 25th to February 28th. Of course, all three flagships also arrived there, and they could be touched "live" at the company's stand.

Mobile World Congress Pavilion, Guest Registration

The ability to pre-order came immediately after the announcement of the Galaxy S10 Plus. Application deadlines vary from country to 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 for this date.

Issue price

The cost of Samsung flagships has been growing for the past three years, so the new Galaxy S10 Plus will have to shell out a fairly round sum. 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 time of the start of retail sales was 69,990 rubles. Thus, the new flagship will cost 7,000 rubles (a little more than $ 100). However, if we compare prices with pegging to the dollar exchange rate, then the rise in price turns out to be not so significant:

The dollar exchange rate as of February 25, 2018 is 56.7608 rubles / dollar
The dollar exchange rate on February 19, 2019 is 66.0532 rubles / dollar

The total drop in the ruble rate was about 16.37%, while the price of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus in terms of the dollar increased by only 10%. So the Koreans are still acting quite humanely towards Russia. We recommend reading more about the cost of the "tenth galaxy" on the Russian market in.

A separate point is the price for the top-end 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 terabyte. It is officially sold in Russia for 124,990 rubles, that is, almost at the cost of a used car.

Design and ergonomics

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

First, the Galaxy S10 Plus and its siblings have become truly frameless smartphones. Of course, Samsung could not go for copying the notorious "monobrow" Apple iPhone X. Moreover, it was decided to abandon the small teardrop-shaped cutout for the "frontal".

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 it is remains to be seen in practice.

Secondly, as noted at the very beginning, the Galaxy S10 Plus's fingerprint scanner is built right into the screen. Samsung was very slow to develop this decision... They were waiting for him, in fact, for two whole years. However, it has finally come true, which is good news.

The rest of the S10 looks similar to its predecessors: curved side edges of the Edge, back cover made of shock-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 6 glass, four mechanical buttons (one for power, two for volume and one for launching the voice assistant), top location of the SIM card tray and MicroSD, the bottom one - USB Type-C connector, 3.5 mm jack and main speaker.

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

Opportunity overview

Iron

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

The Exynos 9820 central processor has an interesting three-cluster architecture, which has not been previously 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 such a distribution of computing cores, it is possible to achieve an optimal balance between performance and energy saving. True, as tests have shown, the overall performance of the Exynos 9820 is inferior to the Snapdragon 855. Apparently due to not the most modern ARM Cortex-A75 cores.

It is possible that the reason for this lies in a completely different - 8 nanometer process technology. For comparison, Qualcomm is releasing the Snapdragon 855 over the new 7nm. And the finer the technological process, the higher the productivity. Either way, Samsung has a lot of work to do.

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 - custom Kryo 485, which allows for maximum computing speed if you can use them simultaneously. The graphics accelerator Adreno 640 copes well with any gaming applications, although in synthetic tests Exynos is slightly ahead.

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

As noted, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has not received support for the new LPDDR5 RAM. The transition to it, apparently, will happen only in 2020. And now you will have to be content with an overclocked LPDDR4x with a clock frequency of 2133 MHz.

Galaxy S10 Plus is presented in three versions, 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 possibility of installing microSD memory cards is also retained. The maximum supported volume of the latter is 512 Gb. Dual SIM modifications of 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

Some of the characteristics of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus screen have already been mentioned above. The Koreans increased the diagonal by 0.2 inches and changed the aspect ratio by 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 not even guess the type of matrix - this is exactly the AMOLED so beloved by Samsung, but new version Dynamic. On the this moment this technology is gaining more and more popularity, and even Apple itself ties up with IPS and Retina Display, ordering display modules from the South Korean giant.

From other parameters Galaxy screen S10 Plus: curved side edges, which have been a characteristic attribute of Samsung flagships since 2015, impact-resistant tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and an integrated ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (about it will be separately).

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus display proudly carries the Infinity O Display trademark, which indicates that the curved edges make it feel like it extends into infinity. And the letter O - for the presence of a hole.

Communication and communications

mobile connection

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

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

But even with 4G networks new samsung The Galaxy S10 Plus is vastly superior to its predecessors. So, the flagship supports LTE Category 20 DL / 20 UL aggregation, due to which the download speed increases to 2000 Mbit / s, and the transmission speed - up to 316 Mbit / s.

Depending on the region, the S10 Plus differs in the number of SIM card slots. For example, the devices sold in the US are physically "single-symbol", but a second virtual slot of the e-SIM type is expected (the technology is allowed for commercial use in a few countries so far).

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 rate is 40% faster than 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 informs the client when data exchange is required. The rest of the time, the client (for example, a smartphone) is in a "sleeping" state.
Under heavy load conditions, as well as the intersection of signals from many points (as in public places), Wi-Fi 6 theoretically allows you to achieve better communication quality.

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 options, it's worth mentioning the full support. Samsung Pay(both via NFC and using MST, that is, emulation of magnetic tape), Bluetooth 5.0, the presence of a classic 3.5 mm headphone jack and a USB Type-C port capable of transferring data in USB 3.1 mode.

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 - to 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, support for Dual Pixel, phase detection autofocus, optical image stabilization
Second module: 12.0 Mp, f / 2.4, 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, 12mm focal length, 2x zoom

In general, these parameters do not look 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 Galaxy S10 Plus selfie camera is also unique in its kind. On the one hand, nowadays nobody will be surprised with a double front-facing camera. However, it supports phase detection autofocus, which, in principle, is almost never found in other manufacturers. So Samsung has a chance of winning the camera phone battle this spring.

Sensors and biometrics

Due to significant changes in the design of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus compared to its predecessors, its creators had to abandon the iris scanner IRIS. Despite the fact that it provides a really high level of security, in practice it is not always convenient to use it.

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

The face scanner is based on front camera and uses machine learning algorithms to recognize the owner of a smartphone. In this regard, the Galaxy S10 Plus will not be much different from its predecessors. Apparently, Samsung does not see the need for sophisticated 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 4100 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is significantly larger than the Galaxy S9 +. Apparently, the Koreans have finally recovered from their fear after the Note 7's explosive battery.

One full charge of the Galaxy S10 Plus battery is expected to last for a day or even a whole day and a half. So, “dates with the outlet” will have to be carried out much less frequently. And in order for them to flow as quickly as possible, an improved technology will be provided. fast charging 15 watts

And if you prefer the technology of tomorrow, then you will definitely love the support for fast wireless charging according to the Qi and PMA standards. With Samsung's proprietary 15-watt adapters, battery recharge rates are as fast wirelessly as wirelessly.

Software

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and simpler variants of the "tenth galaxy" were the first smartphones of the company, which "out of the box" received the most recent Android version 9.0 Pie with the new One UI shell replacing Experience. The proprietary Bixby acts as a voice assistant (but it's 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 through Odin.

Equipment

Basic delivery of the "tenth galaxy" is minimalistic

Smartphone: 1
AKG Wired Headset: 1
Fast Charge Charger: 1
SIM Tray Extractor: 1
USB Type-C cable: 1
User manual: 1
Warranty card: 1

Pros and cons of thesis

The main Samsung advantages 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
Super AMOLED large Infinity Display with curved sides, 9: 19 aspect ratio and Wide QHD + resolution
Lack of "monobrow" and other cutouts - almost all display space is available to the user to work with applications
Screen-integrated fingerprint module
Support for 5G networks (in some modifications)
Triple rear camera with 4x zoom
Dual front camera with autofocus and depth measurement
Supports fast wired and high-speed wireless charging
The presence of a 3.5 mm headphone and headset jack
Support for proprietary contactless payment service Samsung Pay
Significantly increased battery capacity compared to its predecessors, and, therefore, autonomy
Android 9.0 Pie and One UI out of the box
IP68 water and dust resistant housing

What are the disadvantages:

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

Summary

If you are planning 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 technologies of tomorrow and will be the perfect smartphone for growth.

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

Video compilation

Teaser of the official presentation of Galaxy UNPACKED 2019

"Insider" unboxing 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
Graphics	Adreno 640 @? MHz	ARM Mali-G76 MP12 @? MHz
NPU *	Yes	Yes
Technical process	7 nm - TSMC	8 nm - Samsung

* NPU (Neural Processing Unit) - 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

Communication

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 (US 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 (download data), 316 Mbps (data transfer)
Number of SIM-cards	1/2 (region dependent)
SIM card type	Nano SIM

* The exact set of standards and frequencies supported varies by country, in some cases by mobile operator(for operator versions).
** 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, outside of the PRC it is not relevant.
**** Support for fifth generation networks is only available 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)
Infrared port	Not
FM radio	SM-G975U / U1 (USA) and SM-G975W (Canada) only, also some modifications for Latin America
3.5mm audio	Yes
USB	USB Type-C, OTG, USB 3.1 data transfer mode

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

“Beyond” is an apt codename for the Galaxy S10, Samsung's upcoming Android phone that celebrates the 10th anniversary of the S series (sort of like model 10, but not year 10). The new Samsung S10 will be, by all accounts, revolutionary.

Following recent news from Korea that all Galaxy S10 models will receive a built-in fingerprint scanner (although only two of them will receive an 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 partnered with Qualcomm or Vivo on ultrasonic fingerprint scanning technology, have been hired to produce the modules on the massive scale required by Samsung.

The August launch of the Samsung Note 9 gave us some additional hints on what we can expect from the S10. For starters, there is a new storage option of 128GB by default, with 512GB optional and microSD support up to 512GB, and a second option with 8GB of RAM that was not available on the S series before.

Also interesting is the redesigned camera, which the company claims is the most intelligent. It's still a 12MP dual camera, but with some new features. The Scene Optimizer uses AI to determine what you're shooting and automatically applies a preset for stunning results, while defect detection indicates when there is a problem with your shot, nudging you to do it even before the pass.

The Galaxy S10 is not going to receive this camera - the two larger models are equipped with five cameras, although software will probably be the same. New camera details for the S10 suggest it will sport 16Mp (standard) + 13Mp (telephoto) + 12Mp (wide) at the rear.

When is the Galaxy S10 coming out?

Samsung is not expected to stray from its traditional 2019 MWC Unpacked event. The S10 will likely be announced the day before the show starts, putting a release date - February 24, 2019... Expect it to be pre-ordered immediately and on sale in mid-March 2019.

(There is some talk of a January CES launch, but we believe it will be the launch of the Galaxy X mobile phone 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 are 5.8in, 6.2in and 6.44in in size, so the largest model will cost a little more.

Are there any design changes to the Galaxy S10?

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

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

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

What are the new features in the Galaxy S10?

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

The only question that remains is where Samsung intends to put the self-learning camera, speaker, and sensors. There's a chance we'll see a pop-up device that stores all of these things, like 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 is 6.2 inches. The third model is rumored to be 6.44 inches.

Expected that new phone The Galaxy will have a 93% screen-to-body ratio, significantly higher than the S9's 83.6%.

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

In-display fingerprint sensor

It is in the Galaxy S10 Plus that we first see the highly anticipated third-generation Qualcomm-developed ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. T Taiwan-based companies General Interface Solutions (GIS) and O-Film, which have previously partnered with Qualcomm or Vivo on ultrasonic fingerprint scanning techniques, have been deployed to help create the modules on a massive scale required by Samsung.

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

Chosun Biz reports that technical difficulties meant Samsung had tried and failed to implement FOD (In-Display Fingerprint) 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 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 that FOD becomes commonplace, with 100 million units shipped and another 210 million in 2020.

A patent was discovered by Patently Mobile that shows exactly how this in-display fingerprint scanning technology can work by showing a biometric area in the lower half of the display. It can be assumed that this will work better than existing designs, which require you to place your finger in a specific location.

Triple rear cameras

Following on from the success of the triple rear camera on the Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung is expected to stick to a similar format with its S10 - a theory supported by KBI Securities analyst Kim Dong-won, who says the company hopes this will help it "revitalize" its business. ... Expected to be used additional features depth measurement, 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) setting.

The triple rear camera is also rumored to appear on the OnePlus 6T.

Dual Selfie Cameras

The largest of the three Galaxy S10 models is expected to arrive with dual selfie cameras. The spec of these cameras is 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 ditch the iris scanner in favor of the Galaxy S10's 3D touch camera. Allegedly, with a fingerprint sensor on the front, there is no need for such technology.

Higher productivity

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

Accordingly, the faster UFS 3.0 storage will work, which is twice as fast as UFS 2.0.

5G support?

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

Earlier it was said that Samsung is working on a dedicated 5G phone.

What's the difference between the Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy S10 Plus?

Primarily size, the Galaxy S10 has a 5.8-inch screen and the S10 Plus has a 6.2-inch screen. Now there may also be a third model with 6.44 inches. It also speaks to the battery capacity and we've seen a 500mAh difference between the two in the past.

Samsung often provides the best camera technology on the Plus model, so it's likely the rumored triple rear camera is reserved for 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 the light sensitivity.

Two years ago, there was a major embarrassment in the history of Samsung's mobile division: Galaxy Note 7 turned out to be a ticking time bomb, so it was quickly removed from sale. That story ended not only with humiliating apologies on my knees, but also with a grandiose work on mistakes - neat and stylish Galaxy The S8 made us forget about the disaster with the explosive flagships.

That phone was praised even by those who previously considered Koreans tasteless in terms of design. Against the background of the archaic iPhone 7, the Galaxy S8 looked like a device from the future - thanks to its thin bezels, an "endless" curved display and an OLED matrix.

True, after this local triumph, Samsung again relaxed and presented an openly passable and boring Galaxy S9. The audience reacted to it quite unequivocally: "It's great that the S8 is now cheaper." Stores even had to artificially slow down the interface of the "8" so that customers would choose a newer and more expensive model when comparing models.

As a result, 2018 remained with Apple. While Samsung bosses studied the sad financial calculations and read the news with headlines like "Galaxy S9 sells worse than Galaxy S3", the whole world copied the cutout of the iPhone X. In parallel, two more holidays happened in Cupertino: first, the average price of one smartphone jumped to $ 700 (crazy level) and then the company broke through the $ 1 trillion cap.

Now Koreans are forced to answer. Against the background of the release of the iPhone XS and iPhone XR, the insiders about the Galaxy S10 for some reason have gone into the shadows, but they definitely cannot be neglected. There is reason to believe that this gadget will become no less resonant than the Galaxy S8 - at least all preliminary information indicates the giant potential of this model.

Below are five top facts about the 10th anniversary Galaxy.

1. Apparently, the smartphone will debut in January. The company Samsung is forced to postpone the announcement in order to quickly respond to a pack of new smartphones from Apple. Previously, Koreans consistently rolled out their flagships in late winter or early spring. The takeaway is simple: Asians are now eager to showcase a revolutionary model.

2. The main feature of the Galaxy S10 is the disappearing front camera. It will be sewn directly into the display - the module will be visible only when the user starts the selfie mode. There has never been anything like this on the market. For example, the Chinese, who want to hide the camera, put it inside the case and install a mechanism that quickly pushes the lens out. Samsung's solution is much more technological and elegant.

3. The Galaxy S10 will not have the so-called chin, that is, the bottom indentation. Now it is available for all models except the iPhone X. The reason is simple: to destroy this area, you have to order an expensive curved screen. The Chinese do not see the point in this, but the Koreans saw it, who clearly set themselves the task of releasing a completely frameless flagship. No monobrows, no unnecessary space - just a display and nothing else. Again, the story of the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 may repeat itself: the cutout of the iPhone XS will seem antediluvian next to the perfectly frameless S10.

4. According to insiders, Galaxy S10 will be released in three variations: budget, standard and premium. The first two are not very interesting, but the third is a catalog of elite specs. First, there will be a lightning-fast fingerprint scanner right below the display (another technology that Apple has defied). Secondly, the Koreans will install a triple main camera module in the coolest S10 - just like in the Huawei P20 Pro. It seems that the main task of Samsung managers is to break all competitors in the authoritative Dx0Mark rating with a margin.

5. The last point is about the colors of the cases. Now in Asia, smartphones with gradient back covers, like the Honor 10, are wildly in demand. Apple missed this trend (or considered it tasteless), but Samsung will definitely (according to leaks) release at least one modification of the S10 in a mega-bright design.

Why might the plan fail?

In terms of camera, design, and exclusive features, the Galaxy S10 will look much preferable to boring and expensive new Apple products. The only question is how well everything will turn out to be realized. The specifications of the S10 are impressive on paper, but in reality, flaws can surface in the most unexpected places. Suffice it to recall the previous Samsung flagships:

1. Galaxy S8- was good for almost everyone, but Koreans screwed up with a fingerprint scanner. At first, they did not plan to put it there (they thought that they would manage with a face recognizer), and then they put it in the most inconvenient place - to the side of the camera. As a result, users were annoyed with the fact that they hit their finger anywhere except the sensor. Here Samsung's arrogance is to blame - apparently, they decided that they offer four times different ways unlocking, it doesn't matter how well they work.

The first rumors about the new Samsung Galaxy S10 appeared on the network six to seven months before the beginning of 2019. If the leaks are to be believed, we are in for the most unexpected flagship from a South Korean company in the last couple of years. In fact, the manufacturer is ready to completely "reformat" the top line of Galaxy S.

Representatives of Samsung itself are still rather evasive in commenting on the appearance and capabilities of the future Galaxy S10. For example, Won Oh Hyun, CEO of the corporation, made a statement that the smartphone will receive "very important" design changes. But he did not specify which ones.

It should be remembered here that the current Galaxy S9 and the previous S8 are almost like twin brothers. Similarly, the Galaxy S6 and S7 differed little from each other. From this we can conclude that the Koreans update the design every two years, so in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S10, the time for change has definitely come.

Looking ahead, we will say that Samsung is preparing this time, in addition to the quite predictable "regular" Galaxy S10 and the large Galaxy S10 + (Plus), a third smartphone with a flat 5.8-inch screen. It should be remembered here that all the company's flagships since the Note 7 had a curved display at the edges.

Much more technical innovation is expected. First, it is the ability to connect to fifth generation networks. Secondly, working with faster LPDDR5 RAM. Thirdly, support for high-speed memory UFS 3.0. Fourth, a fingerprint scanner built into the display.

However, we will not stretch the introduction and run far into the front.

If everything goes according to the earlier planned plan, the presentation of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and other new products of the company should take place on February 24, 2019, on the "zero" day of the international exhibition Mobile World Congress (MWC 2019 - Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona.

The exhibition hall of the Mobile World Congress is a place where many novelties on the market of modern gadgets are presented annually.

There, at MWC 2019, there will be an opportunity to touch the device “live” at the official Samsung stand. The start of accepting applications for pre-order is expected the next day after the announcement, however, the release of the smartphone to the markets of different countries may take a long time (the Koreans, unlike Apple, are bringing their new models to the market in stages).

Positioning and price

As noted in the introduction, Samsung is preparing three modifications of the Samsung Galaxy S10 this time. Of course, it is not a fact that it is in this composition that they will enter the market. Let's say in 2016 a company was developing Galaxy version Note 7 with flat screen, however, it did not go into the series.

Here, many will remember the sad story of the seventh Note, which was preparing for release with great fanfare. Moreover, at the very beginning, this model flew at a speed that was not expected even in the company itself. Alas, this success was destined to end due to problems with the battery, which could spontaneously explode.

As a result, Samsung was forced to withdraw the entire circulation of the unsuccessful Note 7 and incur heavy costs, both financial and reputational. Ultimately, the smartphone nevertheless reborn literally like a phoenix from the ashes as the Galaxy Note FE, but that was a completely different story.

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However, back to the Samsung Galaxy S10. According to insiders, it will be released in the following variants:

The simplest Galaxy S10R (Retro) with a 5.8-inch flat screen and single main camera. The very name Samsung Galaxy S10R first appeared in the publication of the online publication Slashgear ().
Actually Galaxy S10 with a curved display of the same diagonal and a dual main camera.
The largest and most expensive in the Galaxy S10 Plus series, with a screen size of a whopping 6.44 inches. And he will also have a triple (!) Main camera and a dual front camera.

Doesn't this approach resemble anything? If not, check out the three 2018 Apple iPhones unveiled on September 12: the budget XR, the standard XS, and the extra-large XS Max. We wouldn't be surprised if Samsung copies this idea almost 1-in-1 (as it once did with the Galaxy S6 and S6 +).

The question of cost remains. The easiest way is to "predict" the price of the base Samsung versions Galaxy S10. Most likely, in the United States, this smartphone will cost from $ 999 when purchased without a contract with a mobile operator. The Galaxy S10R variant can be as low as $ 749, while the Plus variant is all $ 1099 or so.

Of course, these are all just assumptions. How it will actually be - we will not know until February 2019. It should be noted that the stakes for Samsung are now quite high, as sales of the "ninth galaxy" turned out to be unexpectedly low (although this was quite predictable in the absence of qualitative differences from its predecessor).