Samsung Galaxy S10 specs, release date and price

Samsung Galaxy S10 specs, release date and price

SAMSUNG GALAXY S10 SPECS

Screen size:                6.1-inch

Screen resolution:    1440 x 3040

Screen aspect ratio: 19:9

Rear cameras:           12MP, 16MP, 13MP

Front cameras:          dual cameras

Chipset:            Exynos 9820/Snapdragon 855

RAM:                            8GB/12GB

Storage:                      128GB-1TB

OS:                               Android 9 Pie

Samsung Galaxy S10 release date

The Samsung Galaxy S10 launch date is confirmed as Wednesday, February 20, meaning we'll see the smartphone days before MWC 2019, which takes place from February 25-28.

Samsung itself has revealed the date, along with the time and location: the Galaxy S10 will be unveiled at 11am PT (2pm ET, 7pm GMT) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

That's for the three main models (the S10, S10 Lite and S10 Plus). However the source adds that the 5G S10 - which might be called the Galaxy S10 X - will land in stores on March 29.

Samsung's next S model will likely land in early 2019

Samsung Galaxy S10 price

Samsung Galaxy S10 price expected to rise to $779 / £799

When the S10 does go on sale it's sure to cost a lot, at least for the higher-end models, the most basic version might be fairly reasonable (if still expensive) though. 

One price rumor puts the budget Galaxy S10 Lite model at $650-$750 (roughly £500-£585), while another rumor has the Samsung Galaxy S10 price rise to £799, for the 128GB variant and £999 for 512GB of storage.

The same source claims that the top-end 5G model will cost between $1,430, £1,110 and  $1,600, £1,250 making it around twice as expensive.

Samsung Galaxy S10 design and display

Three different screen sizes

A camera cut-out in the screen

A 19:9 aspect ratio and 1440 x 3040 resolution

Samsung Galaxy S10 camera

A dual, triple or quad-lens rear camera

12MP, 13MP and 16MP lenses

A dual-lens front-facing camera

An analyst reckons Samsung is considering a triple-lens camera for the Samsung Galaxy S10, along with a 3D sensor for augmented reality content.

Samsung Galaxy S10 battery

Standard S10 could have a 3,500mAh battery

S10 Lite could be 3,100mAh, S10 Plus could be 4,000mAh

5G Galaxy S10 could have a 5,000mAh battery

One battery rumor reveals possible sizes for the Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10 Lite.

In which case, if they're accurate, the Samsung Galaxy S10 has a 3,500mAh one, the Galaxy S10 Plus has a 4,000mAh one and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has a 3,100mAh one.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 may well benefit from a boost to its wireless charging speeds, with reports linking the upcoming flagship with wireless Quick Charge 2.0.

Samsung Galaxy S10 power

An Exynos 9820 or Snapdragon 855 chipset

6GB or 8GB of RAM

128GB to 1TB of fast storage

This is an octa-core chipset built on an 8nm process. That makes it smaller than the 10nm Exynos 9810 found in the Galaxy S9 and with that size reduction comes a 10% reduction in power consumption.

The Exynos 9820 also offers up to 20% better single core performance, up to 40% better power efficiency, and up to 15% better multi-core performance than the Exynos 9810.

Gamers meanwhile should see an even bigger benefit, with the GPU offering up to 40% better performance or up to 35% more power efficiency.

The Exynos 9820 also has an integrated NPU (neural processing unit), which allows AI-related tasks to happen up to seven times faster than on the 9810.

What to expect:

1. A new design

Samsung's smartphone design is overly familiar at this point

The Samsung Galaxy S9 looks almost identical to the Galaxy S8, so it’s high time we got a new design from the South Korean company.

Whether that means a notch, a new material or even a foldable phone we’ll leave to Samsung, but we want to see something new.

2. Triple-lens cameras on both models

While the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has a dual-lens camera, the standard Galaxy S9 only has a single-lens one. For the Galaxy S10 we want both models to have two lenses, or better yet, three. After all, the Huawei P20 Pro has landed with exactly that to stunning effect.

Samsung’s been delivering top smartphone cameras for a while now, but this year it has some real competition from Huawei, so for the Galaxy S10 we want to see it take steps to get ahead.

The good news is that a triple-lens camera has already been rumored, though it sounds like only the priciest model will get it.

3. An in-screen fingerprint scanner

Rear-facing scanners could soon be a thing of the past on high-end phone

In-screen fingerprint scanners have been rumored for various Samsung phones and the Galaxy S10 is no exception, but now that other companies have launched commercially available handsets with them we might finally see Samsung roll one out.

Having a scanner in the screen means it doesn’t need to take up space on the front or be awkwardly placed on the back, plus it looks high-tech enough to make owners of other phones jealous.

This too has been rumored for the Galaxy S10,o there's a very real chance it will happen.

4. More vibrant photos

While the overall quality of photos taken by the Samsung Galaxy S9 is very high, some lack vibrancy and a few are also more washed out than we’d have expected or liked. This is especially true when there’s background light, so we’d like the Samsung Galaxy S10 to be able to cope with this better.

5. Improved AR Emoji

AR Emoji could really use some work

AR Emoji were one of the more hyped features of the Galaxy S9 range, but they were also one of the least impressive aspects of these phones.

There are a few reasons for this. Beyond their inherently gimmicky nature it can also be hard to create one that looks like you, and when recording a video of yourself using the emoji, the camera’s facial recognition isn’t powerful enough to do it justice.

While AR Emoji will probably never be an essential feature, if Samsung’s going to keep using them we’d like to see them at least rival Apple’s Animoji next time around.

6. Better battery life

Battery life is one thing that doesn’t improve with each new phone generation. In fact, sometimes it gets worse. In the case of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus you’re only really looking at a day of life.

And while that might generally be okay for anyone who doesn’t mind plugging their phone in every night, it’s worth remembering that the battery will start to wear out over time, so a day of life when you buy the phone means less than a day a year or two on.

As such we really want to see improvements to the battery in the Galaxy S10, whether that’s through a larger unit than the frankly small 3,000mAh one in the Galaxy S9, or just through more efficient hardware and software.

7. A totally bezel-free look

We’ve said already that we want a new design from the Galaxy S10, but what we’d really like is a complete absence of bezels. As in no notch either, just an all-screen front.

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