At its annual unpacked event on Wednesday, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship, the 10th generation Galaxy S device,. At the event, the company introduced its first ever 5G Smartphone - the Galaxy S10 5G.
Samsung also unveiled other S10 series, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ models, as well as a smaller model known as the Galaxy S10e. With the launch, Samsung position itself as the world's largest Android smartphone maker in the face of rising Chinese rivals.
The Galaxy S10 is the first device ever to run on the super fast 5G wireless network. While this is a major step in mobile development, the 5G network itself is still not widespread enough to revolutionize mobile connection, though the network is already being rolled out in major markets such as the US, South Korea and China.
Specifications
The S10 line comprise four models with various hardware specifications.
The S10 5G is a larger, phablet -sized premium model that features support for 5G wireless networks, a 6.7-inch display, 256 GB of non-expandable storage, additional 3D time-of-flight cameras on both the front and rear, and a 4,500 mAh battery.
The main S10 and S10+ respectively feature 6.1 and 6.4-inch 1440p "Dynamic AMOLED" displays with
HDR10+ support and "dynamic tone mapping" technology.
The displays have curved sides that slope over the horizontal edges of the device. Unlike previous Samsung phones, their front-facing cameras occupy a rounded cut-out near the top-right of the display, and both models utilize an ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint reader. As they are ultrasonic, the fingerprint readers are not compatible with all screen protectors.
International models of the S10 utilize the Exynos 9820 system-on-chip, while American models utilize the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. The two devices are sold with 128 or 512 GB of internal storage.
The S10 features a multi-lens rear-facing camera setup; it retains the dual-aperture 12-megapixel and 12-megapixel telephoto lenses of the Galaxy S9+, but also adds a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. The front-facing camera on the S10+ is accompanied by a second RGB depth sensor, which Samsung stated would help improve the quality of photo effects and augmented reality image filters. Both sets of cameras support 4K video recording and HDR10+. The camera software includes a new "Shot Suggestion" feature to assist users, "Artistic Live Filters", as well as system-level integration with Instagram.
Alongside the main S10 and S10+, Samsung also unveiled two additional models. The S10e is a downsized version of the S10, featuring a smaller, flat 5.8-inch 1080p display with no curved edges. Its fingerprint reader is contained within the power button on the side rather than in-display, and it excludes the 12-megapixel telephoto camera of the S10 (but still includes the dual-aperture 12-megapixel and 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensors).
The S10 range ships with
Android 9.0 "Pie" . They are the first Samsung smartphones to ship with a major revamp of Samsung's Android user experience known as One UI. A main design element of One UI is intentional repositioning of key user interface elements in stock apps to improve usability on large screens: many apps include large headers that push the beginning of content towards the center of the display, while navigation controls and other prompts are often displayed near the bottom of the display instead.
This year's crop of mobile devices will be among the first to support the 5G standard, which promises to be faster than 4G.
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