The Galaxy S10 starts at $900, the Galaxy S10 Plus starts at $1000, and the Samsung S10e starts at $750. Pre-orders are open as of February 21.
New Samsung S10 Range Revealed
Technically, the Galaxy Fold is the start of a new category of phone, so you’ll need to head over to our Fold reveal article if you want to hear about the coolest foldable phone out there. Same goes for Samsung’s suite of wearables. Now, here’s the S10 lineup.
The New Samsung S10 Lineup
The new range includes a trio of models: The S10, the S10 Plus, and the cheaper S10e. First up, the flagship S10 phone.
Samsung S10
The new flagship phone has a larger screen, at 6.1 inches, and comes with a new ultrasonic fingerprint reader that unlocks the device seamlessly and instantly. It’s compatible with Wifi 6 (the world’s first device to do so), so internet should be faster than ever with the phone’s always-on connectivity. Here are the specs:
6.1-inch “Dynamic AMOLED” display19:9 aspect ratio, HD+Water protectionSize: 70.4 x 149.9 x 7.8mmWeight: 150 gramsThree-lens rear cameras: 12-megapixel wide, 16-megapixel super wide, and 12-megapixel telephoto lenses10 megapixel front-facing camera4K UHD video recordingSnapdragon 855 processor8GB/12GB RAM128GB/512GB storage, with microSD card expansion3,400mAh batteryWi-Fi 6, LTE Cat.20, Bluetooth 5Wireless chargingAndroid 9 Pie OS
Best of all, there’s a headphone jack on all three new S10 phones, for all of us who are still toting around our wired earbuds. The Galaxy S10 starts at $899.99. The 512GB version will cost another $250 on top of that. It also comes with a few improvements over the S10, most notably in the arenas of storage and battery capacity: Storage is capped at 1TB rather than 512GB, while the battery is 4,100mAh, up from 3,400mAh. The screen is a smidge bigger (by 0.3 inches), and so is the weight, which up 25 grams. And the S10 Plus includes a second front camera that the S10 doesn’t have: It can improve depth of field and be used for portrait mode.
The Galaxy S10 Plus starts at $999.99, which is just $100 more than the S10 flagship. The 512GB version costs another $250 and the 1TB costs another $600 beyond the base price. Here are the full specs to expect:
6.4-inch “Dynamic AMOLED” display19:9 aspect ratio, HD+Water protectionSize: 74.1 x 157.6 x 7.8mmWeight: 175 gramsThree-lens rear cameras: 12-megapixel wide, 16-megapixel super wide, and 12-megapixel telephoto lenses10 megapixel and a 8-megapixel front cameraSnapdragon 855 processor8GB/12GB RAM128GB/1TB storage, with microSD card expansion4,100mAh batteryWi-Fi 6, LTE Cat.20, Bluetooth 5Wireless chargingAndroid 9 Pie OS
The screen is flat and has a bezel: It’s small, if not quite not as impressive as the other S10 phones’ Infinity screens. The Samsung S10e starts at just $750. The 256GB version is $850 in total. Here’s what those prices will net you:
5.8-inch “Dynamic AMOLED” display19:9 aspect ratio, HD+Water protectionSize: 69.9 x 142.2 x 7.9mmWeight: 150 grams12-megapixel and 16-megapixel rear cameras10 megapixel front-facing cameraSnapdragon 855 processor6GB/8GB RAM128GB/256GB storage3,100mAh batteryWi-Fi 6, LTE Cat.20, Bluetooth 5Wireless chargingAndroid 9 Pie OS
Expect to see them from all major U.S. phone carriers, as well as available straight from Samsung and others in unlocked condition.
Should I Buy a Samsung S10?
A lot of the new lineup’s features are a noticeable improvement on the S9 and S9 Plus: The displays are larger and the triple-camera array is a flashy talking point. The ultrasonic fingerprint scanners are totally new and appear to perform very well. That’s about it for the groundbreaking updates, however: While the phones’ specs overall are great, they’re not shockingly improved. Still, the Galaxy S10 lineup remains a worthy iteration of the Samsung phone line. If you’re in the market for a new Samsung phone and the price tag doesn’t throw you off, the Samsung S10 delivers on a lot of the impressive next-gen technology it promises.
