- Samsung sent me an invite to come see them
in San Francisco, along with all the other members
of the press, and so I did what any tech reporter does
when Samsung has something to show us.
I got on a plane.
And it turns out, it was worth the trip.
These are the new Samsung S10 models.
There are four in total: the S10 and S10+
which are essentially the same, save for
the screen size and a couple other changes;
the S10e, their new budget model;
and the S10 5G, their 5G enabled, even larger version.
So first, let's start with
the 3 main devices, we'll call them;
the S10, the S10+, and the S10e.
Just so you guys know, I didn't have a lot of time
with these devices, but I should be getting a device.
So expect a complete walkthrough later.
This, we're just going to kind of dive into
what all the specs are for all of the devices,
when they're being released, the prices, etcetera.
They're made out of a glass on the front and back,
like we're used to seeing with Samsung now.
But unlike Samsung usually, they come in a bunch of colors.
We have Prism White, Blue, Black,
and Flamingo Pink coming to the US,
with another Prism Green color
available in some other markets.
For the screen, the S10 has a 6.1 inch screen,
while the S10+ has a 6.4 inch screen.
Both with the same QHD+ resolution, curved glass
AMOLED display, with a 19 by 9 aspect ratio, as well.
The S10e on the other hand, has a 5.8 inch,
Full HD+, non-curved screen.
That screen on all the devices is apparently now
the world's first HDR10+ certified screen on a mobile device
and Samsung says it's their first
Dynamic AMOLED screen, as well.
Apparently it can reduce blue light coming from it;
the type of light that has been shown to affect
your sleep patterns, eyestrain, etcetera;
without actually changing the color of the display at all.
You can, of course, turn on the blue light filter
that does adjust the color to bring
the amount of blue light down further,
but you'll be getting 42% less blue light automatically,
just because of the new displays.
Now, what you will notice immediately
about all three devices though, is that these new displays
go even further to the edge of the device,
and the front camera is now on a cut-out in the display.
That front camera on all three of these devices is the same
10 mega pixel, Dual Pixel, Auto Focus, F1.9 aperture,
but the S10+ includes a secondary 8 mega pixel,
RGB depth camera, with an aperture of F2.2.
In the display of the S10 and S10+, we now have
an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, that uses Sonar basically,
to 3D map the ridges in your fingerprint,
so that it's harder to spoof.
The S10e on the other hand, has the fingerprint sensor
built into the power button on the side of the device.
All devices will be powered by
the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip set here in the US,
and an Exynos chip set of some sort in other markets.
And all have Cat.20, two gigabyte per second LTE,
IP68 ratings, Dolby Atmos on stereo AKG speakers,
and a microSD card slot.
Also, for connectivity, the phone supports
Wi-Fi 6, also known as 802.11ax,
which is 20% faster than 802.11ac,
and just better optimized, so if you have a router capable
of that at home, you'll be able to use that
better, and newer, Wi-Fi standard.
Oh and yes, they also have a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack.
For storage and ram, the S10e comes in either
a 6 gig of ram, 128 gig of storage model,
or an eight gig, 256 gig model.
The S10 comes with 8 gigs of ram,
and either 128 or 512 gigs storage models.
And the S10+ comes with either 8 gigs of ram,
and 128 or 512 as well, or a top model,
with a ridiculous 12 gigs of ram, and 1 terabyte of storage.
Samsung said they wanted to help differentiate
the top storage models of the S10 and S10+,
so the 512 gig and the 1 terabyte models
come in Ceramic White, or Ceramic Black.
They have a cool matte finish to them,
in comparison to the other models,
and are also made out of ceramic,
so they are much more scratch resistant, as well.
For batteries and power, all the devices now support
Samsung's Fast Wireless Charging 2.0,
that will apparently wirelessly charge the device,
even faster than the original
Fast Charging tech that we've seen already.
For capacity, the S10E is 3100 milliamps,
the S10 is 3400 milliamps, and the S10+ is 4100 milliamps.
Samsung also took a note from Huawei's book it seems,
and added wireless power sharing, or reverse Qi charging.
You can turn this on in settings, and now put
another Qi device on the back to have the phone transfer
some of it's power to the other device.
Hopefully it's faster than Huawei's was,
but I'll test that out
in that complete walkthrough, coming soon.
Moving on to the rear cameras,
two of the cameras on the back of the phones
are all the same, across all three devices.
We have a 12 mega pixel, dual aperture of F1.5,
and F2.4, Dual Pixel Auto Focus,
77 degree Field of View camera,
that is optically stabilized, thankfully,
and an ultra-wide, 16 mega pixel, Fixed Focus, F2.2,
123 degree Field of View camera as well.
Now, the S10 and the S10+ though, add a third camera.
Which is a Telephoto, 12 mega pixel, F2.4,
optically stabilized, 45 degree Field of View camera.
They're all capable of shooting an HDR10+,
and have 4K resolution video,
on the front, and the rear cameras.
And lastly, Samsung briefly showed us their 5G model.
But the only info that was shared about it though,
other than it will obviously support 5G networks,
is that it will have a 6.7 inch display,
a 3D depth camera on the front and back,
presumably for AR capabilities,
and maybe facial recognition,
and a 4500 milliamp battery, and basically,
similar specs for camera, et cetera to the S10+.
Now the main three will be available for pre-order,
starting February 21st, and will go on sale March 8th.
As for the 5G model, we're being told that it will launch
sometime in quarter 2, on Verizon at first,
and then on the other carriers after that.
For pricing, the S10e will start at $749.99,
the S10 will start at $899.99,
and the S10+ will start at $999.99.
The 5G model, there is no pricing yet.
Now I should be getting a device ASAP,
and when I do, I will do a complete walkthrough on it,
I'm going to do a real world battery test on it,
some camera comparisons, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
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