James Phang

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Five Samsung Galaxy phones unveiled

 

This year Samsung celebrates 10 years of its Samsung Galaxy S series line. At the Samsung Unpacked event, they unveiled five different Galaxy smartphones to celebrate. Here what was released at this year’s Samsung event.

Samsung Galaxy S10e

A new variation of a Samsung Galaxy line-up called the Samsung Galaxy S10e. This cheaper sibling is an alternative to the more expensive Samsung phones but still have the raw function of its older brothers.

Specs:

5.8inch Full HD+ AMOLED hole punch screen

Dual Rear Camera (16MP f2.2 ultra-wide lens and 12MP with f1.5 and f2.4 aperture)

10MP Front Facing Camera

6GB or 8GB RAM

Up to 256GB Storage

3,100mAh battery

Fingerprint scanner on the side

$749/£669

Samsung Galaxy S10

Samsung undoubtedly announced the Galaxy S10 which wasn’t unexpected. This new generation has a lot of innovation attached such as a new display, refreshing design and ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.

Specs:

6.1inch QHD+Dynamic AMOLED curved Punch-hole screen

Triple-lens rear camera (16MP f2.2 ultra-wide lens, 12 f.2.4 telephoto lens and 12MP lens with f1.5 and f2.4 apertures)

10MP Front Facing Camera

8GB RAM

Up to 512GB

3,400mAh battery

Ultra Sonic Finger Print Scanner

Prices $899/£799

Samsung S10+

Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, the larger brother of its sibling Samsung Galaxy S10. This phone has a few slight improvements when compared to the S10 Plus.

Specs:

6.4inch QHD+ AMOLED Pill Shaped cut-out screen

Triple-lens rear camera (16MP f2.2 ultra-wide lens, 12 f.2.4 telephoto lens and 12MP lens with f1.5 and f2.4 apertures)

8MP and 10MP Front Facing Camera

12GB RAM

Up to 1TB Storage

4,100mAh battery

Ultra Sonic Finger Print Scanner

$999/£899

Samsung S10 5G

With anticipating of 5G being available to consumers this year or the beginning of next year. Samsung has unveiled a more premium product via the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.

Specs:

6.7inch QHD+ AMOLED Pill Shaped cut-out screen

Triple-lens rear camera (16MP f2.2 ultra-wide lens, 12 f.2.4 telephoto lens and 12MP lens with f1.5 and f2.4 apertures) and 3D depth-sensing camera

10MP front facing camera and 3D depth-sensing camera

8GB RAM

256GB Storage with microSD card slot

4,500mAh battery

Ultra Sonic Finger Print Scanner

Price Unknown

Samsung Galaxy Fold

Rumoured for a few years, Samsung has finally unveiled its more ambitious Galaxy smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold that features a folding screen.

Specs:

4.6inch screen when folded and 7.3-inch display when opened

6 cameras

12GB RAM

512GB Storage

4,380mAh

5G support

$1,980

Overall Summary

Samsung has unveiled a refreshing lineup with their Galaxy S10 lineup. With futuristic display technology spread across the entire lineup and with improvements and a variety of cameras available to the new S10 line-up has given a refreshing design. The various price points of its different S10 variations as allowed consumers with different budgets to dive right in and get a Samsung Galaxy S10 no matter which one they choose. They all feature Samsung’s new display technology however a variation of storage, RAM, battery and camera options will make it hard for consumers to choose. With the more out there phone via the Samsung Galaxy where a small percentage consumers will be able to afford it, this shows the future that Samsung wants to explore and they needed to get the technology out there in order to see the public perception and how they could further improve the design. When first introduced, the first Edge Display got the reaction however within each generation the technology improved. I’m certain that within a few generations the technology will improve but be more affordable and the application of foldable display will expand. Unfortunately, the technology is at its infancy. Out of the line-up, I would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S10e or Samsung S10. The S10e has a good price point but also includes the new display technology but at full HD however, the normal S10 is a good all rounder and you get the benefits of having three cameras in the back and QHD.