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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G review: Features | Specifications | Pricing

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
4.0
★★★★★
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  • Battery Score 3.5
  • Camera Score 5
  • Design Score 4.5
  • Performance Score 4.5

Summary

Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G is a beautiful and fast phone, but you shouldn't rush to it just for 5G.

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Launch price (RRP) $0
Launch date 2019-05
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

When Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, much of the future-looking focus was around the Samsung Galaxy Fold. That left the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, itself a future-looking handset, somewhat in the background because Samsung pretty clearly intended for the Fold to go on sale first.

That's not what's happened, with the Galaxy Fold delayed due to construction issues, and the Galaxy S10 5G is now available on contract terms with Telstra. So should you dive into Samsung's largest phone?


Design

  • Brilliant Dynamic AMOLED display.
  • Mirror finish picks up smudges easily.
  • Bixby button still feels useless.
  • Headphone jack still present.
Galaxy S10 5G

Camera

  • Quad lens provides lots of camera flexibility.
  • Great video quality with live focus options.
  • Easy to use camera app.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Performance

  • Exynos 9820 isn't quite the Snapdragon 855, but it's fast enough.
  • OneUI is a great Android launcher.
  • 5G isn't fast... yet.
  • Fixed storage on a Galaxy phone feels like a throwback.
Galaxy S10 5G

Battery

  • 4,500mAh battery provides best battery life of any of this year's Galaxy phones.
  • But it still lags behind last year's models.
  • Fast wired or wireless charging.
Galaxy S10 5G

Verdict

  • Great performance and battery life.
  • Design robs it of some premium features.
  • The most affordable 5G phone, for now.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Pricing and availability

Specifications

Display

Display Size
6.7 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3040px
Pixels per inch (PPI)
505 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels
12MP + 12MP + 16MP
Rear camera aperture size
f/2.4 + f/1.5-f/2.4 + f/2.2
Video recording
4K
Front camera megapixels
10MP
Front camera aperture size
f/1.9

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions
162.6mm x 77.1mm x 7.94mm
Weight
198g

Connectivity

NFC
Yes
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Network category speed
Category 20

Power, storage and battery

Processor
Exynos 9820
RAM
8GB
Operating system
Android 9
Internal storage
256GB
Battery capacity
4,500mAh

Device features

Headphone jack
No
Fingerprint sensor
Yes
Water resistance rating
IP68
Wireless charging
Qi
PMA

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