The latest model of the "Galaxy S" series, which will be the flagship model of Samsung smartphones, was announced on February 20 (US time). This time, which is the 10th anniversary of the Galaxy S series, there are three models, "Galaxy S10", "Galaxy S10 +" and "Galaxy S10e" (hereinafter, S10, S10 +, S10e, respectively). Reservations will begin on February 21st in the United States and will be available in March. It seems that the S10 and S10 + come with a completely wireless earphone "Galaxy Buds".
The Galaxy S10 series has three models with different display sizes. The S10 uses a 6.1-inch quad HD + display. The aspect ratio is 19: 9, the resolution is 550ppi, and the screen occupancy is 93.1%. The S10 + has a 6.4-inch quad HD +, an aspect ratio of 19: 9, a resolution of 438ppi, and a screen occupancy of 93.1%. The S10e has a 5.8-inch full HD + display, an aspect ratio of 19: 9, a resolution of 522ppi, and a screen occupancy of 91.6%.
The display of all three models uses Dynamic AMOLED. This is a new display following the conventional Super AMOLED, and is the world's first to support HDR +. It also has improved color reproducibility, reduced blue light, and improved visibility outdoors.
In addition, S10 and S10 + have curved sides of the display, and S10e has a difference that it is a flat display. Along with that, the back is also S10e only, and the design is flat to the side. The main body color is Prism Green, Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Blue for S10, and Ceramic Black and Ceramic White are added to it for S10 +. S10e has 5 colors with Canary Yellow added to the same 4 colors as S10.
The display occupies most of the front of the main unit, but the S10 and S10 + have a new built-in in-display fingerprint sensor. There is an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor at the bottom of the screen, and you can recognize the fingerprint and unlock it by touching the screen. The power button on the side of the S10e is integrated with the fingerprint sensor, and the fingerprint sensor on the back has been abolished for all three models.
In addition, the in-camera is also housed in the screen, and a "punch hole" is used to place the camera by punching holes in the display. The feature is that the screen can be used more widely than the notch that became quite common in 2018. Samsung describes this as "Infinity-O Display".
The S10 and S10e have one in-camera, both equipped with a 10-megapixel sensor. It has phase-difference AF with dual pixels, the F value of the lens is F1.9, and the angle of view is 80 degrees. Although the S10 + is an in-camera, it has two cameras. One has the same specs as the S10 and S10e, and the other is an 8-megapixel camera. With a fixed focus, the F value of the lens is F2.2 and the angle of view is 90 degrees. In addition to a normal camera, it can also be used as an RGB depth camera.
In the case of S10 and S10 +, the out-camera is a triple camera with three cameras arranged side by side. The standard camera is a wide-angle lens with an angle of view of 77 degrees, which is equipped with an aperture and can switch between F1.5 and F2.4. It also has built-in optical image stabilization (OIS). Equipped with a 12-megapixel sensor, it also supports phase-difference AF with dual pixel sensors.
The lens on the telephoto side has an angle of view of 45 degrees and an optical magnification of 2x. The F value of the lens is F2.4 and OIS is also installed. The sensor is 12 megapixels and supports contrast AF.
In addition, the ultra-wide-angle lens has an angle of view of 123 degrees and an F value of F2.2. It is equipped with a 16-megapixel sensor and has a fixed focus. The specifications of this triple camera are the same for the S10 and S10 +.
The S10e is a dual camera, and the wide-angle lens side, which is the standard camera, has functions such as an angle of view of 77 degrees, dual pixel AF, a 12 megapixel sensor, and F1.5 / F2.4 aperture switching. The other is an ultra-wide-angle lens with an angle of view of 123 degrees, F2.2, fixed focus, and 16 megapixels. Both cameras support OIS.
The image stabilization performance of the video has also been enhanced, and as a "super steady video", it is possible to shoot images that suppress the camera shake even with violent shaking.
The camera claims that the intelligent camera function has been enhanced by the enhancement of AI performance. The scene optimizer recognizes the shooting scene and sets the optimum camera settings, but the number of recognized scenes has increased from 20 to 30.
In addition, it is equipped with a shot suggestion function that detects the main subject and proposes a composition by learning millions of images by deep learning.
The AI function also provides functions such as faster application startup, Bixby routine function as an assistant function, and battery optimization.
In the charging function, in addition to Quick Charge 2.0 / AFC by USB Type-C, all three models support WPC / PMA compatible wireless charging. Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 has increased the charging speed by 30%.
In addition, it is equipped with a "wireless power share" function that supplies power to wireless charging compatible devices from the back of the S10 series. While charging the S10 series by wire, it seems that it can supply power wirelessly to other devices at the same time. The battery capacity is 3,400mAh for S10, 4,100mAh for S10 +, and 3,100mAh for S10e.
In addition, it is the first smartphone optimized for the "Unity engine" for games, and it is said that you can enjoy games more comfortably. It also supports Dolby Atmos by voice.
The network supports LTE communication with a maximum downlink speed of 2 Gbps, and by supporting the next-generation Wi-Fi standard "Wi-Fi 6", it seems that it has achieved further speedup.
All three SoCs are the Snapdragon 855, which uses a 64-bit octa-core CPU with a 7nm process, or the Exynos 9820, which has a 64-bit octa-core CPU with an 8nm process. The memory is 8GB for S10, 8GB or 12GB for S10 +, and 6GB or 8GB for S10e. The storage is 128GB / 512GB for S10, 128GB / 512GB / 1TB for S10 +, 128GB / 256GB for S10e, and microSD (up to 512GB) can be used for all.
The body size and weight are 70.4 x 149.9 x 7.8 mm / 157 g for S10, 74.1 x 157.6 x 7.8 mm / 175 g for S10 +, and 69.9 x 142.2 x 7.9 mm / 150 g for S10e. All OSs are equipped with Android 9 (Pie).
At the same time, Samsung also announced the "Galaxy S10 5G," which supports 5G communication, the next-generation communication standard. Details have not been disclosed, but it seems that it will be equipped with a 6.7 inch display and a 3D depth camera will be able to shoot for AR. The battery will be as large as 4,500mAh.
