Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, S10 5G Launched with Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 SoC

Samsung officially launched the long awaited Galaxy S10 smartphone yesterday sporting either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or Samsung Exynos 9820 processor coupled with 8GB RAM, 128 to 512GB storage, and a 6.1″ display. There are actually four variants of Galaxy S10, with S10+ model coming with up to 12GB RAM, 1TB flash storage, and a 6.4″ display, S10e phone with a smaller 5.8″ display, as low as 6GB RAM, and 128 to 256GB flash storage, and S10 5G with a 5G modem, a larger 6.7″ display, 6 cameras, and a larger 4,500 mAh battery.

Many consider Samsung Galaxy phones to be the reference when it comes to Android phones, so let’s have a look at the technical specifications and features to see if there’s anything really new beside more processing power, and memory.

Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G phones share many of the same specifications:

SoC (one or the other depending on market)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm 64-bit Octa-core processor with 1x Kryo Gold Prime core at up to 2.8 GHz, 3x Kryo Gold cores at up to 2.4 GHz, and 4x Kryo Silver low-power cores at up to 1.7 GHz, Adreno 640 GPU
- Samsung Exynos 9820 8nm 64-bit Octa-core processor with a dual core custom CPU at up to 2.7 GHz, 2x Arm Cortex A75 at up to 2.3 GHz, and 4x Arm Cortex A55 cores at up to 1.9 GHz, Mali-G76 MP12 GPU
System Memory & Storage
- Galaxy S10e – 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB / 256GB flash, MicroSD slot up to 512GB
- Galaxy S10 – 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB / 512GB flash, MicroSD slot up to 512GB
- Galaxy S10+ – 8GB/12GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB / 512GB / 1TB flash, MicroSD slot up to 512GB
- Galaxy S10 5G – 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB flash, no MicroSD slot
Display
- Galaxy S10e – 5.8″ Full HD+ Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9 (438ppi)
- Galaxy S10 – 6.1″ Quad HD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9 (550ppi)
- Galaxy S10+ – 6.4″ Quad HD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9 (522ppi)
- Galaxy S10 5G – 6.7″ Quad HD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9 (505ppi)
Cameras
- Galaxy S10e
  - Rear – 12MP+16MP dual camera with OIS, 0.5X optical zoom, up to 8X digital zoom
  - Front-facing – 10MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.9 (80°)
- Galaxy S10
  - Rear – 12MP+12MP+16MP triple camera with Dual OIS, 0.5X/2X optical zoom, up to 10X digital zoom
  - Front-facing – 10MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.9 (80°)
- Galaxy S10+
  - Rear – 12MP+12MP+16MP triple camera with Dual OIS, 0.5X/2X optical zoom, up to 10X digital zoom
  - Front-facing – 10MP+8MP RGB depth Dual camera
- Galaxy S10 5G
  - Rear – 12MP+12MP+16MP+hQVGA 3D depth quadruple camera with Dual OIS
  - Front-facing – 10MP+ hQVGA 3D Depth dual camera
Audio – Stereo speakers and earphones: Sound by AKG; Surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus included); 3.5mm audio jack
Cellular Connectivity
- Galaxy S10e / S10 / S10+
  - Enhanced 4×4 MIMO, Up to 7CA, LAA, LTE Cat.20 – 2.0Gbps download, 150Mbps Upload
  - Single SIM card – one Nano SIM and one MicroSD slot
  - Dual(Hybrid) SIM card – one Nano SIM and one Nano SIM or one MicroSD slot
- Galaxy S10 5G
  - Enhanced 4×4 MIMO, Up to 7CA, LAA, LTE Cat.20 – 2.0Gbps download, 150Mbps Upload
  - 5G None Standalone (NSA), Sub6 / mmWave (28G, 39G)
  - 1x SIM card socket
Wireless connectivity
- Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM up to 1.2Gbps Download & Upload
- Bluetooth 5.0, ANT+
- NFC, MST for payment
Location – GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou (N.B.: Galileo and BeiDou coverage may be limited)
USB – 1x USB Type-C port
Sensors
- Galaxy S10e – Accelerometer, Barometer, Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
- Galaxy S10, S10+, S10 5G – Accelerometer, Barometer, Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
Authentication – Lock Type: Swipe, Pattern, PIN, Password Biometric Lock Types: Fingerprints, Face
Battery
- Galaxy S10e – 3,100 mAh with fast charging
- Galaxy S10 – 3,400 mAh with fast charging
- Galaxy S10+ – 4,100 mAh with fast charging
- Galaxy S10 5G – 4,500 mAh with super fast charging (QC 2.0, AFC, PD 3.0)
Dimensions / Weight
- Galaxy S10e – 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9mm, 150g
- Galaxy S10 – 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8mm, 157g
- Galaxy S10+ – 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8mm, 175g (Ceramic: 198g)
- Galaxy S10 5G – 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94mm, 198g

All four models run Android 9.0 Pie. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G brings the most innovation / new features with 5G cellular network support, and six cameras including two 3D ToF depth cameras for the capture of 3D images with both rear and front-facing cameras.

Samsung Galaxy S10e is up for pre-order for $749 and up, Galaxy S10 for $899 and up, while Galaxy S10+ goes for $999 and up with shipping starting on March 8th. Galaxy S10 5G is coming later this year at an undisclosed price. A few websites had the change to have a quick look at the phones including Ars Technica, Engadget, and Android Central among others. Samsung also have published an infographic comparing the specs of Galaxy S10+ with last year’s Galaxy S9+. If you have time to spare, you could also watch the entire 2-hour+ Galaxy Unpacked event.

In case the $800+ price tag scares you, but you’d still like a Snapdragon 855 phone, Xiaomi Mi 9 was introduced on the same day, and will sells for just 2999 RMB and up in China, or about $450.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.