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  • Vitor - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Top of the line hardware with flat screen and 3.5mm? Want!
  • TEAMSWITCHER - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    I'll never understand this .. I never used the 3.5mm jack. Cords are so ... last century.
  • Vitor - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    There are plenty of high end in ear phones that are easy to drive but you dont want to worry about them need to recharge or lose audio quality.
  • milkywayer - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    I don't use wired headphones often but the few times I instinctively wanted to plug one into the phone and realizing there is no port is annoying. I'll reward them with my wallet whoever puts a hf jack on their phones.

    Also basically boycotted samsung for several years as the curved edge screens break like 4x as often. My wife went through multiple replacements on her s8. No good case can wrap the curved edges efficiently. Kudos on the flat screen. I loved my pixel 2 xl and iPhone xs for it. I'll reward samsung now when u upgrade.
  • s.yu - Monday, February 25, 2019 - link

    FYI I've used curved screen devices for over 3 years now and I've never cracked the screen, EVER, and I drop my phone often. Protective frames like rhinoshield work.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    But why would you even bother to use high end on a phone..lol
  • gglaw - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    This used to be the case, and most audiophiles would only use phones with external DAC/amps but for the last few years, most flagship phones now come with very acceptable internal DAC/amps that are close enough only the biggest snob of audiophiles would call them unusable. The headphone DAC market is probably slowly dying with the quality that phone and motherboard manufacturers are starting to bundle with their nicer products. The same DAC, capacitors, etc, as you find in relatively nice audio products included for a tiny premium built into your computers or phones.

    I went through a few years of headphone snob phase and carried my little FiiO portable DAC everywhere I traveled, but except for the most discerning listeners now, it's probably completely unnecessary.
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Haha, typical casual consumer, doesn't even know bluetooth is poor quality and low battery life.
  • prophet001 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Yup
  • Alistair - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    you can't even use your microphone with stereo audio high quality over bluetooth, bluetooth is still garbage all these years later
  • silverblue - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    I felt that BT audio was acceptable until Android 8, at which point Google nerfed it heavily. The clipping is pronounced whether in the car or on a speaker, which is why I generally use a USB stick for the former and auxiliary input for the latter.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Yet every "test" has shown the average person couldn't tell a difference...so yah.
  • flyingpants265 - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    That's not even close to true. You can tell the difference every single time if you use high volume.
  • gglaw - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    umm care to site a valid "test?" Real life experiences all over Hi-Fi communities are stock full of the opposite of what you claim. I tried many times to go wireless and honestly wanted to get away from 3.5mm. Not even being an audio snob I couldn't stand the quality difference. I bought at least 5 mid-priced BT headphones by very reputable companies and was never satisfied even compared to an entry level OK standard headphone in the $100-$150 range. If you or the tests really can't tell a difference, there's a serious medical problem with your ears.
  • wr3zzz - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    BT earphone battery will die after 2-3 years of regular usage. It's poor investment if you typically buy premium earphones.
  • phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    This is why you should buy BT dongles for wired headphones. You get the best of both worlds: convenience of no cords, but the ability to plug into devices that don't have BT or when the BT battery is dead. And, when the BT dongle's battery dies after a few years, you just replace it, and keep using the same set of headphones. Or, if the headphones die, you just replace them, without replacing the BT dongle.
  • flyingpants265 - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    I actually agree, but the dongles I've seen have been pretty floppy.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Know anyone who keeps a phone for 2-3 years? Nope
  • tuxRoller - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    most people do this
  • 0ldman79 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Seriously.

    My bluetooth headphones are good for convenience but not for quality.

    They also tend to get out of sync if you're watching a video.

    I use wired headphones all the time and an aux cable in my vehicles. Bluetooth is handy, but the quality isn't there.
  • levizx - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Buy a Type C adaptor for each of your high-end headphones, problem solved.
  • voicequal - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Then you can't keep your phone charged up, because there's only one USB-C port. No good for for long car/plane trips.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    You know a adaptor unplugs so you can charge it? You plan on 1 hour of a day using bluetooth? lol
  • zamboni.palin - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Not if you spend around $250 and accept to use real cans rather than IEMs. (This being said, the 3.5mm jack is always a major, major feature for me too.)
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    "real cans" on a phone with a sound chip used in $50 pre paid phones. good logic.
  • tuxRoller - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Are you aware of any studies which show that people can reliably tell the difference?
  • eastcoast_pete - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    Problem there is that higher-quality cans tend to have high impedance, and most phones don't deal with that well. But otherwise, yes. Even low-mid level cabled cans beat their Bluetooth cousins.
  • MarcusMo - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    You can’t really make that statement categorically. Sure, if your headphones or phone is limited to the SBC codec, then you are out of luck. However, if you are able to use either aptX or, in apples case AAC, then it’s another story. Sure, it’s not as good as wires, but since you’re on your phone, you’re most likely streaming audio that’s compressed to begin with so it’s never going to be an amazing experience anyways.
  • sonny73n - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Sure AAC is a compressed audio codec but no ear can distinguish between lossless FLAC and 320Kbps AAC. iPhone has decent Cirrus audio chip. Even my other phone has dedicated AKM DAC and I can tell a big difference between 320Kbps and 128Kbps songs playing on these phones.

    Another step up is DSD but human ears have limitations. Beside, you and the other BT audio guys need to lose those earphones that come with the phones, especially the Apple earbuds. These can do more harm than good.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    haha, a typical non-informed user who doesn't understand that low battery life is not really a thing since newer standards and quality in EVERY blind test has shown that no one normal can tell a difference.
  • flyingpants265 - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Wow there are a lot of ignoramuses in anandtech comments. You are 100% delusional if you think bluetooth audio doesn't drain battery life, of both the headphones and phone. Same goes for audio quality, you're delusional if you think it sounds the same. Just because plebs can't tell the difference, doesn't mean there isn't one.

    There is, of course, a solution to car audio QUALITY: it's file-sharing over BT, which means there is literally no loss. Let me know when that happens, then I'll use bluetooth in my car (usb-c works fine in car anyway).

    Also, there are literally many hundreds of millions, probably billions of earphones produced. The amount of them that support bluetooth is a tiny fraction, I would guess less than 1%. So removing the audio jack shouldn't be a concern until both battery life and quality are 100% fixed, and at a good price ($30-40).

    No, most people will be stuck using an adapter. and if you EVER want to plug in your phone to speakers or a TV, you're out of luck if you didn't bring your stupid adapter.
  • jordanclock - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    The best quality headphones are generally wired. Plus, wired headphones never have to worry about dead batteries or finicky bluetooth.

    I enjoy my wireless earbuds but the quality of my USB-C earphones is a very noticeable jump up in sound quality.
  • StevoLincolnite - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Same. I have bluetooth headphones for the Gym... Wired headphones for everything else.
  • kaesden - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    you know, wanting to charge, and use headphones at the same time, without having to charge headphones as well is something a lot of people want. Including a 3.5mm jack doesn't stop anyone from using bluetooth headsets if they so choose. More options are a good thing.
  • boozed - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    No stereo jack? No sale.
  • flyingpants265 - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    I'm in favor of the stereo jack, but I also find it a bit weird that people place it as their first priority... same with the removable battery. I hate the adapter but I'd still use one.
  • UtilityMax - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    If you listen radio or at least one podcast every day, I am sure this could be number 1 priority. For me, it's no headphone jack, no deal, it's simple like that.
  • Jedi2155 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Bluetooth compresses data....so NO.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    So you mean compresses data like the very music you are streaming? So no music for you ever.
  • piroroadkill - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Ah yes, literally the most ignorant point of view.. "I don't use it, therefore it must be useless". Just stop.
  • Haawser - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Several airlines have now banned BT earphones (can you imagine the interference from loads people all using them ?) so if you travel a lot, having a regular headphone socket is useful. And unlike a dongle, you can't lose it.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Ehh, if they do that chances are phones are as well on the airline.
  • XelaChang - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    If you've never used a headphone jack you don't know what high quality audio is.

    I'm so glad I'll still be able to use my $400+ in-ear monitors with this phone.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Yes, use those $400 cans on a phone with the same audio quality as a $50 prepaid phone has. Great logic.
  • surt - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    If you can live with the audio quality artifacts (double compression cycles on audio with two different codecs has pretty terrible results ... most people can tell), and if you aren't bothered by the recharging requirements, then wireless is absolutely the way to go.
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    None of those things are remotely true. Well unless you can't afford to charge phone 1 hour a day..which if can't you prob using blutooth way more that you should. lol
  • sonny73n - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    For the last century or so wireless audio has gotten nowhere. Maybe you’re just a 15 yrs old kid who’s still stuck in his own world. You will never understand if you don’t try new things (even though it’s an old tech but it’s new to you).
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    For the last century or so huh? Might want to rethink that.
  • UtilityMax - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Bluetooth is so 21st century, and yet its reliability and ease of use suck big time. I guess you don't listen to podcadts or radio a lot.
  • voicequal - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Wireless is convenient, but bandwidth constrained and not reliable. 2.4GHz is so congested in my area, that I can't rely on Bluetooth to work properly. I've had multiple Bluetooth speakers that lock up and have to be rebooted all the time. Audio jack is still on my phone wishlist for sure.
  • yankeeDDL - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    You don't travel much, do you? On planes, you shouldn't use Bluetooth connection. Another things that you decide to do it anyway, but you shouldn't.
  • coolhardware - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Agreed! So nice to see this on the Galaxy S10e. Kudos to Samsung for offering a wide range for a variety of preferences.
  • coolhardware - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    PS as well as MicroSD! :-)
  • Opencg - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    bluetooth only phones are garbage. bluetooth is an extra layer of encoding 256kbps at best and if you dont know what bluetooth standard ur device uses. guess what? its not the best. lol at noobs who dont use 3.5
  • imaheadcase - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    Yah "best" when you listening to compressed music on both devices. good logic.
  • nathanddrews - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    I wonder if the Note 10 will have a flat screen or be curved. I much prefer flat.
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    19:9? Guys, I can't reach the top of the phone anymore. What's going on here? Give me 16:9 or 17:9 back.
  • gmskking - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Agree. 19:9 is terrible. Just have to go with the Galaxy F.
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    What? No. I use my LG G4 which is a crap phone, but happens to be a decent size and before they started ruining all the aspect ratios.
  • Xyler94 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Personally, the amount of times I actually have to tap the top of my Note 9 is so minimal, I don't even notice the fact it's a huge phone. and if I do have to tap the top, I'm usually using it with two hands anyways. honestly I had a harder time adapting to the keyboard layout (being bigger, I missed a few keys) than I did the extra height of the device.
  • djayjp - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Try Gboard, Google's keyboard, which allows you to shrink the size of the keyboard. It's fantastic. You'll be able to type one handed with ease.
  • flyingpants265 - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Not sure I follow.. The notifications and quick-menu are up at the top, you have to reach for them constantly..
  • Sttm - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Samsung understands this and designed the One UI skin to make it so you don't have to reach to the top as often.
  • sonny73n - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Samsung understands nothing. They keep making the same piece of glass that people has to fiddle with all day. Guarantee to break if you drop.
  • flyingpants265 - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    But the notification bar is still at the top?...
  • Lord of the Bored - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Just use your nose, it'll be fine.

    (I've actually done this.)
  • phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    The S10e is the same physical size as the S7. The S7 is very easy to use one-handed. The extra 6 mm or so at the top of the screen won't make much of a difference.

    The S10/+ are quite a bit taller, so those will probably be a pain for one-handed use.
  • flyingpants265 - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    You're exactly right, except S7 is much too small for me. I prefer a larger (wider) phone, currently using a 5.5" 16:9 LG G4. I switched to a G6, and I couldn't reach the top. Sold it the next day.

    For those of us that want a large phone, we're basically SOL for one-handed use.
  • shabby - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    It's actually 9 years since the first galaxy phone released in 2010.
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    That's right, so SGS2 would be "1st anniversary".
  • jeremyshaw - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_(orig...
    Their first Android phone, in 2009, predating even the Nexus.
  • shabby - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    No one remembers that phone, I meant a Galaxy S phone.
  • jordanclock - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    I can't find anything on a Galaxy phone in 2010, just the Galaxy Tab. Where are you seeing a Galaxy phone release in 2010?

    Either way, the only way this is a 10th anniversary is if they include the RnD time before release.
  • shabby - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    No one counts r&d
    https://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s-3115...
  • azrael- - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    And I see I'm not the only one balking at the "10th anniversary" claim. :-)
  • Dragonstongue - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    seems "ok" I not want go into much detail account lol.
    my contention as always with these "premium" vendors is crippling battery size when they really should not especially with high performance parts I do not care how "smart" they are.

    anyways, the e model IMO should have battery of no less than 3500 from the factory, the bigger brother 3500-4200 and the "king" very likely could have "easily" shipped with a battery 4200-4500+ size, but 4100 is at least reasonable size for a "flagship" much much better than not long ago flagship having under 2500 ^.^

    Glad to see they kept 3.5mm jack, at least some folks are not ultra putz claiming they need to remove it for "space reasons" and yet when open the phone tons of unused space with a battery often enough could have easily been expanded and with thicker phone doubled battery size.

    But oh no, that is not what customers truly want, we want a phone where you have to charge everyday, there is no "charge limit" that consumers may set to prolong battery service life, there is stupid easy to break curved glass as far as the eye can see, we want batteries that are smaller in size, shoved into a small spot to force to heat to shorten the life, that is what we want, have to constantly charge, have to burn palms, have to get brain cancer from those earbuds, we want them covered in glass in such a fashion that if you look at wrong way it goes sailing out of hand and shatters, we want forced updates with no simple "click" to recover from an update you do not like etc etc.
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    They've been crippling battery life for 10+ years. The one exception was the Droid RAZR MAXX which doubled battery life from 1750mah to 3300mah, and still only 8-9mm. The fact is that you people just dont make enough noise begging for battery life

    Vibe P1 and P2 has 5000mah so it's not like it's impossible to do
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Although Vibe P2 phones are typically not sold in the USA.
    (edit comment) maybe geniuses on anandtech should just switch to disqus, jesus christ....
  • Hxx - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Pretty sure apple is crying right now . This is gonna be available on iphones in 2025.
  • haukionkannel - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Punch holes in the screen? Don`t be so sure...
  • 3DoubleD - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    "Samsung ups the specification by delivering 1200nits peak brightness – an around 30% bump over the 600 nits peak that we saw on the Galaxy S9."

    If the S9 had a 600 nit screen and the S10 has a 1200 nits screen, does that not mean the S10 has a 100% bump in screen brightness?
  • jordanclock - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but nits don't scale linearly. It is a measurement of luminance per square meter, so it would take 2400 nits to double the brightness over 600 nits.
  • 3DoubleD - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    I don't follow your logic. 1200 nits would be double the luminance per area (cd/m^2) than 600 nits as we've literally doubled the candela per unit area. It is linear and that is a 100% increase.
  • jordanclock - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    Of course you can't follow my logic: I was wrong. :)
  • Andrei Frumusanu - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    The initial info I had was 800 nits - didn't change the text in time.
  • Gunbuster - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    No Dual SIM?????
  • flyingpants265 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    The percentage of people who actually need dual-sim is so incredibly tiny I'm surprised this issue keeps coming up..
  • A5 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    It's apparently a big thing in India and China.
  • arayoflight - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    India and China do get the dual sim variant since the S7.
  • jordanclock - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Usually the dual SIM variants come a bit later. I don't think Samsung has ever announced the dual SIM variant at their launch event. I usually find out about them when they show up on Ebay for ~10% off a few weeks after launch.
  • jordanclock - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Just checked the Samsung press site and dual SIM will be available. Typical setup of nano SIM + nano SIM or microSD.
  • Oyeve - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Damn, their website is slammed! I can't pre-order!
  • wintermute000 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    How about a no gimmicks E variant. No notch or hole, rear fingerprint, no edge, but same s855 internals. 10e so close but especially wtf with fingerprint placement.
  • PVG - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    HEADPHONE JACK! Thank you, Samsung!
  • trivik12 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    Othersites are reporting 8GB ram for 128GB version of S10(+). So is it 6 or 8GB?
  • NICOXIS - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    5G modem is missing on the comparison table
  • Cali3350 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    The Samsung Mobile Press Release is reporting all versions of the S10 and S10+ start with 8GB ram, and 6GB of ram is only for the lowest end version of the S10e
    https://www.samsungmobilepress.com/
  • jjj - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    What did they do with those prices.
    They go budgety at 750$ and the real flagships at 900$ and up. Because Samsung was not expensive enough.
    Will be very odd if this series sells, it's true that in many markets, there are no real alternatives but they seem to just be giving up on volumes and letting the China OEMs take the market.
  • Quantumz0d - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    First of all thank you Andrei for the last paraphrase on the 3.5mm aspect, very perfect. But unfortunately Samsung dropped it from the S5e tablet chasing Apple type iPad pro, it's a sin to remove it on a tablet. And their new Galaxy Fold also doesn't have one despite having 2 blocks.

    Next up the device is nothing outstanding, they just put Huawei's reverse charge and LG's Wide Angle lens and added one more camera in the front, that's it maybe the battery boost is added. However the 10e is like an Xr type market position.

    But that Hole is atrocious ! downright horrible sight to see. We pay the Display manufacturers/OEMs like Dell or any company like for example reseller like Sager/Xotic PC for deadpixel guarantee this is opposite.

    However, I noticed they chant that "Samsung Ecosystem" so many times, indicating the Apple type fate they in, impending from the Chinese OEMs, this time Samsung went full-time mimicking as many as companies possible. Also their buds have lesser battery capacity than their predecessor from the early reports prior to this release (need confirmation) and the lack of AptX or AptXHD or LDAC certification on them, makes them useless tbh. One can grab an RHA set with those for far less ofc not true wireless but fine imho.

    Next up, LG is taking the sound to next step with OLED sound. I'm waiting for your impressions on that, Also no improvement of speaker system on S10 ? Apple even mentioned Stereo speaker performance improvement in the XS devices, this is like Samsung went full bore on flashy stuff and "AI WiFi" lmao.

  • Freakie - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    How come Samsung is still using QuickCharge 2.0? That spec is 4 years old, surely Samsung would see charging improvements by going to the latest version? Qualcomm doesn't even list the Snapdragon 855 as QC 2.0 compatible, it's supposed to be QC 4+. I've never understood why Samsung phones are still behind in this area.
  • GreenReaper - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Maybe they don't want to license that feature, or provide the charger for it. Or perhaps concerns about how it impacts the battery?
  • Opencg - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    bluetooth takes your files and reencodes them so that you lose quality. at its very best its similar to 256k mp3 but its almost always worse than that. phones that dont have 3.5 are garbage
  • fmcjw - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    In my opinion, this is the only article you need to read on the S10 announcement, so thank you Andrei! Does the rear camera GIF animation come from Samsung marketing or did you create it yourself? It's quite informative and illustrative of the modules. Looking forward to your LG and Nokia reports.
  • Gemuk - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link

    @Andrei the 5G's secondary front camera is also an hQVGA ToF module.

    Looking forward to the review, as always.
  • mrochester - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Why does every article say it’s 10 years since the galaxy s when its actually been 9?
  • mrochester - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Haha I’ve just realised it’s 2019, not 2018.
  • jordanclock - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Well 2019 - 2010 is still 9 years.
  • Xex360 - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Very disappointed by the hole, it ruins the phone for media consumption, but kudos for Samsung for not stupidly removing the headphone jack port like some manufacturers that charge you for removing features...
    The good thing though is the S9/+ are going to be very cheap, currently the least compromised modern phones besides some obscure Chinese phones.
  • RSAUser - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Nokia...
  • Azfar - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Never been a fan os samsung UI and I'm sorry to say it's gotten even worse.
  • sorten - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    I see we're still pretending that memory prices are high.
  • trenzterra - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Actually it has been less than 9 years since the Galaxy S was released
  • azrael- - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    It actually IS very hard to believe it's been 10 years since Samsung introduced the Galaxy S, since it was June 2010 which is less than 9 years ago. Unless, of course, I somehow missed approx. 1.5 years and it now is June 2020...
  • nevcairiel - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    The original Samsung Galaxy was released in 2009, a year before the Galaxy S. So strictly 10 years is correct, it just didn't start with the Galaxy S - although the S probably was what made it popular.
  • Vitor - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Guys, as much I love and prefere 3.5mm, Android Bluetooth already has Ldac and Aptx, that are much better than AAC and SBC Bluetooth. LDAC in its highest bitrate is lossless.
  • automator_devops - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    Let' see:
    - it has a screen with a hole in it, fun times trying to not notice it during youtube tech videos playback
    - fingerprint reader with the ability of scaring off bats if you happen to check facebook in an old attic
    - hdr for those fun times when you want to watch a movie and appreciate its cinematography on a 6" screen; bonus if it's during commute, under public transport artificial lighting, with ambient noise; just don't forget to get off at your station haha lolz
    - 3.5 jack for sub-mediocre DAC output but I guess it would go well with a pair of 5$ buds that in turn go well with a flagship $1k+ device
    - 3 rear cameras because more are better, proven fact
    - 5G for when it will become relevant in 5 years; also a must for blazing speeds used for torrenting those 4k hdr bluray remuxes (and remember the 6" hdr screen, who needs to go to a cinema or watch on a proper monitor/tv in the comfort of your own home)
    - 802.11ax because see above
    - 12 GB RAM for... doesn't matter, it's 12 GB RAM, more is better, fact
    - 1 TB internal space because SD cards haven't been invented and that amount of storage is a requirement for self-obsessed selfie lunatics or for storing those 9gag photos you receive constantly from your corporate friend via whatsapp
    - reasonably priced at 750-1500 euro, perfect time to buy on credit another of those useless things 3/4 of people can't afford
  • jordanclock - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    I can't tell if you are genuinely just an insufferable cynic or a troll. You're like Schrodinger's Jerk.
  • djayjp - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    "...Samsung ups the specification by delivering 1200nits peak brightness – an around 30% bump over the 600 nits peak that we saw on the Galaxy S9."

    Umm....
  • phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    The S10e is the same shape and size as the S7, and retains the S7's flat screen. This is the first Galaxy phone I'm interested in since the S7 (mine's still going strong with a new battery, with no real plans to upgrade this year).

    Will be interesting to see what the price drops down to for the S10e in the fall.
  • UtilityMax - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link

    A high end samsung phone without the useless curced edge and with a headphone jack. Perfect. I just wish you could but the unlocked versions below MSRP.
  • flyingpants265 - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    This one seems to have a bit of flattened edge... I dont like that either. I would rather have the slightly thicker bezel, than a weird curve.
  • Hulk - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link

    I'm having a hard time getting excited about new phones. It kind of feels like when new version of Microsoft Office became irrelevant.

    My Pixel 2 along with many other phones offer all day battery life, super high resolution displays, fast processors, and good form factors. I think for 99% of people they've arrived. It's going to get harder and harder for manufacturers to get us to buy $600+ phones on our old one to two year cycle. Which, of course is a good thing as I think the price of these flagship models will be coming down quickly once the sales aren't happening as predicted.

    Whatever happens it's gonna be interesting.
  • flyingpants265 - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    No, phones don't "offer all-day battery life".
  • LordConrad - Saturday, February 23, 2019 - link

    This is getting ridiculous, three cameras?? I rarely use the one on my phone now, why the heck would I want three??
  • bajs11 - Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - link

    "microSD (Certain models)"
    a flagship Samsung smartphone without microSD support?

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