Hardware Display The S10 line comprises five models with various hardware specifications; the main S10 and S10+ respectively feature 6.1 and 6.4-inch
1440p "Dynamic
AMOLED" displays with
HDR10+ support and "dynamic tone mapping" technology. The displays have curved sides that slope over the horizontal edges of the device. Unlike previous Samsung phones, their front-facing cameras occupy a rounded cut-out near the top-right of the display, and both models use an ultrasonic in-screen
fingerprint reader.
Chipsets International models of the S10 use the
Exynos 9820 system-on-chip, while the U.S., Canadian, and Chinese models use the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. The two devices are sold with 128 or 512 GB of internal storage along with 8 GB of
RAM, with the S10+ also being sold in a 1
TB model with 12 GB of RAM. They respectively contain 3400 mAh with the standard S10 and 4100 mAh batteries for the S10+ model, supporting
Qi inductive charging, and the ability to charge other Qi-compatible devices from their own battery power.
Cameras The S10 features a 3-lens rear-facing camera setup; it retains the dual-aperture 12 MP and 12 MP telephoto lenses of the Galaxy S9+, but now uses a camera module introduced on the
Note 9 and also adds a 16 MP ultra-wide angle lens. The front-facing camera on the S10+ is accompanied by a second RGB depth sensor, which Samsung states helps improve the quality of photo effects and
augmented reality image filters. Both sets of cameras support
4K video recording and HDR10+. The camera software includes a new "Shot Suggestion" feature to assist users, "Artistic Live Filters", as well as the ability to post directly to
Instagram posts and stories. S10+ uses a double hole punch design for the front camera, while S10 uses a single hole punch design. The Galaxy S10e and S10 make use of "advanced heat-pipe" cooling systems, but the more expensive Galaxy S10+ uses a vapor chamber cooling system. In the manual mode, the exposure time can be increased up to ten seconds.
Models Alongside the main S10 and S10+, Samsung also unveiled two additional models. The S10e is a compact version of the S10, featuring a smaller, flat, 5.8-inch
1080p display with no curved edges. Its fingerprint reader is contained within the power button on the right side rather than in-display, and it excludes the 12-megapixel telephoto camera of the S10. It still includes the dual-aperture 12-megapixel and 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensors. It has a smaller battery. There is also a larger,
phablet-sized premium model known as the S10 5G, which features support for
5G wireless networks, a 6.7-inch display, 256 or 512 GB of non-expandable storage, additional 3D
time-of-flight cameras on both the front and rear, and a non-user-replaceable 4,500 mAh battery. This model was temporarily exclusive to
Verizon Wireless on launch in 2019 before expanding to other carriers in the weeks after launch. Charging speeds are 45 W on the S10 Lite, 25 W on the S10 5G and 15 W on the S10e, the first two of which mark the first increase since the 2014
Galaxy Note 4 and 2015
Galaxy S6. A main design element of One UI is intentional repositioning of key user interface elements in stock apps to improve usability on large screens. Many apps include large headers that push the beginning of content towards the center of the display, while navigation controls and other prompts are often displayed near the bottom of the display instead. Samsung released the
Android 10 update to the Galaxy S10 series on 28 November 2019. The update includes
One UI version 2.0. On 18 August 2020, it was announced by Samsung that all variants of the S10 series would be supported for three generations of Android software updates, and 4 years of security updates. An official list released by Samsung on 2 December 2020, further confirmed that all S10 models would be receiving the Android 11 upgrade with One UI 3.0. In January 2022, the Galaxy S10 series received the
Android 12 upgrade with One UI 4, which marked the last major operating system upgrade for the series. Due to its later release date with Android 10, the Galaxy S10 Lite was expected to receive its final major software update, with Samsung announcing in October 2022 that it would receive
Android 13 and
One UI 5. The first four Galaxy S10 phones reached its end of life in April 2023 with the March 2023 security patch, while the Galaxy S10 Lite reached its end of life in March 2024 with the January 2024 security patch. ==Release==