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Before the new Lite models, Samsung only offered the A series phones, which were, obviously, not capable of dethroning OnePlus. Thanks to a thickness of just 8. While the front face sports a 6. The rear glastic is a smudge magnet for sure, and thanks to that slightly raised rectangular camera module, some amount of dust does tend to collect around its edges.
The rear glastic is a smudge magnet for sure, and thanks to that slightly raised rectangular camera module, some amount of dust does tend to collect around its edges, which is difficult to get rid off easily. Thankfully, an aluminium frame is employed, which nicely merges with the front and the rear of the phone. The antenna cut lines are clearly visible. There is no 3. One handed use is possible to an extent thanks to the One UI 2 software running atop Android 10 on the S10 Lite, but you will most likely require two hands to use it comfortably.
P rocessor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 1x Kryo 2. While the 1, x 2, pixels resolution on such a large display may not be that pixel packed, it gets the work done. The Super AMOLED display ensures that contrast is great, brightness is good, and there is no colour shift when you see the display from an angle.
Sunlight legibility is top notch as well. The auto-brightness ensures that the display brightness adjusts seamlessly with changing ambient lighting. You can set the display to look natural or if you like punchy colours, set it to vivid. Natural mode was what I stuck with. Animations are smooth, app switching is quick and the device just feels fast overall.
Call quality is top notch and even the mono speaker is plenty loud if you are in a room. The only thing that is noticeably on the slower side is unlocking the device especially when using face unlock and the optical fingerprint scanner. An update to fix this should be released pronto. At no point did any app crash mid-way because of heating up.
Temperature control is great if you are not gaming. The phone runs on Android 10 with a One UI 2 skin atop it. It really helps a lot with one-handed operations as the menus are much easier to reach in the lower half of the display. Barring phone unlocking using biometric that is. On the front, there is a 32 MP camera for selfies, which is slotted in the Infinity O display. Both the primary camera and selfie camera employ pixel binning. If you want full 32 MP on the front and 48 MP on the back , then you will have to select the option which says with H, which implies the highest resolution.
You can also shoot Super Slo Mo at fps at p resolution. Daylight photos come out well with great dynamic range. This reduces the natural texture on everyday objects. The sharpness drop off in the bottom right hand corner when viewing the image at full resolution was quite noticeable. Centre-sharpness is good in most daylight situations. Turning off the scene optimiser did sharpen things up a touch.
The dynamic range in daylight shots is quite good. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite does a great job with low light photos. This has been a hallmark of flagship Samsung devices and the S10 Lite continues that trend. The noise-reducing algorithms do continue to be in overdrive mode. There is a nightscape mode as well, which lights up a dark scene quite well, but ensure your hands are steady. The ultra-wide camera in the night mode delivers images with noticeable noise and which are slightly less brighter than the primary camera. Selfies in daylight come out well with a good level of detail.
The camera does tend to expose for the face, thereby washing out the background in some scenarios. Low light selfies are usable but relatively noisy. Portrait mode shots do a good job and you get many options to play around with the background and adjust the way it looks.
Edge detection is a bit of a hit and a miss. Millimeter-wave 5G requires a line of sight to the small cell equipment, with no physical obstructions. The S10 5G works, and in the right situation, it pulls real 5G speeds.
But for all practical purposes, 5G is a hard sell right now. Additionally, Verizon warns that if there are more than, say, five devices connected to the same node, performance may drop. And even if you take account of all these considerations, you still might not get the ideal connection. Our S10 5G fell back to LTE on more than one occasion, even when the small cell was clearly in view and 5G had been running perfectly just moments earlier.
You also want to be able to enjoy your devices and use them as much as possible, so ensuring that your phone remains charged affords you that opportunity. Disable Work Offline - Internet Browser heading Here's how to check if you're offline if you can't connect to the internet via computer with Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox. The first big choice you have to make is about how you're going to listen: wired or wireless. Is your phone secretly listening to you all the time? You also get a time of flight ToF sensor on the rear that enables more convincing portraits.
Ultimately, you can put any skepticism to bed — the S10 5G works, and in the right situation, it pulls real 5G speeds. But for all practical purposes, 5G remains a hard sell right now. That said, the S10 5G is no slouch. Amidst a barrage of concurrent 5G downloads, fast switching between apps, multitasking while listening to Spotify, and thumbing around Google Maps and multiple sessions of PUBG Mobile, the S10 5G proved it has the performance to keep pace with its superfast data speeds.
In Geekbench 4, a benchmark which measures overall performance, the S10 5G delivered a multi-core score of 10, Samsung has fitted the Galaxy S10 5G with a monster of a battery. Not only does it pack 4, mAh of juice, but it also lets the handset charge back up more quickly than any other Samsung phone, thanks to the new included watt adapter. Not bad. Anyone who can recall the first wave of 4G LTE phones and their pitiful battery life will no doubt be relieved to know that the S10 5G should have no problem lasting throughout the day.
As with other S10 models, Samsung has also included Wireless PowerShare, giving the phone the ability to wirelessly charge other devices that support Qi induction. OneUI is quite a comprehensive redesign of Android, and even represents a significant departure from the old Samsung Experience front-end that the Galaxy S9 launched with.
Icons and text are large and round, with most alerts and dialogs appearing at the bottom of the display so as to be reachable on devices with larger screens. And while that might not be particularly useful on diminutive handsets like the Galaxy S10e , it certainly comes in handy when using the gargantuan S10 Plus.
Ultimately, the same old rule about manufacturer Android skins applies here: Pixel devotees and purists will be annoyed, but most people should be happy with all of the extra functionality OneUI offers that goes beyond stock Android. This is a surprisingly well-rounded handset that feels remarkably and refreshingly normal to use.
But 5G carries with it a hefty price tag, and many deal-breaking caveats. The technology is simply too new and too inaccessible to affect users right now. And even once 5G finally hits its stride, the S10 5G will still be ill-equipped to take advantage of the next-generation network in all its myriad forms. Tom's Guide.
The phone is not compatible with T-Mobile's newly launched nationwide 5G offering, though. The S10 5G has the same processor and three of the same cameras as the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus, but adds depth-sensing, time-of-flight sensors on the front and back. The 6. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specs. Topics 5G. See all comments 0.