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Galaxy S10e

Released March 2019

The Galaxy S10e is the smallest and cheapest of Samsung's 2019 Galaxy S phones, with a flat 5.8-inch Full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED screen, the Exynos 9820 in the UK, wide and ultra wide cameras and a fingerprint sensor in the power button, of interest to anyone comparing older Android phones.

Screen
5.8″
Display
OLED, 60 Hz
Chip
Exynos 9820
Memory
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Main camera
12 MP
Zoom
–
Battery
3,100 mAh
Weight
150 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it brings most of the S10's features to a smaller, cheaper phone, with a great screen, powerful performance and a fast side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The common complaints are only average battery life and cameras that could be better; Trusted Reviews and Stuff found the sensor awkward for left-handers, and Stuff felt the S10 costs little more.

From trustedreviews.com, stuff.tv and tomsguide.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
5.8″
Resolution
2280 × 1080
Sharpness
435 pixels per inch
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Display type
Full HD+ flat Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9, Infinity-O punch-hole; 5.8 inches as a full rectangle, 5.6 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
438 ppi
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back (Corning)
Display features
HDR10+ certified; VDE-certified 100% Mobile Color Volume; 0.4 JNCD colour accuracy (DisplayMate); TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort certification

Performance

Chip
Exynos 9820
Memory
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
CPU
Octa-core Exynos, 8 nm; 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 (Samsung Semiconductor)
Storage type
128 GB (107.8 GB available); microSD card slot up to 512 GB (shared with the second SIM)

Cameras

Main camera
12 MP
Ultra wide camera
16 MP
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Front camera
10 MP
Main camera
12 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.5/F2.4 dual aperture, OIS, 77°
Ultra wide camera
16 MP fixed focus, F2.2, 123°
Front camera
10 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.9, 80°
Zoom
0.5x optical zoom (ultra wide); up to 8x digital zoom
Video recording
UHD 4K at 60 fps; HDR10+ recording

Battery and charging

Battery
3,100 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Up to 18 hours
Wired charging
Up to 15 W
Wireless charging
Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
3,100 mAh typical, 3,000 mAh rated; internet use up to 12 hours (3G), 13 hours (LTE) or 14 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 76 hours; talk time up to 19 hours (3G)
Wired charging
Fast charging, up to 15 W (Android Authority)
Wireless charging
Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
Charges other devices
Wireless PowerShare

Design

Type
Standard
Weight
150 g
Thickness
7.9 mm
Height × width
142.2 × 69.9 mm
Water and dust resistance
IP68
Materials
Gorilla Glass 5 front and back
Colours
Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow
Water resistance detail
IP68, up to 1.5 m for up to 30 minutes; rinse in fresh water afterwards
Biometrics
Capacitive fingerprint scanner in the power button, 2D face recognition
Sensors
Accelerometer, barometer, capacitive fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, proximity, RGB light

Software

Operating system
Android
Software at launch
Android 9.0 (Pie)

Connectivity

Mobile network
LTE Cat 20 (2.0 Gbps down, 150 Mbps up), enhanced 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAA
SIM
Hybrid dual SIM (one nano-SIM, plus a nano-SIM or microSD)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0; ANT+
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou

Storage options

Storage
128 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Compact at 142.2 mm tall and 150 g
  • 12 MP dual-aperture main camera and 16 MP ultra wide
  • Wireless PowerShare charges other devices; microSD slot and headphone jack

Cons

  • No telephoto camera
  • Full HD+ resolution, where the Galaxy S10 and S10+ have Quad HD+
  • 3,100 mAh battery

Closest rivals

Model
ScreenDisplayChipMemoryStorageMain cameraZoomBatteryWeightReleased
SonyXperia XZ2 Premium
5.8″LCDSnapdragon 8456 GB64 GB19 MP–3,540 mAh236 gJul 2018
GooglePixel 4a
5.81″OLED, 60 HzQualcomm Snapdragon 730G6 GB128 GB12.2 MP–3,140 mAh143 gAug 2020
SonyXperia 5
6.1″OLEDSnapdragon 8556 GB128 GB12 MP–3,140 mAh164 gOct 2019

Sources

  1. news.samsung.com/uk/samsung-raises-the-bar-with-galaxy-s10-more-screen-cameras-…
  2. samsung.com/se/business/smartphones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s10e-g970-sm-g970fzwdnee
  3. samsung.com/pt/smartphones/galaxy-s10/compare
  4. samsung.com/ph/business/smartphones/galaxy-s10
  5. semiconductor.samsung.com/processor/mobile-processor/exynos-9-series-9820
  6. corning.com/gorillaglass/worldwide/en/products-with-gorilla-glass/smartphones/s…
  7. androidauthority.com/fastest-charging-cables-samsung-galaxy-s10-1011939

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