BackSamsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10e launched in India; sale starts 8 March
The Galaxy S10 series would be available on Flipkart, Amazon and Samsung StoreThe Galaxy S10 is priced at ₹84,900 for the 512 GB variant while the Galaxy S10e starts at ₹55,900
PremiumSamsung Mobiles India on Wednesday launched the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10e smartphones in India at an event in New Delhi. The Galaxy S10 series, along with other accessories including Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Watch would go on sale starting 8 March via Flipkart, Amazon and Samsung Store. The pre-bookings would be live till 7 March.
The Galaxy S10 is priced at ₹84,900 for the 512 GB variant and ₹66,900 for the 128 GB variant. Galaxy S10+ is available in 1 TB, 512GB and 128 GB storage variants and will be priced at ₹1,17,900, ₹91,900 and ₹73,900 The Galaxy S10e is available in only 128 GB storage variant and is priced at ₹55,900.
Samsung CEO DJ Koh was also present at the launch event. Commenting on the launch of the new flagship Galaxy devices he said, "We are proud to say that billions of people have used Galaxy phones all around the world. We created new mobile categories and delivered. Like the Galaxy Note. We were the first to bring large mobile screen to mainstream. We made smartphones truly water-resistant. We have put smartphones at the centre of our connected lives. We are excited by opportunities in India as more consumers embrace the digital age."
The Galaxy S10 family comes with a completely refreshed design—a near bezel-less Infinity-O display at the front with a laser cut hole to accommodate the front-facing camera(s) and horizontally placed rear camera system.
The changes obviously aren't just cosmetic—the innards have received an upgrade as well. Samsung's Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 SoC is standard on all devices. Memory and storage options range from 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage on the base Galaxy S10e all the way up to a whopping 12GB of RAM and a terabyte of internal storage on the Galaxy S10 Plus. All Galaxy S10 variants run Samsung's new One UI based on Android Pie 9.
Other specifications like front and rear cameras, fingerprint sensors and battery capacities differ from model to model. Here's how they look:
Samsung Galaxy S10:
Undoubtedly the most anticipated device of the lot, the Galaxy S10 boasts a 6.1-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution. The Infinity-O cutout here is for a single camera—a 10MP clicker.
Underneath the display is an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, which can produce 3D scans of a user's fingerprints accurate to the pores.
As mentioned before, it is powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset but is paired either with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage or 12GB of RAM 512GB of storage. It is backed by 3,400mAh battery. It also supports reverse wireless charge, which seems to be borrowed from the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It is especially useful for charging accessories like the Galaxy Buds, but not other smartphones.
The triple camera setup includes a 12MP telephoto lens with autofocus, f/2.4 aperture, and OIS), 12MP wide-angle sensor with dual aperture ranging from f/1.5 to /f2.4 and a 77-degree field of view and finally an ultra wide-angle 16MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The camera supports up to 10X digital zoom and 2x optical zoom.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus:
S10's bigger brother gets a larger display, spanning 6.4 inches with the same resolution. However, its cutout accommodates two cameras— a 10MP sensor with a wide angle lens (80-degree field of view) and an 8MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture.
It gets the same ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, processor and rear cameras like the Galaxy S10.
It comes in three memory variants—8GB RAM with 128GB, 8GB RAM with 512GB internal storage and 12GB RAM with a terabyte of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,100mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S10e:
The Galaxy S10e is the more pocket-friendly variant of the S10 that directly rivals Apple's iPhone XR. It comes with a smaller 5.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display. The cutout houses a 10MP selfie camera while at the back it has dual cameras comprising a wide-angle 12MP sensor and ultra-wide 16MP sensor.
It is powered by the same processor as its bigger siblings but skips the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead, it gets a side mounted optical fingerprint scanner embedded inside the lock button.
The Samsung Galaxy S10e is available in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB RAM and storage options. It’s backed by a 3,100mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Watch:
Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch comes with a circular 1.1-inch AMOLED display with 360x360 resolution. It is powered by a 230mAh battery and runs the latest version of Tizen, but includes Samsung's new One UI. It comes with a heart rate monitor that doubles up as a stress monitor, sleep monitor and has water-resistance to depths of 50 meters.
The Galaxy Watch is priced at ₹29,990.
Samsung Galaxy Fit:
The Galaxy Fit is a basic fitness tracker that can track your heart rate, steps, stress and sleep. On top of that, it can automatically track six different exercises. It weighs 24g and is water-proof to 50 meters.
At the front of it, it has a rectangular Super AMOLED screen. Samsung claims its battery lasts around a week.
Samsung Galaxy Buds:
The Galaxy Buds are reminiscent of Apple's AirPods—wireless earphones offered with a charging case. The case can be wirelessly charged through the smartphones' Qi-charging compliant backs.
The buds run Bixby, Samsung's personal assistant. It lets you check your battery, control your Galaxy S10 or change the music by voice inputs.
The Buds will be backed by 58mAh batteries while the case will have a capacity of 252mAh.
The Galaxy Buds are priced at ₹9,999 however if you are a Galaxy S10 series customer, you can avail them at ₹2,999.
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