Samsung Galaxy S10 specs leaked ahead of 20 February Launch

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2019

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series specifications appear to have been leaked before the 20 February launch in San Francisco.

GadgetGuy first reported in January on the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and what to expect. And we were not far off the mark either.

GSM Arena has received an anonymous email from an inside source that indicates the specifications are as follows.

Samsung Galaxy S10

The five most important Samsung Galaxy S10 leaks are

  1. Three models – codenames Beyond 0, 1, and 2 (5.8”, 6.1” and 6.3”)
  2. Beyond 1 and 2 have 3040 x 1440 QHD+, HDR+, 19:9 and 800nits brightness – that is very impressive. Beyond 0 has 2280 x 1080, 19:9 flat screen. Infinity “O” display on all (this is a small round camera ‘spot’ on the front screen
  3. Wi-Fi 6 (AX) and HT160Hz router support as well as carrier aggregation for over 1GBps mobile broadband
  4. Ultrasonic screen fingerprint on Beyond 1 and 2
  5. Cameras – yes up to five

Cameras

Beyond 0, 1 and 2 will have

  • Rear 1: 12MP, f/1.5, wide angle 77°, Dual aperture, DPAF, OIS
  • Rear 2: 16MP, f/2.2, ultra-wide angle 123° fixed focus
  • Selfie 1: 10MP, f/1.9, Dual pixel autofocus, UHD 4K

Beyond 1 and 2 add

  • Rear 3: 12MP, f/2.4 telephoto, 45°, zoom, OIS and autofocus
  • Selfie 2 (Beyond 2 only) 8MP, f/2.2 live focus, depth camera

Most of the smarts focus on the camera with AI, 20 scene optimisers (up from 10 on S9), Slow-motion video (editable), smart composition (good shot), zoom, colour point effects, and more.

It still has a 3.5mm audio jack and comes with the AKG headphones and single tuned speaker.

Memory is 6/128GB or 8/512GB on Beyond 1 and 2 and 6/128 on Beyond 0.

All support Wireless fast charge 2.0 and seem to have gone on a diet slimming down to 7.8mm and ranging from 150 to 175g.

New colours (depending on model)

Prism white, Prism Green, and on the Beyond 0 – Canary Yellow. The Beyond 2 (Plus size) will have a special limited edition in Ceramic White or Ceramic Black, and we suspect higher memory specifications and a big carrot to pre-order – rumoured to be an HDMI adaptor (for DEX), 10,000mAh Fast Charge Power Bank, Bluetooth buds, and other accessories worth over US$500. Delivery of pre-orders is around 15 March.

Samsung Galaxy S10

Price: Samsung Galaxy S10 models (appox)

The base model of Beyond 0 should come in just under $1000, but the word is that the weak Aussie dollar may take it to $1099.

The Beyond 1 will be around $1499 and the Beyond 2 is $1599.

The Limited edition Beyond 2 (assuming it is also a 12GB/1TB) will be around $2399, and then you have the carrot sweeteners.

GadgetGuy’s take

Paper specifications don’t do this phone justice.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series will be one of a very elite group of superphones in 2019. The others will include the Samsung Galaxy Note10 (we now think this will be one of the first 5G phones) and Huawei P/Mate 30 Pro (ditto).

I don’t want to take anything away from LG V50 ThinQ, Sony XZ4, HTC U13, Pixel 4, or a handful of the phones powered by Qualcomm’s flagship 855 processor. But no matter how good these are these companies lack the marketing might of Samsung.

The mobile phone market is in strong decline as users hold off to see the impact of 5G. Analysts predict that users will hold onto their existing phones for a year to two years longer as 5G starts to make a difference in late 2020. Respected Australian analyst Telsyte said this month,

“There is a clear imperative for carriers to bring 5G handsets to market as soon as possible given the lengthening of the replacement cycle. Despite 5G mobile services not yet available in Australia, we believe consumers will want to ‘future-proofing’ their next purchase, given they anticipate using the same handset for the next three years or longer.”

Look at Apple’s sales death dive in Q4, 2018 and CEO Tim Cook’s ill-timed announcement that Apple will not invest in 5G handsets until late 2020 at the earliest to see this perfect storm coming.