Samsung Galaxy S10 Rumors: Release Date, Features, Specs, Prices

By Dan Anderson • Feb 17, 2019

This year is arguably one of the biggest for the flagship Galaxy line of smartphones as it is the ten year anniversary. Rumors about the Galaxy S10 devices have been surfacing for a while, but GSMArena claims to have received the final detailed specs of the upcoming Galaxy S10 trio of devices, which are expected to be named: the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10 Plus.

What distinguishes these models compared to last year is that the configurations for the fingerprint reader are different, the weight has been reduced, and there are many more color options especially for the Galaxy S10e. Plus the punch hole front on the Galaxy S10 is unique from devices that feature a notch.

In the breakdown below, you will also notice that the Galaxy S10 Plus has more RAM and storage as it is a physically larger device.

You will notice that the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus have triple cameras while the S10e has dual cameras. Previous rumors suggested that the S10e was going to have a single camera.

All three models will also have Samsung’s One UI platform. And the devices will also feature Dolby Atmos certification.

When will the Galaxy devices arrive? The devices are expected to be announced on February 20th followed by a released on March 8th.

At the event, Samsung is also expected to unveil its plans for its foldable “Galaxy X” phone as evidenced by this teaser video:

Here is a breakdown of some of the rumors as it relates to the features, specifications, and price for each of the devices:

Galaxy S10e

Display

5.8-inch AMOLED HDR+ Infinity O display, 2280 x 1080 pixel resolution (438 ppi)

Internal Components

Exynos 9820 CPU, 6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB storage

Camera:

Rear: 12-megapixel f/1.5 wide-angle lens (77 degrees) with Dual Pixel, Dual Aperture, OIS and a rear 16-megapixel f/2.2 ultra wide-angle lens (123 degrees)

Front: 10-megapixel f/1.9, Dual Pixel, 4K UHD video recording support

Battery

3,100 mAh, Wireless Power share, and Fast Wireless Charging 2.0

Colors

Prism White, Prism Green, Prism Black, Canary Yellow

Additional Features

7.9mm thick, 150g, IP68 rating, USB-C, fingerprint reader on the side power button

Galaxy S10

Display

6.1-inch AMOLED HDR+ Infinity O display, 3040 x 1440 pixels (550 ppi)

Internal Components

Exynos 9820 CPU, 6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB / 512GB storage

Camera

12-megapixel f/1.5 wide-angle lens (77 degrees) with Dual Pixel, Dual Aperture, OIS, a rear 16-megapixel f/2.2 ultra wide-angle lens (123 degrees), and a 12-megapixel f/2.4 telephoto lens (45 degrees) with OIS

Front: 10-megapixel f/1.9, Dual Pixel, 4K UHD video recording support

Battery

3,400 mAh

Colors

Prism White, Prism Green, Prism Black

Additional Features

7.8mm thick, 157g, IP68 rating, USB-C, in-display fingerprint reader

Galaxy S10 Plus

Display

6.3-inch AMOLED HDR+ Infinity O display, 3040 x 1440 pixels (522 ppi)

Internal Components

Exynos 9820 CPU, 6GB / 8GB / 12GB RAM and 128GB / 512GB / 1TB storage

Camera:

Rear: 12-megapixel f/1.5 wide-angle lens (77 degrees) with Dual Pixel, Dual Aperture, OIS, a rear 16-megapixel f/2.2 ultra wide-angle lens (123 degrees), and a 12-megapixel f/2.4 telephoto lens (45 degrees) with OIS

Front: 10-megapixel f/1.9, Dual Pixel, 4K UHD video recording support

Battery

4,100 mAh battery

Colors:

Prism White, Prism Green, Prism Black; Ceramic Black and White (12GB RAM models)

Additional Features

7.8mm thick, 175g, IP68 rating, USB-C, in-display fingerprint reader

Prices

It is believed that the Galaxy S10e with 128GB storage will have a price of somewhere between $840-$900 and the Galaxy S10 with 128GB storage will be about $100 more at between $940-$1,000. The Galaxy S10 with 512GB will be about $200 more than the 128GB model so that would be somewhere between $1,140-$1,200.

For the S10 Plus line, the price of the 128GB storage is expected to be somewhere between $1,150-$1,200 with the 512GB option being $200 more than that and the 1TB option being $500 more on top of the 128GB option.