On April 5, South Korea hosted the launch of the most prominent member of the Samsung Galaxy S10 family as part of the deployment of 5th generation cellular networks in the country. Of course, numerous measurements of the data transfer speed appeared on the Internet, but in addition to this, reviews also reported other interesting features of this device.
Back in February, on the eve of MWC 2019, we reported the distinctive features of the Galaxy S10 5G, which generally corresponds to the characteristics of the non-ceramic version of the S10 +, but at the same time received an X50 modem, a larger 4500 mAh battery, a screen enlarged to 6,7″ diagonal, a fourth Time-of-Flight (ToF) 3D camera, and a release outside of Korea delayed until early summer.
The body of the new smartphone is about 20% larger than the S10 +, and the 5G logo is applied on the back. You can also note the upward shift of the power button and the on-screen fingerprint sensor. The metal frame on the sides has become narrower, giving way to the back cover that comes on the edge.
Of particular interest is the ToF depth sensor, which helps with augmented reality tasks, blurring the background in photos and even videos, as well as when shooting in low light levels. Curiously, the same changes have taken place with the front camera, where the second 8-megapixel sensor has been replaced by a ToF sensor. The use of the depth camera is successfully used in the Huawei P30 Pro - let's hope the Galaxy S10 5G will no longer be able to deceive with ordinary photos, and the shooting capabilities on it will be further developed.
Another significant change in the 5G version compared to the S10 was the 2.1x acceleration of the flash drive due to the transition from the Universal Flash Storage 3.0 standard to UFS 2100. Samsung claims read and write speeds of up to 410 and 15 MB/s, respectively. The supported charging power has also increased from 25 to XNUMX watts.
In terms of network performance, Nikkei reports 193 Mbps indoors, four times the S9's, and 430 Mbps outdoors. “Loading the popular 1,9 GB game took 4 minutes 6 seconds over 28G coverage and just 5 minute 1 seconds over 51G. This is faster, but far from claims that 5G will be 20 times faster. However, the deployment of next-generation networks is just beginning. For example, the American operator Verizon stated that this year the speed of its network will be increased through upgrades and optimizations.
In South Korea, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is available in black, white, and the new gold, although color selections are subject to change internationally. According to Bloomberg, pre-orders for the S10 5G will open in the US on April 18, with the smartphone hitting stores on May 16. Shortly thereafter, sales will begin in other countries. In Korea, the first full-fledged 5G smartphone is sold in dollar terms for $1230 with 256GB storage and $1350 for the 512GB version.
Source: 3dnews.ru