Samsung Galaxy S10
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- 12 May 2021
Helpme, 11 May 2021Should I buy this phone in 2021? Is this phone still releva... moreBuy mine, less than 12 months old and little used, it's a bit complicated for me ( older guy )
No trickery here, it's a good buy at $499.00 if you would like it ? Where about are you ?
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- Helpme
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- 11 May 2021
Should I buy this phone in 2021? Is this phone still relevant for me to use? Any thing that I need to consider before buy this phone?
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- Atoba
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- 04 May 2021
Dey-2010, 03 May 2021Abaolutely. Given that Samsung has stopped producing the cu... moreI appreciate your response dude
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- 03 May 2021
Anonymous, 02 May 2021But overall can you recommend the phone?Abaolutely. Given that Samsung has stopped producing the curved edge screen along with high ppi display, the previous generation s10, s20, s8 series, s9 series, note 8,9,10 are brilliant phones to own. The magic is missing in the s21, a series.
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- XBA
- 03 May 2021
scorpio, 03 May 2021Absolutely. No hesitation at all.Thanks
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- 03 May 2021
Anonymous, 02 May 2021But overall can you recommend the phone?Absolutely. No hesitation at all.
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- 02 May 2021
Dey-2010, 29 Apr 2021A couple of other observations, 1. Not sure how Samsung... moreBut overall can you recommend the phone?
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- 30 Apr 2021
scorpio, 30 Apr 2021You are a very observant man. I also have an s10 which I am... moreThank you! :)
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- 30 Apr 2021
Dey-2010, 29 Apr 2021A couple of other observations,
1. Not sure how Samsung... moreYou are a very observant man. I also have an s10 which I am very happy with. I have never noticed the screen lighting that you mentioned whilst on a call so obviously it has never bothered me. Thank you for taking the time and effort for your input.
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- 29 Apr 2021
A couple of other observations,
1. Not sure how Samsung messed up the fast charging on this device. The Note 8 I had before, and the A7 I before that all had an actual working fast-charging that charged the device from 0-100% in about 20 minutes. And the backup and charging capabilities remained rock solid for the 2-3 years that I have used them.
1 hour and 15 mins on this device, is by no means fast charging.
2. The battery stays for almost a day, but it's a bit unsettling at first when you actually see the battery counting down percentages as you scroll every 8-10 really-short videos. I have never actually noticed this real-time countdown in any of my previous devices, and it feels alarming at first. I will probably get used to it in time.
3. The ambient light sensor is under the display, and this could be seen during calls (a light blinks just above where the network reception is displayed). I have developed a muscle memory to immediately press the screen lock button on receiving a call, so it disables the sensor, and blanks out the display till the call is dropped, or the lock button is pressed again. This prevents the display from lighting up when the phone is adjusted, tilted, switching ears, etc. I like these tiny details in the software. There is no way to turn off the sensor functionality in other phones, and the display would randomly light up.
4. The phone gets hot sometimes, and this is erratic. I have not found a pattern there. 2 hours of videos, and there is no rise in temp. 3-4 photos with flash, and it heats up. 30 minutes of tracking an Uber ride, and it does not get hot. 5 minutes of surfing restaurants on Zomato, and up goes the heat. 1.5 hours while charging the device, and neither the phone nor the charger gets hot, but 5 minutes of data transfer from phone to laptop, and it gets hot.
5. The sound output from the S10's speakers are amazing, but the output via headphones lacks punch (no deep bass, highs and lows). There is an auto and manual equalizer setting too, but I did not find the resulting output any better than the default sound. I have always found Samsung's audio quality via headphones to be below par compared to other companies.
6. Dark-colored themes look better than the system-wide dark mode, if the chosen theme has a good selection and contrast of backgrounds.
7. I have always found that the Samsung Amoled displays, at its lowest brightness setting, along with the blue light filter, is still soothing to the eye in a dark room. Most other phones need a third party app to further dim the display in a dark room, for reading purposes.
Hope this helps some users.
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- 28 Apr 2021
Atoba , 27 Apr 2021This is the most comprehensive review I have ever read abou... moreThank you!! :)
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- 27 Apr 2021
Thank you for your review Dey-2010
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- 27 Apr 2021
Dey-2010, 26 Apr 2021Hi, from India. I bought the S10 a couple of days before. T... moreThis is the most comprehensive review I have ever read about this device.
Thanks for taking your time in writing all these.
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- 26 Apr 2021
Hi, from India. I bought the S10 a couple of days before. The electronics store had a couple of old models. This one is a Feb 2019 make, Exynos version.
First impressions are pretty good. Gorgeous display. I was using the Samsung Note 8, and the display gave up, so replaced it with the OnePlus Nord. Did not like a lot of things that I was accustomed with, in a Samsung device, like the Theme store, and the S-Amoled display, 3x4 keyboard, etc. The 3.5 mm jack is a blessing, love it.
Anyway, I received around 7 updates, one after the another, each around 1-1.5 GBs. The updates changed everything in the device from when I first opened the box.
The battery is okay, not bad. Before buying I read hundreds of reviews mentioning the bad backup, so I had a mental block that the battery on this one was bad too, and started noting down the battery percentages. Turns out it is not as bad as portrayed. Mine lasts a day. Usage pattern is 1 hour of phone calls, 3 hours of social media/youtube videos, 2 or 3 theme changes, 1 hour of whatsapp, couple 10-15 photos, 1 hour of general fiddling, Wifi, 4G LTE continuously on, display at QHD setting (not compromising with the display; that is what I paid for, mainly).
Couple settings I make on every Samsung device:
1. Wifi, 4G LTE continuously on, display at QHD setting (As another user correctly pointed out, keeping on Wifi,continuously, and turning off SIM data service saves some power).
2. All other sensors off.
3. No sound/vibrate for anything other than calls.
4. Notifications turned off for everything other than office emails, zoom, whatsapp, sms (the rest are junk anyway).
5. Location access denied for everything (Uber and Zomato only when in use).
6. AOD display set to show for 10 seconds after double-tap on lock screen, and off at all other times.
7. Turned off apps I never use like sync, NFC, bluetooth, this-n-that-share (or something like that), wifi calling, weather data, health apps, other useless bloatware), Samsung pay, Bixby, etc.
8. Turned off news feed from apps like Chrome, Opera, FB, Samsung Free (or Dashboard like apps). They are uselesss anyway.
9. Set the Bixby key to open camera on single press, and Bixby on double press (will never use Bixby anyway).
Used my wife's One Plus Nord's charger once since both has a type C. Observed that the battery charges from 20% to 100% in 20 minutes. I think this has got something to do with the wattage of the charger. The battery drain is still the same.
So after all the above, and 5-6 charge cycles (charging with the stock charger takes 1.5 hours), the battery lasts for a day, and I charge it at 8am every morning while I get ready for office.
Oh and by the SPO2 sensor is a blessing in the Covid times, and regularly test SPO2 levels for the family. Readings till now have always been accurate, when tested again with an actual oxymeter.
Resons I ditched the OnePlus Nord- Amoled display doesn't come close to a Samsung device, bad keyboard layout (would accidentally press the home key instead of space), device would randomly delete all draft sms saved as notes (yeah I'm old school), camera settings always reverting to default on closing the app, no 3.5mm port, no option of folder structure in main menu (third party launchers suck in the long run), no option of system-wide themes/icon packs, no 3x4 keyboard layout (have I already said I was old school?), no slide to call/sms, severely lacking organisation features in gallery and call management (no option to selectively delete call history), and no "star/lock message" option (yes this is important to someone with OCD amd a habit of deleting everything). Things I miss are awesome sound quality, pretty awesome camera, and a 3-position customisable slider on the side of the device.
So far so good! Loving the device.
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- 20 Apr 2021
salim, 20 Apr 2021Wrong! They are under the displayActually no, I checked the device test menu and it doesn't show an actual proximity sensor (yes, it's original)
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- 20 Apr 2021
Minu, 14 Apr 2021Random but true fact: the S10 series are the first flagship... moreWrong! They are under the display
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- 19 Apr 2021
Minu, 14 Apr 2021Random but true fact: the S10 series are the first flagship... moreIt does it's under the screen along with ambient light sensor
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- 18 Apr 2021
Nana d, 09 Apr 2021My s10 locked itself over night never wanted a password but... moreHi. I'm posting this link. I hope it helps.
https://youtu.be/KHsLmWLjrqE
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- 14 Apr 2021
Random but true fact: the S10 series are the first flagships without an actual proximity sensor
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- 14 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 10 Apr 2021hey, does the battery last one day?If you use it about 5 hours, so then.