Galaxy S10

Samsung just dropped the prices of the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10+

February 11th, 2020

Yoni Heisler

At Samsung’s annual Unpacked event today, the company introduced its next-gen lineup of smartphones. Per usual, much of what Samsung announced wasn’t all that surprising given that most of the event’s biggest announcements leaked out weeks, if not months in advance. Aside from an intriguing foldable phone dubbed the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung also introduced …

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Galaxy S11 might add yet another feature that the iPhone popularized

December 2nd, 2019

Chris Smith

Samsung is widely expected to launch several Galaxy S11 models in mid-February, and leaks have already spoiled many of the surprises. We know that Samsung is preparing a massive camera upgrade for the next-gen flagship, and we’ve seen the designs of the Galaxy S11e, S11, and S11+. The S11 is essentially a Galaxy Note 10 …

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Android 10 is finally starting to roll out for Galaxy S10 and Note 10 devices

December 2nd, 2019

Chris Smith

When Samsung started rolling out its Android 10 beta for the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 earlier than expected, everyone speculated that the final Android 10 upgrade might come sooner than ever before — maybe even before the end of 2019. Then, a leak a few days ago said Samsung might do the unthinkable and …

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Samsung might be working on its biggest Android update release ever

November 28th, 2019

Chris Smith

Samsung isn’t known for delivering fast Android updates to its devices, and it usually takes more time for the non-flagship models to get upgraded. The latest Galaxy S and Note models are usually the first devices to get Google’s newest Android flavor, after several months of beta tests. We thought the same thing would happen …

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Galaxy S11 might have a boring design, but it’s getting a hot new display feature

November 19th, 2019

Chris Smith

Samsung built its mobile success on copying the iPhone in the early years, and whatever Apple does still influences Samsung’s decisions. But if there’s one iPhone trick that Samsung couldn’t replicate successfully so far, that’s recycling last year’s phone design. Apple used to launch a new iPhone design every couple of years, but that trend …

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Samsung brought some of the best Galaxy Note 10 features to the Galaxy S10

October 29th, 2019

Jacob Siegal

If you read our review of the Galaxy Note 10 this summer, you know that we consider it to be one of the best phones on the market, Android or otherwise. It is an appreciable upgrade over the Galaxy S10, both in terms of specifications as well as features, but this week, Samsung began rolling …

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Galaxy S10 and Note 10 might get Android 10 by the end of the year

October 24th, 2019

Chris Smith

Samsung has never seemed to care about getting Android updates to its customers quickly, but things might change this year, as Google already included the Korean vendor in a list of companies that will roll out Android 10 to several devices by the end of the year. The news comes just a few days after …

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Samsung’s fix for its embarrassing Galaxy S10 security problem is ready to roll out

October 24th, 2019

Chris Smith

The Galaxy S10 and Note 10 phones feature a more sophisticated in-display fingerprint sensor than other Android phones, as it uses ultrasounds rather than optics to map fingerprints during the authentication process. However, some users discovered recently that anyone can unlock the phone as long as the display is covered by a third-party screen protector …

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Samsung says it will fix its embarrassing Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor flaw next week

October 18th, 2019

Jacob Siegal

Earlier this week, a Galaxy S10 user discovered that her husband was able to unlock her phone despite the fact that his fingerprint hadn’t been registered with the device. It turns out that the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the S10 can recognize the 3D patterns that appear on certain silicone screen protectors as fingerprints, which …

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Galaxy S10 has a huge security flaw that lets any fingerprint unlock your phone

October 17th, 2019

Chris Smith

Anyone who’s keeping close tabs on mobile rumors might remember there was a time before the launch of the Galaxy S10 when reports insisted on the fact that the first smartphone in the world to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor of the optical variety will not work with screen protectors. We saw several leaks that …