Galaxy S review: The 2010 phone that started the Galaxy S dynasty.
Where the Galaxy S dynasty began.
The original Galaxy S launched the line that would define Android flagships for over a decade. The device itself is now a piece of history.
01Display
34/10034/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2010 — 28 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
22/10022/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2010 — 32 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
8/1008/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2010 — 41 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
30/10030/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2010 — 25 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
36/10036/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2010 — 22 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
20/10020/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2010 — 25 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Launched the Galaxy S line — one of tech’s biggest brands.
- Vivid Super AMOLED display for 2010.
- Light, slim plastic body.
- Removable battery and microSD.
- Single-core chip; 512 MB RAM.
- Software ended at Android 2.3.
- GPS issues plagued early units.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 50-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .