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Galaxy S10 5G review: Samsung's first 5G phone with a huge battery and ToF cam.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$1300
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#17 of 167
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Samsung's 5G debut.

Galaxy S10 5G was Samsung's first 5G phone — the largest, most loaded S10 with a 6.7" QHD+ display, 4500 mAh battery and 3D ToF cameras front and rear. A bleeding-edge flagship that introduced Samsung to the 5G era.

01Display

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2019 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeDynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Size6.7 inches
Resolution1440 x 3040 px
FingerprintUltrasonic under-display

02Camera

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP wide, f/1.5-2.4, OIS
Telephoto12 MP 2x, OIS
Ultrawide16 MP, 123 deg
ToF3D depth (front + rear)
Selfie10 MP + 3D ToF

03Performance

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855 / Exynos 9820 (7-8nm)
GPUAdreno 640 / Mali-G76 MP12

04Battery

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2019 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4500 mAh
Charging25W wired, 15W wireless

05Build

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works
  • Samsung's first 5G phone with the biggest S10 battery
  • 3D ToF cameras front and rear
  • IP68 + 3.5 mm jack + AKG stereo
What doesn't
  • Eye-watering $1300 launch price
  • Early 5G coverage patchy
  • ToF use cases limited
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
$600 · score 85/100

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 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .