SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy S10 Lite review: Affordable S10 spin-off with Snapdragon 855 and big battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2020·$650
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#117 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The big-battery S10.

Galaxy S10 Lite gave the S10 flagship's Snapdragon 855 a larger 4500 mAh battery and 45W charging at a lower price — trading the curved glass and IP rating for endurance. A pragmatic flagship for battery-conscious buyers.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeSuper AMOLED Plus, flat
Size6.7 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px
FingerprintUnder-display

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main48 MP, f/2.0, Super Steady OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, 123 deg
Macro5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855 (7nm)
GPUAdreno 640

04Battery

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4500 mAh
Charging45W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • Snapdragon 855 + 4500 mAh + 45W charging
  • Super Steady OIS main cam
  • microSD + 32 MP selfie
What doesn't
  • Flat plastic-feel frame
  • Mono speaker
  • No 3.5 mm jack or water resistance
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 8 Pro
$850 · score 86/100

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