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Samsung's Galaxy S10 To Come In Three Sizes, With An In-Display Fingerprint Sensor (theverge.com)
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Samsung will launch the Galaxy S10 in three different sizes: 5.8 inches, 6.1 inches, and 6.4 inches. They are nearly the same sizes that Kuo expects Apple's next series of iPhones to come in. The Verge reports: The larger two S10 models will include in-display fingerprint sensors, Kuo says, while the smaller model will include a fingerprint sensor on the side. That suggests the smaller model will be Samsung's entry-level offering, while the larger two will potentially have higher-end specs and features. Another recent rumor says the S10 might include five cameras, adding an additional wide angle option to the back and another lens to the front for capturing portrait effects. It's very likely plans will change between now and when the Galaxy S10 launches, which should be early next year. The next flagship smartphone to come from the South Korean company will be the Galaxy Note 9. It's expected to make its appearance at an event on August 9th.
I'm not particularily excited by a new phone, but I have been waiting for the finger print sensors to return to the front. I've got an S7 which is fine but is starting to get a few niggly little issues, I'm sure it'll be fine for another year.
The only size that matters to me is that of the unremovable bloatware. Looks like I'm sticking with a Google Pixel.
Obligatory.... https://www.theonion.com/fuck-...
The most explosive devices in the market from Samsung, a company on fire, that is hell-bent on re-kindling customers' interest and searing the competition.
..less expensive, smaller screen so it is considered a phone not a tablet, decent battery that lasts at least 3 days, audio jack, external card?
And neither should most people.
For 99% of the population, this new phone does EXACTLY what your old phone did, in almost EXACTLY the same way.
Oh, your old phone is slow?
Get a new battery. Yeah, seriously.
iPhones aren't the only phones that throttle the hell out of themselves when they dont get enough voltage.
My S7 edge works freaking great with a new battery and Android Oreo. I think I'll keep it for a couple more years.
I'd be curious to hear from someone developing products, but I have to imagine at this point Samsung already knows exactly what the S10 will launch as. 6-months doesn't seem like a whole lot of time to create an assembly line, produce tooling, training, secure supply chain, and start stockpiling phones for launch.
Until I can buy one without all the Samsung crapware installed, I'll stick with stock Android on a Google device. Sure, I'll pay more, but I won't have to get popups from some fucking mandatory NFL app. And Google already has all my data. That ship has sailed. But Samsung getting all my data? Go fuck yourself.
Samsungs Galaxy S10, to come in 3 sizes, all of which will be curved.
If you'd like a non curved display? We don't care.
We don't offer it, go away. All flagship phones must be curved.
Like putting plastic / glass screen protectors on? Screw you.
Like not accidentally 'palming' your phone when it's in your hand? LOL like we care.
I've whined for 2.5 years about it now, they lost me. The lack of a tactile home button already sucks, very much. However this forced curved thing? Nope. No more sales from me.
Screw em.
Why not an In-Display camera too? OLEDs are transparent enough.. just google OLED tv.
So the three sizes are big, a bit bigger, and a bit bigger again.
I don't know why they bother.
Is it just me or is there anyone else out there wondering why in this day and age it's impossible to buy a small phone?
Getting old and pointless. Samsung is pleb core
So you can pick what you like, from massive, thin, fragile phablet size right up to ridiculously large, thin, fragile, phablet size.
Meanwhile, for the millions of consumers who want a small, thick, sturdy phone they can put in their pocket and safely forget about: NOTHING
Time to bust the fragile phone cartel.
At what point do these things become tablets? The largest is .6 inches smaller than their Tab A 7, which is sitting right next to me right now. No way is that a comfortable size for a phone unless you're Shack with an 8 inch thumb span. I have an LG V20 with a 5.7 inch screen, and I think it's about as large as I'd care to go. Maybe the 5.8 with a smaller bezel. The 6.1 inch with no bezel may be about the same size, but don't care for a no bezel phone that can't be put in a protective case. The 6.4 is just too big.
--- Keep the choice with the user..
Better yet, buy a mid range phone. There is a vast choice of Android devices some of which are very good indeed and carry all the features most people need anyway.
Whats the point of offering 3 sizes when they're all too big to be a "mobile" phone ?
5.8 is not small, it's still too big!
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
There are still people who need a phone that is not a tablet in their pocket, and the market for 7" phones is still small outside of china.
Changes in .3" is so small and barely noticable.
I have a non-carrier-branded Lenovo/Motorola G5+ that I purchased from Best Buy shortly after its release last year, so my phone is in the "retus" (retail US) software channel. It's an awesome phone, but I do not recommend buying a Lenovo/Motorola phone because Lenovo does not keep up the phones up to date with the critical Android patches.
My advice: Do not buy Motorola unless you want to be the last person you know to get Android patches -- especially if you get a "retus" phone. Everyone and their dog will get patches first, starting with "retin" (india), and then you'll finally get the patch about two months later. Meanwhile, your phone has definitely been owned by malware. It took them 6 months to patch Krack, even though the patches were available the week after the announcement.
p.s. If Lenovo doesn't follow through with their promise to give us Android 8 soon, I'm going to root it and install Lineage OS myself.
...won't copy from Apple? Now they are copying the in-display fingerprint sensor Apple thought of using.
this is a clear cut case example of it! The summary states that an ANALYST says that the phone will come in 3 sizes, which means that someone who doesn't work at samsung and who makes predictions for a living thinks but does not know that there will be three sizes of phone. Hell, even the verge got it right by putting "might" in its headline, meanwhile over at slashdot it is a clear conclusion that this is definitely going to happen.
I've had the Galaxy S7 and S8. They both drop frames when recording at any resolution or framerate. 30fps and 60fps is simply a lie. I evaluated several demo units for the S9 and they too drop frames. I've contacted Samsung and they are no help. There is a fundamental hardware flaw somewhere causing this and it exists in the S7, S8, and S9 models.
Record your surroundings. Slowly pan from left to right, back and forth. Watch closely as the smooth motion lurches from time to time. Those are dropped frames.
Smart phone display size chart:
XXS: 3.5 (I-Phone 1-4)
XS: 4 (iPhone 5)
S: 4.5 (IPhone 6-8)
M: 5 (Nexus 5, Pixel 2)
L: 5.5 (iPhone 8plus, Pixel XL, Galaxy Note II)
XL: 6 (iPhone X, Pixel 2 XL)
XXL: 6.5 (Samsung S10)
Tablet: 7 (Nexus 7, Galaxy Note 7)
Seriously, can any of the fucking companies deliver a modern smart phone with a battery you can EASILY replace? Like, for example, the good old Samsung S5 which remains popular today.