Samsung - Galaxy S10 with 128GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) - Prism Blue

I have been sticking with Samsung phones for 3 generations now after my first phone which was an iphone. So I have become pretty familiar with how Samsung phones have evolved over time. Between Galaxy S4, S8 and now S10, I think S8 was one of the best phones that Samsung offered mainly because of the mess they got into with Galaxy Notes and having to come back in the game with a pretty unique phone, i.e., S8. But overall, with every generation of phones, there are special unique features that one can glorify compare to previous generations. There are two things about S10 that I really like: The screen is fantastic and provides a very clear and rigid quality. I think it's safe to say that samsung is the best brand in making smartphone screens; They are so good at it that even iphone uses Samsung screens. The second feature that to me is considered real progress is S10's camera, or I should say, cameras and therefore, their image qualities. Compare to iphones of the same year, Samsung camera and images have always been lagging and the difference has been visible for night shots. But in S10, Samsung has been able to resolve this issue and make their iamge qualities much better, even though it still needs work. One thing that I don't like about S10 is that Samsung has removed the notification LED that all previous generations had. To those who are familiar with Android phones, this small LED on top of the screen was a good tool for letting the owner know that he has notifications by blinking in different colors. Samsung has decided to remove this LED and their reason is that they couldn't have left the LED if they wanted to build the infinity screen. At first this makes sense. But once you get the phone and receive a call, right when the phone is ringing, you will see a small blinking light right next to your front camera, which is a detector that identifies the distance between your face and the phone so it would turn off the screen when you put the phone next to your ear. If this LED is not interfering with the infinity screen, so shouldn't the LED right? I guess they have other reasons and did not want to share. S10's battery has been working well so far and I need to charge the phone once a day. The dimensions of the phone compare to S8 is a bit wider, which makes it harder to work with one hand. Still love the fact that Samsung still allows the user to insert an SD card and have more memory space, a feature that Apple has never offered in order to make people buy its more expensive phones. There are little features in Samsung's operating system here and there that are interesting too. One major one is its Night mode feature that you can enable so that at the end of the evening when your eyes are tired, all the menues of the phone turn to black mode and emit minimal light from the screen. I only wish companies like facebook would do this too. Of course, one can always deactivate their account with facebook and become free once and for all haha;) One last thing: One can now personalize the bixby button to do other things and not activate bixby. Overall, this is a fun phone to work with. I don't like the price trend that companies like Apple and Samsung are introducing with the new phones. But at least with Samsung, the new phones usually come with several offers that justify this price increase in some ways. e.g., giving a discount if you trade in your old phone, free ear buds, free services like spotify or SiriusXM for a certain period of time, etc.

I'm going to start my review off by saying that this is hands down the best smart phone I have ever owned. The screen is absolutely gorgeous , colors are very vibrant and contrast is amazing. Even under Texas bright sunny days, this screen gets bright enough for you to see it without having to shade it with your hand. I set my display to QHD and Vivid and I am averaging about 5-6 hours of screen time per charge. Excellent. If you are like me and love vibrant punchy colors but get annoyed when skin tones get turned yellow in movies and videos then I suggest you leave the "video enhancer" mode turned off. To my eyes, that is the best way to set your phone display. Audio from the speakers is loud enough to annoy people in the same room. Thank you Samsung for keeping the headphone jack even though just about everyone else has gotten rid of it. Long live the headphone jack!! I missed having one so much. I smiled when I was able to keep talking on the phone with my headset when plugging in the phone to charge with USB - C cable. Samsung includes a fast charging usb c brick and cable. AKG headphones to use for listening and talking. The S10 has a dual sim card slot, with the ability to install a micro sd card instead. The ultra sonic fingerprint reader works like a charm. I installed one of those self healing spray on screen protectors and I have no issues with the fingerprint reader. It is quick and accurate. I suggest you turn your thumb sideways like you would when holding the phone in one hand when setting up your fingerprint so that it can detect it better. The camera is pretty awesome as well, my only gripe with it is the way samsung continues to choose to process skin tones. Skin tones still turn to mush and make people look like wax dolls sometimes. Other than that, it really takes some awesome photos and videos. The ultra wide camera is a blast to use, so is the super slow motion camera. Samsung's One UI is the best software skin that Samsung has also ever stuck on over Android. You still have a bunch of amazing features added on without causing it to lag. I honestly prefer it over stock android now. The swipe gestures are very easy to learn and become accustomed to. Samsung also added the ability to install the same app TWICE!!!! So you can use different accounts on the app. So cool. There is so much to do with this phone on the software end, I recommend you watch all the youtube videos you can to learn all the ins and outs and tips and tricks. If you've been holding out to upgrade, I highly recommend this phone. Amazing hardware, great software. Samsung - You the best! Pros - Amazing hardware - The best smart phone display - Fun camera -Headphone jack - fast charging usb c -One UI is a game changer -Micro Sd slot Cons - waxy skin tones on camera

So, I haven’t had a Samsung phone since the S7 and really wanted to like this device. There are several things that I thought Samsung did a fantastic job on, however a couple things that are making me second guess my purchase. I like the customization and personalization that it offers. However, the fingerprint reader is spotty. I’ve heard software updates are coming so, fair enough. When registering for the face unlock biometrics it states in the disclaimer that someone can use an image of my face to unlock the device. How is this a secure way to lock my device when an image of my face can unlock my phone? Last but not least ... the screen. Now before those fanboys reading this freak out, I’m not saying that the screen isn’t a good looking display. However the design of the screen fails in 2 ways. One the camera placement. It’s funny to me to see the wallpapers out there that essentially “hide” the camera. If it’s a great design choice over a “notch” or the S8/S9 devices... embrace it. However it’s pretty distracting while looking at the screen, more so than I anticipated. Secondly, and more important, the edge of the device looks terrible if you look at the phone at a slight angle. It’s VERY noticeable in email. You have to look at the screen straight on to not notice the darkening on the edges. It reminds me of the way DLP TVs used to be where you had to sit right in the middle to enjoy the picture. Why should I have to hold my phone at the perfect angle to enjoy the display? I have a couple days to return this device and probably will. I highly recommend looking at the demo units in the store to see if you can get past the faults in the display. At first I thought my phone was defective but after seeing several S10/+ demo units in stores that have the same issue, I know it’s a design flaw.

As a previous S8 owner this definitely this feels like a jump forward and worthy upgrade. Although to be realistic phones are marginally improving year by year. And in most cases if phone batteries were replaceable on Samsung phones as they used to be awhile back l I probably would have kept the S8. S8 is still a great phone for people who just do not have the money for an S10. Fingerprint sensor on screen is awesome. Already used to it and couldn't imagine the option not being there. Samsung face I.D. does not compare to apple from what I heard, but fingerprint sensor is so fast I cannot see needing the face I.D. How much you are impressed by this phone will depend on where you are coming from. Every iphone user at my work was jealous, but hard to pull away loyal followers. If you had an S8 like me, it feels different. But nothing jaw dropping. My wife has the S8 and is not upgrading. Will admit she is not into tech as much as me. Screen covers more than ever before. Dot versus having large notch. Screen is gorgeous as always. Battery life is meh, but fast charging makes up for it partially. Apple still has much slower charging than Samsung. Make sure to use USB 3.0 if you decide to buy cables. Using phone to wireless charge, might on a rare occasion come in handy. For the traveler maybe more so. CAMERA: For your average consumer, I cannot complain one bit. Comes with good plug in AKG headphones and fast charger for anyone who has never bought a Samsung phone since they purchased AKG All in All if your interested in this phone. I cannot see any flaws that would keep you from switching over or upgrading. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do.

You won't believe me if I told you that I never had a smart phone until about a year ago. It's true! I know. I am just an ole fuddy dud. I started using my previous Samsung more and more for professional purposes, which photos are a huge factor. My old phone didn't have the oomph needed to handle the professional software I use. I was hesitant to pay the amount of money for having this phone, and my wife's jaw dropped when she saw what I was considering. However, this is probably one of the best investments I have ever made for my business. So far, AWESOME SAUCE, and I hope that continues as such, because this device is now my bread and butter professionally. It helps produce the final product of my services, and I can't afford an upset in that. Hence, my only unfounded concern at this point is that in one of the reviews I read recently someone states their phone became inoperative after a short period. No details on that, and they further say that neither Best Buy nor Samsung was providing much support in that arena, except that the phone was sent off for repair and the person was without a device. That is a huge concern for me if I was to run into that kind of situation. Nonetheless, It's very likely I'll be giving my wife this phone and purchasing another one, soon, when I can put the money together for it. That is how pleased I am with this phone, and I am hard to please! Believe me.

The phone is a typical galaxy, fast, good cameras, beautiful screen. However I find myself frustrated by the little stuff just like every year. The fingerprint reader is buggy and a pain. The lock button is not in a great location (I take screenshots on accident all the time), and bixby is frustrating however you can remap the button. the knockout for the front camera is also just annoying since apps aren't really optimized for the screen size and it just kinda sits there being all weird. I ended up just shortening the screen to remove that top portion anyway. That being said, it is a super fast phone, with dark mode on I am getting 6+ hours of audio a day (Bluetooth headphones), a few texts, light gaming and some web browsing and coming home with around 45% batter left. Also the telephoto is not as great as I hoped but is a nice little feature and it has given me some great closeup shots I wasn't expecting. Overall solid product, just wish they would break away from this 100% screen push at awkward screen sizes and nail down ergonomics.

There are a lot of issues coming with a new phone. 1.The proximity sensor issues. The phone screen is accidentally turning on during the calls, when the phone is on your ear/face/. You should press each time on the power button to turn off the screen, even though it again turns on accidentally after 2-3 minutes talking. So the screen is getting hot and uses more battery. Also, when the phone is in your pocket, it makes accidentally calls by itself 2. The finger print unlock issues . You should press on the finger print to unlock the phone from different - different angles. It does not recognize it is from first attempt. 3. There is no notification led lights on the top of the screen anymore. So, you will not notice if your phone is charging or get fully charged when you plug your into the power charger. Also you will not notice if someone called or messaged you, or if you received emails etc. * I already purchased 5-6 new Galaxy s10 & 10 plus devices from different stores like T-Mobile, AT&T etc. All of them had the same issues I mentioned below. Also, I sent the phones to Samsung repair center, but they couldn't fix it (the proximity sensor issues) and sent me back the phone with the issues.

This is the best Samsung smartphone they have ever freaking made, truly. I traded in my Google pixel 3XL for around $360. Best smartphone I've ever purchased. It opens applications faster than you can say molasses. The triple camera is freaking sick, I use ultra-wide lens all the time. Neither Apple Pay or Google Pay have anything on Samsung Phone, it's literally accepted anywhere. It's so funny to see merchants swear up and down that my Samsung Pay will not work because they don't have nfc-enabled terminals but it's funny to see their faces when Samsung Pay works every time. Samsung's on top of the smartphone game once again.