This might be Samsung’s answer to the iPhone XR
Samsung is rumored to have a lower-cost version of the
Galaxy S10 in the works, and it looks like images of that phone have
just leaked. WinFuture published
a series of images this morning showing off a phone they believe will
be called the Galaxy S10E — a 5.8-inch version with thicker bezels, dual
cameras, and a smaller battery.
The phone is supposed to sell for around $859. That’s by no means
“low cost,” but it’s in the same ballpark as the iPhone XR, which sells
for $799. The two phones even seem to share a lot in common: they’re
lower-end versions of flagship devices that look largely the same, just
with some slight visual and technical downgrades.
Like the iPhone
XR, one big difference on the S10E appears to be the screen. Rather than
having a screen that curves at the edges like the S9 (and, presumably,
the rest of the S10 line), it appears to have a normal screen that just
goes flat across the surface of the phone. It also has thicker bezels,
which almost give it a resemblance to the XR, too. It does keep the
hole-punch camera, though.
One
other quirk of the S10E: it’s expected to have a side fingerprint
sensor rather than a rear or under-display one. That’d be unusual for
Samsung, which doesn’t often use side sensors. Most of the phone
industry has also moved away from them.
Samsung is supposed to
have four versions of the Galaxy S10 in the works. In addition to this
low-end model, there’s supposed to be the S10, S10 Plus, and a version that supports 5G. Those models are expected to have three rear cameras and in-display fingerprint sensors. They should be announced later this month.
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