Months of leaks and rumors have culminated with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note, which were made official Friday. The devices are Samsungs efforts to bring give devices a decent range of specs with a more affordable price tag.
The smartphones will go on sale by the end of the first quarter, with the Galaxy S10 Lite selling for €649 and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite selling for €599. Notably, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite is the cheaper of the two devices, when the original Galaxy Note line is traditionally more expensive than the Galaxy S Lite. In comparison, the Galaxy S10 Lite is only slightly cheaper than the Galaxy S10e, which is considered a cheaper model among Samsung’s 2019 flagships.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ display with a centered hole-punch to house its 32-megapixel front camera, which includes f/2.2. Rounding up the front features is an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Hardware-wise, the smartphone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip, 6GB and 8GB RAM options, 128GB of internal storage, and a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast wired charging. The Galaxy S10 Lite maintains a powerful camera system with a triple camera, with a 48-megapixel main lens with an f/2.0 aperture and OIS, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, and a 5-megapixel macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture.
For software, the Galaxy S10 Lite runs Android 10 with the Samsung One UI 2.0 overlay. Color options include Black, White, and Blue color options.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ display, also with a centered hole-punch for a 32-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture front camera, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Hardware includes a Samsung Exynos 9810 chip, 6GB and 8GB RAM options, 128GB of internal storage with microSD expansion up to 1TB, and a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast wired charging. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite camera set up includes a 12-megapixel main lens, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and 2x optical zoom, and a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens f/2.2 aperture. The lenses were all prior highlight features of the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy Note 9, and Galaxy Note 10 respectively.
The Galaxy Note 10 Lite also runs Android 10 with the Samsung One UI 2.0 overlay. Color options include Black, Aura Glow, and Aura Red.
