📱 samsung galaxy s10e
created 2019/03/08 modified 2025/05/04 category hardware views 319
in 2019, samsung released peak phone with the s10 series, specifically the s10e which is the smallest variant of them. theoretically there could be a better phone, but none are available for purchase at this price
in 2023 my s10e stopped being able to charge, so i bought the a52s 5g - the only samsung phone with a lineage distribution and higherspecs. in 2025 is switched back to a s10e because of its size
cost
on average you can find one unlocked second hand for ~115€, 4 times the price of a second hand s5
repaired
authorized repair replacements;
- battery: 62€
- *screen + battery: 216€
- *screen + battery + back glass: 251€
- back glass: 76€
- rear camera: 112€
- audio: 75€
- charging port: 58€
most repairs have gone up by 10€ since last year :(
spec breakdown
pros
- 5.8" hdr amoled 19:9 always-on display, tiny bezel
- has deprecated features: headphone jack, fingerprint, microsd slot
- sidemounted capacitive fingerprint sensor (really fast!!)
- usb c 3.1 with displayport output
- won't be too slow or out of spec in a few or even lot of years
- 4.5W reverse wireless charging + 15W wireless charging
- 128gb ufs 2.1 6gb ram
neutral
- easy enough to install a custom rom onto
- gyro and gestures
- nfc, bluetooth 5.0
- 60hz display
- 15W fast charging
- decent cameras, has ultrawide
- dust/water resistance (IP68)
cons
- 3100mah battery
- VoLTE won't work with custom rom
- won't record slow motion on custom rom
- warning message for unlocked bootloader on every power up
- impossible to repair easily