📱 samsung galaxy s10e

created  2019/03/08
modified 2025/05/04
category hardware
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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