Samsung Galaxy S10

His 2019 Galaxy S10 was another phone with a swollen battery.

Used as an example that Samsung's older phone took more natural portraits than the S21 Ultra.

He does not particularly recommend the standard S10 because its battery doesn't seem to hold up over time.

Excellent all-rounder with the best 4K video, sharp zoom and a better ultra wide, edging ahead at night.

Used as the 4G baseline in the speed test, where it was far slower than the Vivo NEX 3 on 5G.

A properly durable phone with almost no front damage, though the back still cracked a little.

He likes smaller phones like the S10 but is put off by its mediocre battery, which a slightly thicker body could fix.

The best of the line, with the strongest packaging, camera dynamic range and speed, though it perhaps pushes dynamic range too far.

Used as the display benchmark, with the Red Magic 3 crushing blacks a little compared to it.

Used as a benchmark comparison; the Zenfone 6 scores about thirty thousand points higher.

A big improvement in performance, battery and design, but around twice the price, so for a different buyer.

Joint fifth place, a more premium Galaxy with more cameras, a curved display and a bigger battery than the S10e.

Mentioned as the base model, with a 15W charger and a single portrait magnification.

Used as the reference point for the A80, which matches many of its camera features but has a more powerful chip and stereo speakers.

Lasted a little over the iPhone XS, fine but hindered compared with the S10 Plus.

Named as the first phone to use Qualcomm's ultrasonic scanner, but the phone itself is not reviewed.

His most anticipated phone, and potentially the one to buy in the first half of 2019 if battery capacity is generous.

Arun is cautiously interested in the rumoured S10: he likes the wide-angle camera and a possible night mode, but is unconvinced by the punch-hole design and the 8nm chip.

Based on leaks, he thinks the Galaxy S10 range has a lot to be excited about, from a new design to 5G and triple cameras.

Used as the main example of a leak that looks plausible at first but falls apart on timing and camera design, dropping from about 50% to 5% likelihood.

Expected to be the far more radical 2019 flagship that Samsung wants to amaze people with.

Excited about the rumoured S10, expecting an in-display fingerprint scanner, no notch and a big 10th anniversary upgrade, while stressing much of it is speculation.