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Testseek.com have collected 744 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-G970 Galaxy S10e and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-G970 Galaxy S10e.
Award: Editor’s Choice May 2019
May 2019
 
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744 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Comparatively affordable
  • Performance on par with the Galaxy S10+
  • Bright and vibrant HDR10+ display
  • Excellent camera performance
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) connectivity
  • Expandable storage
  • Screen quality and size
  • Topshelf components
  • Can act as wireless charger
  • The best ever
  • But better than that. Samsung continues to dominate smartphone screens
  • This is the best Samsung's software has ever been
  • And breakout features like night mode and the bottom-focused navigation seal the deal. The software has finally (most
  • But better than that. Samsung continues to dominate smartphone screens. This one also doesn't have the edge rejection issues of the curved S10 and S10+
  • And breakout features like night mod
  • Great design
  • Premium materials
  • Fast SoC
  • Plenty of RAM and storage
  • Dual-SIM
  • Good cameras
  • Decent OLED panel
  • Water-resistant and dustproof
  • USB 3.1 Type-C with DP
  • HDMI and OTG support
  • Good stereo speakers
  • Great fingerprint sens
  • Affordable for core GS10 experience
  • Excellent display quality
  • Fun ultra-wide rear camera
  • Compact size for one-handed use
  • Filled with hardware and software features
  • Unique
  • Compact design
  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software
  • Incredible display
  • Delightful
  • Super powerful
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • Headphone jack
  • Incredible smartphone display High-end specs Filled with useful hardware and software features Fun triple camera Headphone jack
  • A dream come true for value shoppers who love small phones. The Galaxy S10E shares the S10's core camera and Snapdragon 855 chipset
  • So photos and speed are excellent. Battery life and wireless power sharing are also spot-on. Its fingerprint reader and fl
  • AMOLED display
  • Battery life
  • Build quality
  • Rear cameras
  • Software
  • Beautiful display
  • Great camera
  • Excellent battery life
  • Brilliant steady shot mode
  • Telephoto & ultra-wide cameras
  • Excellent image quality
  • Superb Auto mode
  • Distinctive hole-punch design
  • Beautiful AMOLED display
  • Top-tier processor
  • Dual-camera setup
  • Cheaper than the S10
  • Crisp and vivid display
  • Excellent performance
  • Fantastic rear and front cameras
  • Compact size
  • Super fast performance
  • Reliable physical fingerprint reader
  • Fun ultra-wide secondary camera
  • Better fingerprint sensor than bigger S10s
  • Great size
  • Most bang for your buck
  • Great display
  • Extremely fast fingerprint sensor
  • Blazing fast performance
  • One UI is clean and packed with features
  • Capable cameras in most lighting conditions
  • Gorgeous display with no curved edges
  • Small
  • Pocketable form factor
  • Capable dual rear cameras
  • MicroSD
  • 3.5mm headset jack
  • Wireless charging
  • Wireless PowerShare capability
  • Responsive side capacitive fingerprint scanner
  • Beautiful design with water protection
  • Impressive screen quality
  • Plentiful storage in even base model
  • Fast (but not smooth)
  • Very good camera (but not quite the best)
  • Samsung keeps refining the design
  • Build quality is off the charts
  • Samsung still makes some of the best display technology
  • New Samsung UI is actually very nice
  • Great performance breezes through everything
  • Great dual speakers
  • Another great camera syst
  • Flat frequency response
  • Accurate tonal rendering
  • Good overall spatial performance
  • Few artifacts
  • Excellent for recording meetings or memos
  • Affordable by S10 standards
  • Great trio of cameras
  • Much-improved software
  • Great for one-handed use
  • One UI is a welcome refresh
  • Surprisingly helpful Bixby Routines
  • Big
  • Beautiful HDR10+ display
  • Versatile triple camera setup
  • Decent value for money
  • Accurate GPS module
  • Low power consumption
  • Powerful SoC
  • Colour accurate screen
  • AMOLED panel
  • IP68 certified against water and dust
  • Comparatively compact
  • Premium build and design

The editors didn't like

  • Lacks features found in other Galaxy S10 phones
  • Smaller battery than the Galaxy S10/S10+/S10 5G
  • An expensive 4G phone at the start of the 5G era
  • In every way
  • A functional and practical regression from a capacitive scanner. Go back to the drawing board (read
  • Face ID)
  • Samsung
  • At their best
  • They're very
  • Very good. At their worst
  • Samsung has failed to iterate where Google
  • Huawei
  • And others ar
  • Calling this a "con" is debatable - it's not amazing
  • But it's pretty average. Compared to the S10+
  • It's a substantial downgrade. But many people may not mind
  • Very good. Still
  • Hua
  • Underwhelming battery life
  • No eSIM
  • Disappointing battery life on Wi-Fi
  • Insecure face recognition
  • SoC throttles under continuous load
  • PWM
  • No aptX HD
  • Battery struggles with heavy use
  • Screen feels cramped for some uses
  • Missing telephoto lens for lossless zooming
  • Gaming performance not up to the mark
  • Battery life could've been better
  • Thermal management issues
  • Photos by Raj Rout
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 E
  • Cameras could be better
  • OneUI is polarizing
  • Battery life is so-so
  • Fingerprint sensor worse than capacitive alternatives Software requires tweaks and management Main camera doesn't match Pixel 3 Charging speed behind the competition
  • Lefties and people with small hands may find the fingerprint reader placement a tad inconvenient. The indented shape makes taking screenshots feel odd
  • Front-facing cameras
  • Edge display
  • Price
  • In-screen fingerprint scanner is hit and miss
  • No point in upgrading if you already own the S9
  • Nothing ground-breaking
  • 'Only' 2x zoom from telephoto camera
  • No Time of Flight camera
  • No QHD+ display
  • Awkward fingerprint sensor location
  • No 2x zoom camera
  • Modest battery life
  • Casing is a fingerprint magnet
  • Lacks Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
  • Side mounted fingerprint reader is a bit hard to reach
  • Bixby button only partially customizable
  • Wireless PowerShare feature was slow
  • Niche features like Bright Night and wide angle selfie not as good as Pixel's
  • Screen layout can be awkward and disproportionate
  • Battery life could be better
  • Poor low-light camera performance
  • Mediocre battery life
  • Samsung's software update track record is not good
  • Average battery life
  • Bixby
  • Side fingerprint scanner is not as good as a rear one or as Face ID
  • Gesture navigation does not feel perfectly refined
  • A bit too pricey
  • 2019 flagship pricing may turn some away
  • The glass is curved so much your palm sometimes activates the touch display
  • Camera is excellent but results are going to be subjective
  • In display fingerprint sensor is hit and miss
  • Lack of bass
  • Slight pumping effect on some recordings
  • Poor directivity
  • Questionable fingerprint sensor placement
  • What is the point of Bixby
  • AR emoji are unrecognizable
  • Low light shots are subpar
  • Short battery life
  • High surface temperatures
  • The SoC throttles under sustained load
  • Touchscreen issues while playing Arena of Valor

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  Published: 2019-05-17, review by: zdnet.com

  • Gorgeous display with no curved edges, Small, pocketable form factor, Capable dual rear cameras, microSD, 3.5mm headset jack, wireless charging, Wireless PowerShare capability, Responsive side capacitive fingerprint scanner
  • Average battery life

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  Published: 2019-05-16, Author: Alex , review by: techaeris.com

  • Samsung keeps refining the design, Build quality is off the charts, Samsung still makes some of the best display technology, New Samsung UI is actually very nice, Great performance breezes through everything, Great dual speakers, Another great camera syst
  • 2019 flagship pricing may turn some away, The glass is curved so much your palm sometimes activates the touch display, Camera is excellent but results are going to be subjective, In display fingerprint sensor is hit and miss
  • Samsung users are going to love this phone. I know many users who have been using Samsung phones for a very long time and they will not use anything else. For those users, the Samsung Galaxy S10+ is a winner. iPhone users looking to switch to Android will...

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  Published: 2019-05-14, Author: Analie , review by: techwelike.com

  • If you can give up the Quad HD screen, third camera, and larger battery, you will be fine with the S10e. You get tons of flagship features for under $800. The Galaxy S10e gives you the most bang for your buck...

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  Published: 2019-05-01, Author: Hubert , review by: ubergizmo.com

  • It's been only two months, and the Galaxy S10e has already gone through two sets of price cuts, which puts it at ~$650 today (from ~$799). At that price, the Galaxy S10e achieves a high value score of 7.1/10 which is very good for a phone that is designed...

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  Published: 2019-04-29, review by: lifewire.com

  • Distinctive hole-punch design, Beautiful AMOLED display, Top-tier processor, Dual-camera setup, Cheaper than the S10
  • No QHD+ display, Awkward fingerprint sensor location, No 2x zoom camera
  • Trimmed down, but still terrific.The Samsung Galaxy S10e sacrifices a few perks and cuts down on screen size and resolution, but it's still a strong flagship that's designed to turn heads. If you're craving the latest and greatest in smartphone technolog...

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  Published: 2019-04-27, Author: Robbie , review by: neowin.net

  • The S10e could well be the people's favourite. The price is right, the specs are right and the real-world performance is up there with all flagships from other manufacturers. In 2019, we no longer have to worry about a sluggish high end phone, or deal bre...

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  Published: 2019-04-25, Author: Staff , review by: gadgetnutz.com

  • Abstract:  The Galaxy S10e is appealing as a less-expensive entry point to the Galaxy S10 family, but also as one of the few “compact” high-end phones available today.Source: Galaxy S10e review: Samsung's iPhone XR is a colorful winner...

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  Published: 2019-04-24, Author: Paul , review by: pocketables.com

  • Abstract:  I really love my Samsung Galaxy Note 8, so we're going to compare the Galaxy S10+ to it and you're going to probably by the end understand why sending the S10+ back doesn't make me sad.I mean, you can stop there if you want. The S10+'s camera app is bette...

 
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  Published: 2019-04-17, Author: Hubert , review by: ubergizmo.com

  • 175Image Quality score UBER-G SCOREScoring/ranking system name IQImage-Quality based scoring system CAMERA Mobile High EndCategory based on price 2019-02Device launch date Samsung Galaxy S10eDevice brand and nameUber-G Camera IQSub-scoresDay187Night194Zoo...

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  Published: 2019-04-17, Author: Victor , review by: t3me.com

  • Beautiful display, Great camera, Excellent battery life,
  • Price, In-screen fingerprint scanner is hit and miss, No point in upgrading if you already own the S9,

 
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