Samsung Galaxy S10+
- OS
- 6.4"Display size
- 12+ MP Camera
- 2.8 GHzProcessor
- 128/512/ 1000 GBStorage
- Yes4G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- OS
- 6.8"Display size
- 108+ MP Camera
- 2.84 GHzProcessor
- 128/256/ 512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Lovely AMOLED screen
- Best battery life for its tier
- S-pen support
- Fast refresh rate
What's bad
- Very expensive
- No MicroSD expansion
- Ads in Samsung software
Verdict
Having to pay extra for more storage up front is a new change for Samsung. In terms of everything else, there’s not a lot to say about the phone in terms of failings. At the end of the day, the simple question is, can you afford it and do you need a phone this powerful?
What's good
- Great multitasking and gaming
- Comfortable in the hand
- Beautiful 120hz HDR screen for movies and videos
- All-day battery life
- 5G support
What's bad
- Fingerprint scanner is slow
- Tons of pre-installed apps
- No headphone jack
- High price tag
What's good
- Blazing performance
- Sleek design
- IP68 waterproofing
- Great low-light camera performance
- All-day battery life
- Rapid charging
- microSD card support
- Front-facing stereo speakers
What's bad
- Bloatware
- Glass front and back means you’ll want a case
- Price
- Not a significant upgrade over the S8 unless you want a better camera
Verdict
Unless you already own the Samsung Galaxy S8, the S9 offers an experience you won’t find with many other phones on the market. Whether you’re looking to play games, take pictures, or simply have a phone that will last all day without worrying about charging, the Samsung has you covered… albeit for a premium price.
What's good
- Blazing performance
- Comfortable grip
- Premium design
- Excellent low-light camera performance
- MicroSD support
- QuadHD display
- All-day battery
- Rapid/Wireless charging
What's bad
- Cost
- TouchWiz interface clutter
- 7+ GB of software pre-installed
- Non-removable battery
Samsung Galaxy S20+
- OS
- 6.7"Display size
- 64+ MP Camera
- 2.84 GHzProcessor
- 128/256/ 512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Great multitasking and gaming
- Comfortable in the hand
- Beautiful 120hz HDR screen for movies and videos
- All-day battery life
- 5G support
What's bad
- Tons of pre-installed apps
- Fingerprint scanner is slow
- No headphone jack
- High price tag
What's good
- Stunning HDR display
- Great build quality
- Excellent performance
- Plenty of storage
- Headphone jack
- Latest version of Android
What's bad
- Sluggish fingerprint sensor
- Camera so-so in low light
- Hole punch camera annoyed some reviewers
Verdict
Sitting in the middle of Samsung’s 2019 lineup, the S10 offers an excellent balance of performance and design with a price typical of today’s high-end phones. If you’re looking for a capable phone that still fits in your pocket, reviews show the phone is a great choice.
What's good
- Future-proof features and performance
- Blazing performance
- Stunning design
- Gigabit LTE support
- MicroSD support
- Plenty of internal storage
- All-day battery life
- QuickCharge and wireless charging support
- Crisp, vibrant display
- Great camera (even in low lighting)
What's bad
- Slippery finish
- Darker colors are fingerprint magnets
- Hard-to-find fingerprint scanner
- Screen measurement might mislead