Samsung's Galaxy S10 reveal event is right around the corner, but the fact that it isn't until tomorrow means there's plenty of time left for another leak or two. This next leak is a big one, as it involves a seemingly official Galaxy S10 commercial airing before the phone has even been revealed. In other words: Someone messed up.
This year, Samsung is expected to do an Apple and release three Galaxy S10 models covering three different sizes and three different price tiers. It's also expected to do half an Apple and offer one new bright color that contrasts with its otherwise somber collection. Although not limited to it, Canary Yellow is pretty much the Galaxy S10e's signature color. It isn't stopping there and will apparently launch a matching Galaxy Buds in the same color, something Apple would never do for its own AirPods.
A set of official Samsung Galaxy S10 accessories were leaked this morning with a few details not known before today. This set of images shows that the Samsung Galaxy S10 will indeed come in three sizes, will come in two different sorts (flat and curved-edge display) and will have a front-facing fingerprint sensor that is unaffected by a standard screen protector. But what's that, you say, it wasn't the standard screen protector you were worried about?
There's a more basic version of Samsung's highest-end phone Galaxy S10 coming in the near future, and it doesn't have an "e" in its title. It's the Samsung Galaxy M30, and it comes with both a Super AMOLED display and a three-camera array on its back. This M30 model will also have a massive battery, if leaks on this device are indeed accurate.
This morning the final details on the Samsung Galaxy S10 were leaked two days before reveal. The big day is almost here! It's February 20th when we'll first see the Samsung Galaxy S10 on display, and less than 24 hours later when you'll likely have your first pre-order email in your inbox. Not long after that, this smartphone (and its closest relatives) will be at your local Verizon store - not to mention AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Sprint.
Samsung is bowing out of Blu-ray in the US, with the electronics behemoth confirming that it will no longer be offering the disc-based media players. The company's last new Blu-ray players were released in 2017, with 4K Ultra HD support as well as apps for streaming services.
Samsung's big Unpacked event is just a few days away, but it turns out the company isn't saving all of its reveals for the show. Today it unveiled the Galaxy Tab S5e, which serves up a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display and a battery that Samsung claims can go the distance.
Samsung doesn't just have the Galaxy S10 making its big debut next week: the phone-maker will also open up three new stores in the US on the same day. The Galaxy S10 - indeed multiple versions of the phone - will be revealed on February 20, and at the same time Samsung will have new retail locations in three cities in the US for the first time.
It seems that Samsung is truly retiring the Gear brand, putting all its mobile products under a single "Galaxy" name, regardless of form or operating system. That has started with the Gear Watch, now Galaxy Watch, and the rumored Galaxy Buds that will succeed the Gear IconX. Now it seems that Samsung itself has accidentally confirmed that the Gear Fit trackers will also experience a change, but the new Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e will bring more than just a new name.
There are patents that we wish were made real and there are some patents we wish would never see the light of day. Samsung's newly-granted patent might fall somewhere in between. For better or worse, it might also be the foldable phone that Samsung will actually show off at its Unpacked event next week. Taking a page from ZTE's Axon M book, the patent shows a phone with two screens instead of one. The difference is that it can actually fold both ways.
Xiaomi is aiming directly for Samsung's bread and butter this month as their next smartphone's reveal event date shows. This event will take place on February 20th in China - making it impossible to not see the reveal of their next phone as a direct challenge to Samsung's same-day event. The Samsung Galaxy S10 will have to face off against the Xiaomi Mi 9, a smartphone the company calls its "most powerful and beautiful phone" they've ever made.
In a hands-on video leaked by a case-making brand, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus seems to have inadvertently revealed a secret. A secret beyond the obvious set of specifications, specifications which have leaked in GREAT detail over the last several weeks. We've got all that good stuff here too - but first, that little oddity sitting right up front. What's the deal with this big hole in the screen protector?