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samsung galaxy s10e

created  2019/03/08
modified 2023/10/18
category hardware
views    108

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

my s10e faltered and stopped being able to charge, and even with direct voltage applied to the battery protection circuit itself with the battery itself removed, would refuse to power on any more. so i bought the a52s 5g - the only samsung phone with a lineage distribution and higher specs

=> samsung galaxy a52s

=> samsung galaxy s5 | lineage os | gsm arena

cost

on average you can find one unlocked second hand for ~200€, 4 times the price of a second hand s5

down from 300€ since last year!

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

• louis rossman recommended 👍
• 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