14 DAY TRIAL // The unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup is just around the corner, and a last-minute leak suggests the South Korean manufacturer once again managed to beat expectations and created a phone that’s thinner than its predecessor but using a larger battery.
Increasing the battery capacity has long been one of the top priorities for phone makers worldwide, but given the current tech, it’s pretty impossible to do this without actually making devices thicker.
And yet, Samsung has somehow made the Samsung Galaxy S10+ thinner than its predecessor, all while using a larger battery that’s likely to bring a substantial upgrade in terms of autonomy.
A leak from IceUniverse reveals a major improvement in this regard on the upcoming Galaxy S10 lineup without Samsung giving up on traditional features like the headphone jack.
“It seems that the Galaxy S10+ is thinner than the S9+, 7.8mm thick and accommodates a larger battery of 4100mAh. For comparison, the S9+ has a thickness of 8.5mm and only has a 3500mAh battery,” the leak states.
Launch taking place in a couple of weeks
No specs were provided for the other Galaxy S10 models, but they are likely to come with more or less substantial refinements in overall dimensions too.
Samsung’s achievement is even more remarkable when taking into account that the company replaced the rear fingerprint sensor with a new version that is embedded into the glass, an approach that typically adds a few millimeters to the overall thickness of smartphones.
The Galaxy S10 lineup will see daylight on February 20 at Samsung’s Unpacked event, while sales are projected to kick off in early March.
There will be three versions of the S10, including a variant that will offer support for 5G, though this particular configuration is expected to launch at a later date, possibly a few weeks after the rest of the models go on sale.