22 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019REVIEWMy review unit of the S10 was crown silver, which is
a half matte half gloss finish. It looks great with hints of
pink and blue, while hiding more fingerprints compared
to the black model.
Samsung has nailed the right amount of curvature
to the edge of the S10 5G, meaning despite the lack
of bezels there is still a rim to hold onto. That rim also
has a headphone jack, meaning the S10 and LG V50
ThinQ 5G are the only two 5G phones in the UK to have
one. AKG headphones in the box with the S10 sweeten
the deal, too and the dual stereo speakers are plenty
loud without distorting.
This is my personal favourite design of all the
5G phones on the market currently as I’m not a
huge fan of the pop-up cameras of the OnePlus,
Oppo and Xiaomi options. I also like that the S10 5G
has improved hardware (screen, battery, cameras)
over the 4G versions, something not true of any
other current 5G phone.Real-world testing
Now, why do you need 5G? It’s at a premium in 2019
and is nowhere near being available countrywide.
Vodafone launched in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff,
Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester.
Latterly it has extended it to more towns, including
Wolverhampton, Stoke and Plymouth.
I tested the network with the S10 5G in London
where Vodafone recommended only three specific
areas where I’d find the best connection, not exactly
attractive for most people given the price. The
same is the case for every included city – none22 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019REVIEW
My review unit of the S10 was crown silver, which is
a half matte half gloss finish. It looks great with hints of
pink and blue, while hiding more fingerprints compared
to the black model.
Samsung has nailed the right amount of curvature
totheedgeoftheS105G,meaningdespitethelack
ofbezels there is still a rim to hold onto. That rim also
has a headphone jack, meaning the S10 and LG V50
ThinQ 5G are the only two 5G phones in the UK to have
one.AKGheadphonesin theboxwiththeS10sweeten
thedeal,tooandthedualstereospeakersareplenty
loud without distorting.
Thisis mypersonalfavouritedesignofallthe
5GphonesonthemarketcurrentlyasI’mnota
hugefan of the pop-up cameras of the OnePlus,
Oppo and Xiaomi options. I also like that the S10 5G
hasimprovedhardware(screen,battery,cameras)
overthe4Gversions,somethingnottrueofany
othercurrent 5G phone.Real-world testing
Now, why do you need 5G? It’s at a premium in 2019
and is nowhere near being available countrywide.
Vodafone launched in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff,
Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester.
Latterly it has extended it to more towns, including
Wolverhampton, Stoke and Plymouth.
I tested the network with the S10 5G in London
where Vodafone recommended only three specific
areas where I’d find the best connection, not exactly
attractiveformostpeoplegiventheprice.The
sameisthe case for every included city – none