Ever since Samsung announced the S10 devices, I've had my eye on the S10E more than the other two devices. Partially because it's a slightly cheaper device, it's $150 less than the S10 But I also think, that for a lot people, it's the better device of the two. And having used these two devices - the S10 and the S10E - for the past week And just deliberating between the two, I'm pretty confident that for me and for a lot of people The S10E is more appealing And so aside from price, there are two reasons why I like it more than the S10 The first is actually the fingerprint sensor. So this is a fingerprint sensor that is mounted on the side It's a capacitive sensor, it's kinda like the old school technology Usually,
I find that side-mounted fingerprint sensors aren't great Like, I've seen them on the Razer Phone and other devices as well There's some like - For whatever reason, companies usually do fingerprint sensors on the side flush to the bezel Like there's no real tactile feedback as to where it is On the S10E, it's like a very obvious spot as to where the fingerprint sensor is Like you could feel it blindfolded And it's a great sensor, it's a high quality capacitive sensor and it just works very reliably Now it also has this feature,
where you can roll down on the fingerprint sensor And it works in a manner to just pull down the top menu It does take some time to get used to, like when I first set it up I was accidentally pulling down the top very frequently Like I would just turn on the phone and it would pull down the top menu by accident But once you get used to the sensitivity, I found it quite useful The other characteristic that I prefer about the S10E over the regular S10 Is the ergonomics of the device The S10 - The regular S10 - has the kind of curved edges And we've seen this kind of aesthetic on the past few generations of Samsung Galaxy phones And it's a very nice looking design, right?
In the Samsung ads and renders, when they spin this device around in the videos And you can see the light kind of reflecting off the surface It was sexy, it was 2015, they were one of the first companies to bend displays like that It was really cool looking, but in 2019 - 4 years later This curved edge, doesn't really give any kind of advantage to the screen If anything, it actually makes the image look a little bit distorted when you're watching videos I feel like, for most people, a flat display Although it doesn't look as cool in videos and renders and stuff like that Is just a better device to hold And if you're someone who likes to go case-less on a phone It's smaller; it's got a more ergonomic design; throw a skin on it,
You're good to go The display is really nice, it's a 1080p panel, super bright, relatively thin bezels even though there is a bit of a chin And then you have your circular hole punch. Now I personally prefer this circular hole instead of that pill shaped hole on the S10 Plus Which is one of the reasons why I prefer these smaller phones Now if you compare the displays of the S10 to the S10E, side by side There is no doubt in my mind that the S10 has a better looking display It's higher resolution and anyone who says that they are identical is a filthy liar The S10 does have a better display, but the S10E display is awesome It is a pentile display, so at 1080p resolution, it's not like as sharp as you might think, based on the numbers But I really like this screen OneUI is pretty clean,
I still have my reservations about how quickly and how frequently Samsung's gonna update the software on these phones But I think that's something time will tell The speakers are pretty clean, and the cameras are great The wide angle on the secondary lens is something I felt Samsung has