Ten reasons not to buy the Samsung Galaxy S10E

Each new device that appears on the market forces gadget lovers to carefully weigh the pros and cons and make a decision in favor of buying or against it.

This issue is especially acute if several versions of devices are released at once, differing from each other both technically and aesthetically. So it happened with the Samsung 10E, which is the youngest version of the new generation and can be called a sub-flagship.

Let's look at the reasons why this particular model is not worth buying.

Reason one – the previous flagship

The main opponent for the S10E will not be iPhone Xr, in spite of which the 'eshka' was created, but last year's flagship Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9Plus, which can be purchased today for 49,990 rubles. and 54,990 rubles. accordingly, which is even slightly cheaper than the price at the start of sales for the S10E.

For this money, you get a very balanced device without holes and cutouts in the display, but with all the flagship features and without the prefixes 'budget, balanced or some other flagship'.

Thanks to their filling, 'nines' will remain relevant and popular for a long time.

Yes, the novelty is equipped with a display almost in the entire area of ​​the front of the case and looks very impressive, but at the same time it is wider than the S9, which for many, accustomed to the comfortable and narrow S8 and S9, will be a return to the days of the Galaxy S7, which has the same width as new with index 'E'.

Reason two – display resolution

Despite the announced new technology 'Dynamic Amoled', one of the main parameters that most people pay attention to in the first place is resolution. And according to this parameter, the novelty cannot compete with either its older brothers or with last year's devices of its own brand. This automatically drops the S10E into the league Xiaomi, where the Mi9 reigns with this resolution (FHD +).

On the one hand, many users of Samsung's flagships use them out of the box, where the resolution is set to FHD +, and do not experience any discomfort. However, the realization that the screen can be better warms the soul and turns out to be useful when using, for example, virtual reality glasses, where these missing pixels will come in handy. Therefore, before buying, consider whether you are willing to put up with a non-flagship display resolution.

The third reason – the scanner in the button

For some of our readers, having a scanner in the power button rather than in the display may be the reason why they would prefer another state-of-the-art smartphone. However, even those who are satisfied with the fingerprint scanner in the button may encounter an unpleasant surprise in the form of the questionable location of this very button. It is not clear why the engineers decided to place the button quite high compared to the S8 / S9, in which the button placement was very convenient and convenient.

Why pushing the button so high in the S10E is unclear. It is unlikely that this was required by the internal layout.

Reason four – camera

It is too early to make any demands on the quality of the S10E's shooting, since the device has not yet gone on sale. Therefore, about the quality – after the release of the device.

Now I would like to talk about such, at first glance, conditionally important feature as the number of cameras in the main module. There are only two of them in the S10E.

Yes, in the conditionally main competitor iPhone the Xr camera is generally single, but we know that, besides Apple, there are other manufacturers who have equipped their new items with a triple module. Why did Samsung decide to donate the third module, moreover, the 'telecom'? Maybe to artificially separate the sub-flagship and the flagship?

Alas, because of this, the S10E with a dual main camera turned out to be, as they say, 'out of trend'.

Reason five – battery

And again, this is not 4000 mAh, which I would like to see in a 2019 device. It has a modest 3100 mAh battery, which is only 100 mAh more than the truly main competitor – the Galaxy S9. And this is on paper. Actual capacity is 3000mAh.

What prevented the S10E from installing at least a 3500 mAh battery? Just a little bit, and the S10E could become a very attractive device that lives more than daylight. But it didn't happen.

Reason six – display again

This time we are talking about a flat display, which is actually not quite flat. Alas, those who like to glue films and glasses will encounter screen curvatures called 2.5D glass. These are the same curvatures of the protective glass along the edges, because of which it is almost impossible to find a protective glass on the entire surface from edge to edge.

Yes, these are not the same glare curves as on the S9 or the regular S10, but also not a truly flat screen like, for example, on the Galaxy Active series. The reason is controversial, but it is worth considering. Although, on the other hand, today it will hardly be possible to find a smartphone with flagship features and a truly flat screen.

Reason seven – pseudo brightness

The Galaxy S10E was one of the company's first flamboyant devices and came out in several colors that hardly qualify as a 'executive device'. They are yellow, pearl, aquamarine and navy blue.

At the same time, even the yellow color looks kind of muted, as if Samsung at the last moment were ashamed to make the color really bright and vivid and turned down the brightness.

Perhaps, in the future, there will be other color solutions that will be more vibrant and vibrant, but today there is not much to choose from, since the presented color palette turned out to be somewhere in the middle – not in brightness and not in restraint.

Reason eight – a hole in the screen

I am very glad that the set Apple trend of nightmarish cutouts in the screen is coming to naught and devices with impressive eyebrows are being replaced by devices either completely devoid of cutouts, or with cutouts that look much neater.

One of these options is a display with a hole for the front camera right in the matrix. Many manufacturers have shown such cutouts, and judging by the reaction on thematic resources, not all potential buyers liked this decision.

At the same time, another moment seems strange – if the manufacturer considers such a solution the most successful, why hide the cutout with themed wallpaper? Why try to bashfully hide the hole in the screen that not only this sub-flagship has, but also the real flagships S10 and S10 Plus?

The hole in the screen is a controversial decision, which will be no worse than a monobrow, alas.

Reason nine – beard and asymmetry

Take a look at the new items screen. Nothing striking? What catches my eye is the 'beard' at the bottom, which might not have been. Why bother with the cutout of the hole in the screen and pull the matrix up, if at the bottom the distance from the display to the edge of the case turned out to be greater than at the top? This phone is hell for a perfectionist.

What prevented you from making the bottom margin equal to the top one? Apple after all we were able to make the minimum frames below. Why couldn't Samsung? Even the S8 / S9 look more harmonious than the new 'dozens' and the S10E in particular.

Reason ten – saving on matches, or down with a hybrid slot

Over and over again they are trying to teach us to choose what is more important for us – to be always in touch, using two SIM cards, for example, a work and personal one, or a memory reserve.

Why was it impossible to make it possible to use both SIM-cards and a memory card at the same time? Why is this feature present in the manufacturer's budget series and not in the flagship series? Are flagship buyers better able to choose? But no, with the S9 this limitation has migrated to dozens.

Galaxy S9 example

It is incomprehensible this mania to deprive the user of convenience, saving on functions that could give additional points in favor of choosing this particular device.

It's a pity that flagship buyers are deprived of such trifles.

Conclusion

The sub-flagship, created to deal with the 'apple' adversary, turned out to be very controversial, and when deciding on a purchase, you should take into account all the 'buts' that you will have to face while using the device. Some of these shortcomings are characteristic of this particular model, while others can be found in older flagship models without the 'sub' prefix. For some, all of the above will seem like insignificant trifles to which you can close your eyes, but someone will perceive them as dignity. Everyone will have to solve this puzzle for himself personally, and the main thing is that your choice is justified and brings positive emotions.