Samsung recently announced two new smartphones — the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. The two will be showcased at the CES 2020 in Las Vegas.
Despite having “lite” on its names, the smartphones feature impressive specs such as full HD Super AMOLED Infinity-O displays, flagship-grade processors, and punch-hole selfie cameras. On the other hand, being “lite” models mean there are compromises.
The phones may be classified as budget flagships with the Galaxy S10 Lite coming in with a price of EUR 599 (roughly around PHP 34,300) and the Galaxy Note 10 at EUR 649 (PHP 37,100). It could come out cheaper in the Philippines (if it ever comes) as prices locally are usually a bit lower compared to its European counterparts.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite features a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with an in-display fingerprint scanner and a 32MP punch-hole selfie camera. Under the hood, it is powered by a 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with 6/8GB RAM, 128GB storage, an expansion microSD card slot, and a 4,500mAh battery with SuperFast Charging.
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At the back are three cameras in a rectangular module on the upper left side. It has a 48MP main camera with Super Steady OIS, which helps stabilize it when shooting videos. It also has a 12MP camera with an ultra-wide angle and a 5MP camera for macro shots.
The Galaxy S10 Lite comes in Prism White, Prism Black and Prism Blue colorways.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite specs
- 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display (2400 x 1080, 394 ppi), HDR, 20:9 Aspect Ratio
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Processor
- Adreno 640 GPU
- 6/8GB RAM
- 128GB Storage, microSD up to 1TB
- 48MP f/2.0 Main + 12MP f/2.2 Ultra-wide + 5MP f/2.4 Macro Rear Cameras, EIS, 2160@30fps
- 32MP f/2.2 Front Camera
- 4G LTE
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB Type-C
- In-display Fingerprint Scanner
- Face Recognition
- Samsing DeX
- One UI 2, Android 10.0
- 4,500mAh Battery, SuperFast Charging
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
The Note 10 Lite has a the same 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with the punch-hole camera and the in-display fingerprint scanner. This one has a 10nm Exynos 9810 chip with 6/8GB RAM, and 128GB storage. It also sports a 4,500mAh battery with SuperFast Charging.
Being a Note, the phone comes with an S Pen stylus which reportedly lacks some of the newer functions such as the gestures and off-screen memo support.
As for its cameras, there are three 12MP cameras — main, telephoto and ultra-wide — on the upper left side. There is no dual aperture feature here.
The Note 10 Lite comes in Aura Glow, Aura Black and Aura Red colorways.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite specs
- 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display (2400 x 1080, 394 ppi), HDR, 20:9 Aspect Ratio
- Exynos 9810 Processor
- Mali-G72 MP18
- 6/8GB RAM
- 128GB Storage, microSD up to 1TB
- 12MP f/1.7 Main + 12MP f/2.4 Telephoto + 12MP f/2.2 Ultra-wide Rear Cameras, OIS, EIS, 2160@30fps
- 32MP f/2.2 Front Camera
- 4G LTE
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB Type-C
- In-display Fingerprint Scanner
- S Pen
- Samsing DeX
- One UI 2, Android 10.0
- 4,500mAh Battery, SuperFast Charging