Most Compact Android Phone? - Samsung Galaxy S10e - Worth it in 2022? (Real World Review)
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Today I will be reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S10e, one of the most compact flagship phones you can still buy. But 3 years after release, is it still worth it?
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0:00 Intro
0:39 The Hardware
4:55 The Cameras
7:32 Why?
8:41 Final Thoughts
9:21 Outro - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
The S10 Series as been the best Samsung Galaxy Line so far. Headphone Jack, SD Card and Samsung Pay MST.
But does s10e have mst though? If it does i cannot believe how good samsung was fitting system that time
Kind of? If you're in the US it's unlikely, but S10 series and newer is hit or miss on information surround MST support. Exynos based phones are more likely to have MST when compared to Qualcomm processor phones. As far as I know, all S10e's support MST. However every tap to pay feature never requires MST, but that's because I'm in the US. I understand lots of countries mainly run off MST, which doesn't make sense to me because NFC tapping is super cheap nowadays.
@@RealWorldReview can I have your phone cause I really need it
@@youngdaddyofficial9527 Wrong place to beg ma dude
Absolutely, it was the best ever, i got the s22plus and now i am buying the s10e again as backup. Samsung should bring back the side finger print sensor. It's faster, works better and if you break your glass in the front, as i did on my s22 then the finger print sensor will no longer work. The under glass sensor was the dumbest thing Samsung did, other than removing the sd card slot and the audio jack. But zenfone 9 brings all that back. That is the phone to get, except that they goofed and their phone only works on att. By the way the ultra wide the s10e was unparalleled, not even the s22 ultra can match it. Samsung needs to go back to the s20e and update it for their s23 or s24 mini.
Still rocking my s10 for over 3 years and its been the best , long lasting phone I've ever had! The performance is still snappy , only thing is the battery life has gotten a bit bad. Usually 4.5 hours SOT max. Still decent.
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no way as bad as my old brand new iPhone Apple 12 pro Max Gold 256 gb couldn't wait to get rid of the Apple 12 pro Max it only lasted 3 HRS 47 MINUTES ON FULL CHARGE FROM NEW THAN RECHARGE IT AGAIN.
yet my Samsung galaxy S10 5G A PAIR IS BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED & PERFECT IMPLEMENTATION NO PROBLEMS NO NEED TO UPGRADE AGAIN A WASTE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS POINTLESS AND FUTILE.
same here. the battery drain is from the Samsung updates or so it seems
My battery replacement on my old S10e above was only $60 when I did it - about 8 months ago, and the new battery life was almost as good as when I first got it. If your phone is in decent shape, I would recommend this. Otherwise, do what I did and get a brand new S10e for $200 !!! 😂😂😂😂
Loved my S10e, but upgraded to the S22 for the camera upgrade. Will miss the headphone jack and SD card slot on my old friend. S10e was/is a banger!
E stands for Essential, not "economy", that's a 759€ phone right there.
Actually the "e" was for Essential, cause it had all essentials you needed.
👏 exactly lol
Bought my S10e in 2019, and was extremely happy with it in part because IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF A LAPTOP COMPUTER !!!!!!!
What the heck is with the "bigger is better" craze ??? Why is Samsung ignoring the niche market of the "smaller is better" consumers ?? Uuuufffff.......
In any event, after going through 2 new screens and a new battery on my old S10e, it was time for a new phone and I am very happy with my choice which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to previous S10e owners:
A BRAND NEW S10e !!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆
Where did you buy a NEW S10E. I thought they are only refurbished now. I would like a new one, if possible. My S20 FE is way too big for me and I just got it. I really want to switch it out for the S10E.
haha comment of the year!
Great review! I just bought a couple of these new specifically for the compact size and the brand. I hope Samsung continues to offer phones this size. Reminds me of my still-functional Galaxy J7 Prime.
The oversized bricks they've come out with lately are a no-go for me. Can barely fit one in a pocket and take two hands to use it.
Frikin' ridiculous with these new TABLET sized phones.... I think they even have a name for it: PHABLETS !!!!!!!!!! 😆
where do you buy them new?
I was lucky to choose the s10e in 2019, I love small phones, s4 mini was my favorite tiny phone :)
Man now that you mention s4. S4 is the only comfortable size for me. And now i search for phone size comparing to s4 and s10e show up. This is it, i got to get this phone.
I got mine around the time it first came out and it's still going strong.
Is the S10E 4G? If yes, does it come in 5G?
Great review, I am thinking of buying it refurbished with "as new" status, the iphone 13 mini is great, but there is a huge price difference.
Nice! Which glass screen protector was used? It seems to fit perfectly
Gorgeous phone. And gorgeous host😆 Would love to buy 1. Been using iphone 11 for a year, after losing it i dont think im going to invest again for another apple phone. S10e for me seems a great device to use. Phones with in display finger scanners often loses the finger scan after parts replaced and that dissapoints me.
Sub 6 inch oled, 3.5mm jack, stereo, micro SD, fm radio, ip68, small corner punch hole, gorgeous screen, 150g light, thin, great feel in hand,... Best small phone ever
the E in s10e stands for essential not for econ
Love my S10e and it's size, micro sd card, and the fingerprint sensor is OUTSTANDING!!
Just bought a nicely used one for 75$. Love it. So compact and lightweight.. All apps works great ❤🎉
Have this since launch, keeping it until it breaks down completely. Awesome phone.
Woahh the e def stands for essential, they've said it plenty of times, not economy lol ..s10e gang 3 yrs strong 😎
Hi, how is the battery life?
@@sokunbikayode2005 For the size at 3100 mah the battery is pretty decent. I get bout 10 to 14.5 hrs out of it depending on how I use it and that's still after a lil over 3.5 yrs of daily usage. 😎 phenomenal phone
Screen on time about 3 to 5 hrs
I actually just bought this phone at the end of the year from AliExpress for 135$ and while it's 5.8" which is usually too big for my hand, it is actually smaller physically then both my previous phones by a lot (Xioami Mi A2 Lite 5.84" / Vernee T3 Pro 5.4") and that's just perfect for my small hand size and hardware is awesome to be honest, don't really need more and it's lasting me a whole day easily (unless I watch videos all day)....
It's a good good phone still quite impressive for a 4 yrs old phone
Thanks, good review. Bought mine Nov 22 as an ex display model. It looks new, can't see a mark on it. Cost me £175. I need a headphone jack, so the s22 model is no use to me. Wireless charge, I use to save port. Ok so basic cameras, but ok for what I do. Nice and small fits in my pocket. Your video looks amazing quality. I don't like the fingerprint scanner, can take lots of stabs to get it working. I normally keep my phone for 5 years, don't care about android versions, so hope it lasts.
The best compact phone ever!!:).
The S10 series was the last and greatest of Samsung phone line up. Samsung is in need of a revival.
The S23 series is pretty nice - was just looking at them today.
Same size as the Galaxy S9 which I am using, but the S9 has the infinity (curved edges) screen, which I prefer.
I have it since 2019 and I really think it was the perfect phone. Now I only get about 4 hours usage out of it.. It still has 2750 / 3000 mAh left but I guess the newer applications are too heavy for it... Now I am looking for an alternative in 2022 but there is nothing out there with a similar compact formfactor sadly.
The S22 is 3.8mm taller, 0.7mm wider and 0.3mm thinner than the S10e. Might be worth looking at. Though it is 18 grams heavier (though that might only disrupt Chris Evans)
@@RealWorldReview Yes the S22 is on my radar. Also I heard the upcoming zenfone 9 could be nice. Whats your opinion on that?
@@HealingMushroom the Zenfone 9 could be the successor. I got my eyes on it too.
@@RealWorldReview Have you done a review on the S22I was looking into getting that 1 myself but it has so many bad reviews and so many mentions of how hot it gets so that made me not want to try to buy it
Just got the Pixel 6a in, with an S22 coming. Look forward to it in the next month or so
does it have dual bluetooth audio, dex, screen mirror and move appsgames data to sd and still works with moving back data to phone?
Just bought a G8 for it's compact form factor but slightly cracked it's display after a drop, now looking at keeping this as a back up phone, and bought the S10e, since it's more compact although the G8 has decent to below average battery life, I hope the S10e is not much worse
I still have s8 and it survived dozens of fall offs - still working great . the only problem after 4.5 years is the battery life
Guess what my comment said.....
@Alim B. I mean come out with a new, lets say Galaxy S22e, thats the same size as this phone. Instead of making every single budget phone really big, they need a small flagship.
1.60 🤨🤨
Don't worry were both jealous that the phone is bigger then our 3rd legs
i dont understand android brands not seeing the fact that not everyone loves huge phones. theres a reason why apple has release the phone of the size of iphone X and they the most succesfull phone company out there.
5.8-6.1 inches are what most people are comfortable with, like the standard s22 and standard iphone 14 as popular examples, in all honesty normal hand sized people that go for the plus to behemoth models is because of this more is better mentality when really only upside is battery and performance at the expense of actually handling the actual phone. The s10e is perfect imho add to the cherry on top the fingerprint sensor that helps with the swiping down notifications, i believe a phones aspect ratio should be 19-19.5:9 not any higher cuz 20:9 is just pushing it and if you notice the s22 is now 19.5:9 and is a lot nearer to the s10e size. A width of about 70-72mm is perfect, wide enough to type comfortably(even factoring in the use if a case) while also actually being handleable.
Does the US version have dual SIM?
I believe the European version does.
Thanks!
I'm using S10e now & Yes 👍Best compact phone is S10e ..
I have Zenfone 8 , nice looking 5.9 inch fhd+ 120hz ..also with the latest and greatest Snapdragon888 , but you don't feel a big difference between this and Samsung's s10... I switched to S10e ! .. because it has a lot of variation between cases accessories..the AsusZen8 don't have, it's maybe 🤔 10 accessories (including cases&glass) on the world wide market...I checked by myself.. Samsung otherwise has 100s of phone cases and accessories Plus+ the very quick fingerprint sensor on the side..and not on screen..For my opinion Samsung s10e is working more properly and the best choice to enter the compact phone 🤳 Cliq 😉.
Buy s10e people ! ! !
the asus zenphone 8 attracted be but I’m scared of ramdump how long have you had it
I always wondered why my phone is always 3 minutes ahead lol. Have had the phone for years and its pretty decent.
With a new battery, hell yes.
Bought mine refurbished. Battery is terrible. Should I replace the battery?
@@jboll84 how many SOT do you get?
@@namelesske less than 5 hours it seems
Got mine replaced but battery life is only slightly better. After the battery change, a full day of using mobile data while listening to music for around 6 hours gave me 2 hours of SOT (mostly social media).
Seems like the battery can't keep up with the demands of updated apps.
It's quite a shame since it's the only "small" android phone left to have flagship features and looks nice.
@@shaun3409 To be honest, battery must hold charge with 100% load at least 3-4H SOT most of the times. With medium brightness. 2h is abnormally low.
I bought mine 1 month before and totally satisfied with. I use with a lanhiem case for the excellent water, dust, shockproof.
Headphone jack is the deal maker for me! If I ever break mine, might have to check out the expensive Sony Xperia 5.
dropped it in water not too long ago dried it off and no problems since. thing i hate about s10e is battery.
I had this phone for 3 years, and still using it. the Exynos version, everything is very good and till this date I get 5 plus Sot on this 3 years old battery.
same; i'll be looking for the zenfone 9 though once they release it
Really? I do have the 13 mini but would have love to have this phone too. I'm just worried at the software.
I just bought a refurbshed s10e with a 1 year warranty for 105 dollars . Meanwhile a iphone case for a new iphone is 50 dollars lol. How crazy is that???
thank you @Real World Review for doing this video. Is there any other phone(s) you'd recommend in 2022 similar to the S10e?
I got the S10 and I'm still using it till today. Somehow I always feel like I should have gotten the S10e instead due to the better physical fingerprint sensor
S10e stood for Essentials
bought s10e and S10 this year, and iam fully satisfied
Love the s10e.. Just bought a used one for 80$ cuz I missed it.. Perfect size and works great with the apps I need. E stands for essential btw, not economy 😅🌞
iphone 8 vs samsung s10e witch is batter sir please raply ❤
Switched from s21 FE to s10e. Best thing i have ever done, only missing 120hz.
one question...why?
@@ishaanm1600 Because i had s10e like 2 years ago and i loved it .
The s21 FE was too big for me and also i prefer the s10e cameras over the s21 FE.
I am a heavy user and i have to say that the perfomance differences are not a big deal (not in games) . S10e can do any task that s21 fe can . 🙏
@@se1shinf580 makes sense
@@se1shinf580 what about battery
Where to buy?
Just bought another one after owning one for 3 years until I broke the screen. Would have lasted another 3 years. Got the new one from ebay, new open box shipped from Canada to the states for $140
battery is not a worry for you? my older Samsung storage and battery worries me. But i need to buy a small phone
@@Max791-z7l not for me because I have a 65w car charger while I'm driving and a 100w laptop charger on me at all times. Even then, I don't see myself needing to recharge all that often
The best S10e!!! despite of green or yellow tinted screen issues
Please also do a video for the regular S10 and pleasee do use 30fps on 4K recording videos, the stabilization will be more evident there.
what are some stores where i can buy a brand new s10e i went to a lot of stores and most of them didn't have them or they had used ones.
Garry you can get new ones on ebay.
Just re-bought an Open Box condition S10e with Android 10 loaded on it. I specifically wanted 10 because 11 and 12 destroy functionality I like on the S10e, like being able to assign other functionality to the Bixby button (play/pause for audio, flashlight, vibration, etc...). It's replacing my Xperia 5 II, which I do like, but has enough minor annoyances coupled with the laggy and frustrating camera that I just wanted my S10e with Android 10 back.
🤔 thanks for telling me this, im getting a S10e in a few weeks and I'll make sure it's on android 10 lol
This phone is so good. It has the all the essential features. One of the best phones samsung made along with other s10 members. Should release it with a new processor like iphone se. Although that would never happen
Watching this on a s10e it's like the perfect size phone not too big small enough to carry in your pocket but just big enough to watch media do your banking read some I wish there was another 5.8 in screen size phone coming out there's nothing to upgrade from this to.
How do you get the numbers on the lockscreen time to look like that on your device ?
In the settings. I think it is clock settings, but go through and customize your phone
@@RealWorldReview mine has a thin font but yours is thick and I feel it looks nicer. is it on newer firmware than the S10 regular varient
im interested that the economy version of the S10 came with Dex, you'd think that would be reserved for the higher end models.
Especially since the $1,000 Z Flip4 (or any Flips for that matter) still does not support Dex
@@RealWorldReview that i find even more interesting, do you think it might be related to the softer screen on the flips?
I upgraded to a Note 20 Ultra and now I'm selling it. Swotched back to the s10e and about to buy another one.
What about S10e vs S10 lite ?
How do i replace my samsung battery
It's definitely a go if you like emulation and mobile gaming and streaming but if you want extra like Samsung OS upgrades than it's not for you
My problem is the back cover it coming off and it gets to hot but I can fix that problem with replacing the cover with a new one
What color is your phone? I really like it
The green one! I bought black but the front and back were cracked. I love the red and green models Samsung makes
why you call it economy? Only difference is 2x camera module
The "e" is "essential"
YES!
This s10e looks different than mine. It is a limited edition?
No just green
got the full different colours range of Samsung galaxy S10 including a beautiful pair of S10 5'Gs plus a ceramic 1TB internal memory plus 16 GB RAM WHY DO I NEED TO UPGRADE I did that with a Gold iPhone 12 pro Max 256 gb from new it only lasted 3hrs 47 minutes on full charge terrible possibility bungs in the operation Apple system 15 because the wasn't any 5G coverage by my provider for it so i had it on 4G only know 5G his wide spread here on my old Samsung galaxy S10 5 G's a pair 😀.
Between the great compactness and inclusion of a headphone jack and expandable storage, this is definitely up there with being one of the phones to go for when switching to android. Right up there with the Pixel 5.
5:25 - Also this here? That just wasn’t necessary at all that but should’ve been cut out.
Which phone are you using now
My s10e died at the beach when it fell in the water, went by the local AT&T store to see if they had any in stock and of course they didn't, so they convinced me to get an s22 and I am not feeling it 🙄🙄I'm going to get it repaired if it can be revived, if not, I'll be getting a new s10e online 👍🏽I miss it so much had it since it came out, don't care about the battery life, absolutely loved the fingerprint scanner and memory card slot 😍
@uNo if you are still looking for s10e, woot has them on sale right now for about $180
@@ngobis thank you 👍🏽I actually took mine to the phone repair shop, going to pick it up today, that's how much I love it 🤣
@Jawad Affan well I dropped it in the water, I was a lil inebriated 🤣🤣🤣
@Jawad Affan ah cool 👍🏽, just got my s10e back... Man it's like a brand new phone!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
@Jawad Affan mine is black prism with and I was never a tech person but I believe it's a 128gb or whatever u call it, but I have a 256 chip I put in it? Does that make sense to u? 🤣
02:17 nobody using this phone is a heavy user. Just messenger and TH-cam and calls... I last a day and half on the original 3 yo battery which is perhaps 88% life
Thought the e stood for essential
As a owner of a 240hz gaming monitor, 60hz in a small phone is enough
Samsung need to make galaxy s23e with 5.8 inch screen
Very good phone the only downside is the small battery capacity
Literally, my Galaxy S10e lasts only 3-4 hours it makes me angry 😤
I haven’t got android 12😢
I had one but had to get rid. The battery life was terrible.
I had the Galaxy A10e which recently broke and got persuaded by the salesman in getting the T-Mobile REVVL 6 5g for the price and being the newest phone on the market not realizing that it is long and bulky for my hands and convenience. Is it worth getting the Galaxy s10e now that we are nearing end of 2022 or live with the REVVL 6 5g?
In every way besides software (maybe, because they’re already at android 12, and doubt revvl phones get updated much), battery life(maybe), and 5G, the S10e is better. Make in an S10, even better. Screen size is larger on the 6, but it’s LCD
the hush hush the S10 minin a fantastic smartfone & 60 refresh rate doesn't drain the battery unlike Apple iPhone 13 with 120 Sam panel SCREEN that's why Apple dim downs the 120 refresh rate as well as 5G otherwise both would drain the battery 🔋.
man all these phone brands copying apple to remove headphone jack, sd card slot, charger in box. its just pathetic.
hope they make s10e 2023 6.1 inch with headphone jack and SD card slot, 120hz in a 8 gen 1 processor. 🦾
The did with the S22 (minus the headset jack and SD.) Asus also did with the Zenfone 9 (trading the SD card slot for a way better battery)
Too big, we want smaller samsung 😭
what about the pixel 4 that was pretty small
I bought the s10 not the plus and not this on the video, the s10 whit 8gb ram and 128gb rom and is one amazing phone it pass already 3 months since I bought, I received the android 12 update and one ui 4.1 so far I love this phone and for the price is impossible to buy better!👍
I have a S10 e its a great phone eze to use & i love the finger print on side
but the support life for Samsung phones is ever so bad only 3 years of android os updates
Samsung Galaxy S10e 128GB is $699 AUD new March 8, 2019 & no more android
while a Iphone XR128GB for $1,299 AUD new 12 September 2018
iPhone XR Yes - Until 2025
I truly think Samsung is a better phone
but value for money and long life in OS updates
i think Iphone has the game
so i have saying this for a long time now
Samsung pick up the game & take it to them
The only thing that really shows any "age" about it is its 4G antenna.
Otherwise, if you get these used for $150-$200 you basically got a phone that's faster and more feature packed than current A5x models.
If only the battery held up
I didn't even know that "e" stood for economy lol i just bought a second handed one yesterday i am truly surprised the battery would last longer than expected ..the darkmode helps i guess... also wow the speaker is extravagant.... i have the s21 ultra and i think i probably use this for calls and text due to it's size.... i couldn't even keep myself away from this phone.... it's a shame that i only took interest in this phone... this could have my main phone all the way... just wow
It doesn't. It stands for ESSENTIAL.
If Galaxy s23 have a better battery than s22, I will replace my s10e
For compact: Asus zenfone 9 - the new king!
It was a toss up between the s10e and the P30 lite, both for 200, the latter did not win xD
Double the performance and an OLED screen on the S10e, easy and smart choice!
E is Essencials I think.
Samsung galaxy s10e vs Samsung galaxy s10plus
which better???
I have one, and if I can get a 256 GB / 8 GB iteration, I will... I have an external battery when I know when I'm going to be away from a plug for some time...
E stands for Essential not Economy
Android 12 was too buggy.
I shouldn't have updated my op7p to it. Dumb move I won't soon forget.
Time to throw a custom rom on it
Correction, the 'e' stands for essential and not economy.
i had one, battery is bad, new battery is not available original, nly chinese copies.
The pixel 4 is so ugly
2:15
Why do people think 5 inch phones are small, I say it's average right?
Right guys..?
Yep
It depends on the aspect ratio.
A 5.1 inch 16:9 phone (Galaxy S6, S7) is the equivalent of a 6.1 inch 19.5:9 phone screen (Galaxy S22, S23) dimension wise.
In this case, the S10e’s 5.8 inch screen is the equivalent of a 5 inch 16:9 screen (Galaxy S4, OnePlus X, Nexus 5)
A 5.5 inch 16:9 phone (iPhone 8 plus) is the equivalent of a 6.46 inch 19.5:9 phone (iPhone 11 Pro Max).
Screens have gotten bigger, but the physical dimensions of most phones haven’t in the past 5-7 years.
iPhone 13 mini is better than this phone are you joking bro.
Absolutely. Also costs 3-4 times more for the 13 mini
@@RealWorldReview But its better tho but the thing is Samsung s10e is still a great phone
The "E" actually stands for "Essentials". I loved this phone. Unfortunately in 2023, time to move on to 5g. I wish Samsung would make the newer S23 with in the same size. I moved on to an A54. Good phone but not the compact size of this phone.
I don't like all these glass phones
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