To our surprise, Samsung finally unveiled the long speculated and leaked Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite officially yesterday. The South Koreans have promised us that the devices will be up for display at Samsung booths at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that will be held in a couple of days time between January 7 and January 10, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, United States. Unfortunately Samsung haven't revealed the exact price details nor any information regarding dates of availability for their newly launched smartphones. The new creations from Samsung are said to be built on the legacy of the original Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series as the new additions to the Lite fleet will offer premium features like the next generation camera technology, S Pen support for Note 10 Lite and the immersive Infinity-O display panels.
The Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices have met consumer wants and demands around the world. These devices represent our continuous effort to deliver industry leading innovations, from performance and power to intelligence and services. The Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite will introduce those distinct key premium features that make up a Galaxy S and Galaxy Note experience, said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
When we discuss the internal specifications of the newly arrived Galaxy S10 Lite from the largest consumer electronics manufacturer in the world, we will see the handset ship with a 6.7" Full High Definition Plus SuperAMOLED Plus Infinity-O (with single punch hole style front facing camera) display with 2400 x 1080 resolution pixels at 394ppi density. Under the hood sits a 7nm technology based 64-bit Octa-Core processor clocked at 1.7GHz, 2.4GHz and max speeds of 2.8GHz. The phone comes in 6GB and 8GB of RAM models both with 128GB or on board storage space.
When we come to the back we are treated to a triple camera arrangement with a wide angle primary sensor of 48 megapixels paired with Samsung's Super Steady OIS for higher stability when capturing photos and videos in action mode at an aperture of f/2.0. There is an ultra wide angle lens of 12MP at f/2.2 aperture traiting 123 degrees field of view, like the human eye as mentioned by the phone maker. Lastly we get a dedicated macro sensor of 5MP at f/2.4 aperture. On the front punch hole houses a 32MP secondary front facer capable of f/2.2 aperture. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will be powered by a 4500mAh battery, supporting 25W fast charging technology and runs Android's version 10 with the company's One UI version 2.0 on top. The unit comes painted in Prism White, Prism Black and Prism Blue shades, measuring about 75.6 x 162.5 x 8.1 mm in dimensions and weighs 186 grams in weight.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
Now as take a closer look at the latest and lighter version from the Galaxy Note 10 series of smartphones, we have the Galaxy Note 10 Lite coming out of the box with a similar 6.7" Full High Definition+ SuperAMOLED Plus Infinity-O display with 2400 x 1080 resolution coming in at 394ppi density panel, a 10nm 64-bit architecture based Octa-Core chipset running at Quad 2.7GHz + Quad 1.7GHz. The device also arrives in a 6GB and 8GB RAM variants with 128GB of internal ROM. On the back, there is a triple camera module with a 12MP primary wide angle shooter featuring Dual Pixel AF at aperture f/1.7 and optical image stabilization. A different 12MP telephoto auto focusing lens with an aperture of f/2.4 and OIS. Finally yet another 12MP lens with macro shooting capabilities at f/2.2 aperture. The front facing camera, battery capacity and the operating system is the same from the Galaxy S10 Lite iteration. Galaxy Note 10 Lite will get the Aura Glow, Aura Black and Aura Red color options and the phone measures about 76.1 x 163.7 x 8.7 mm in dimensions and 199 grams in weight.