Yesterday, LG had confirmed that it will be releasing the LG V50 ThinQ 5G smartphone in South Korea on April 19. The 256 GB and 512 GB editions of the phone will be hitting with respective price tags of KRW 1,39,000 (~$1,125) and KRW 1,55,000 (~$1,365). Today, Samsung has confirmed to the media that its Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will be releasing in the South Korean markets on April 5. Surprisingly, the 256 GB and 512 GB editions of the Galaxy S10 5G will be respectively costing KRW 1,39,000 (~$1,125) and KRW 1,55,000 (~$1,365) like the V50 ThinQ 5G.
By the market release of Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, South Korea will become the world’s first country with commercial 5G mobile network. The South Korean carries have started with the pre-orders of the Galaxy S10 5G as it will be made available for purchase from April 5. On the same date, the 5G networks will become live for the first time in the home country.
The 256 GB Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will be available in three color option such as Crown Silver, Majestic Black and Royal Gold. On the other side, the 512 GB model will come in Crown Silver and Majestic Black colors only. The general sales of the phone are slated to begin on April 15. The U.S. will be the next market to receive the Galaxy S10 5G followed by a couple of European countries through the summer.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specifications
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G comes with a massive 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a pill-shaped cutout for dual front-facing cameras. The display supports 19:9 aspect ratio and quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels. The screen is shielded by Gorilla Glass 6 and it is embedded with an ultrasonic fingerprint reader.
Depending on the market it releases, the phone comes with Exynos 9820 or Snapdragon 855. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM.The Android 9 Pie OS comes loaded on the Galaxy S10 5G along with One UI interface.
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The dual front-facing camera setup includes autofocus enabled 10-megapixel lens and a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. The back panel of the phone features a horizontal triple camera setup with a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens and a 16-megapixel ultra wide-angle sensor. The 4,500mAh battery of the Galaxy S10 5G carries support for 25W rapid charging, 15W wireless charging and 9W reverse wireless charging.
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