The Galaxy S10 5G was Samsung’s flirt 5G-enabled smartphone. In fact, it was also the world’s first commercially available 5G phone. The device was initially released in the company’s home market South Korea in April 2019.
Now, more than 4 years after its debut, Samsung drops software support for this handset. The product will no longer receive any firmware updates, unless necessary.
Back in August, Samsung terminated the software support for Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, and Galaxy S10e. The remaining two phones in the lineup, namely Galaxy S10 5G and Galaxy S10 Lite, were left out as they were released later.
By June 2019, the Galaxy S10 5G reached most of its target markets. Thus, the company has put an end to its software support now after 4 years of regular updates.
Throughout its lifetime, Samsung’s first 5G smartphone received three Android updates. It was launched with Android 9.0 Pie and it currently boots Android 12.
The handset got access to monthly security updates during its first three years. For the final year, it was demoted to quarterly updates.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S10 Lite will continue to receive quarterly updates till early 2024. That’s because it was launched a year after the original four Galaxy S10 devices. Also, unlike the other models, it runs Android 13 as it debuted with Android 10.
The Galaxy 10 5G is larger than Galaxy S10 Plus with a 6.7-inch display. It is backed by a bigger 4,500mAh battery with support for 25W charging. It also has an additional 0.3MP TOF 3D depth camera.
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