Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A10e in June 2019. This US-exclusive budget smartphone launched with Android 9.0 Pie (One UI). It was later updated to One UI Core 2.x based on Android 10. Now, it has finally started receiving the Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1 update.

The Galaxy A10e is a lite variant of Galaxy A10. Unlike the latter, the former was only released in the United States. Two years after its announcement, Samsung is seeding the last major system update for this handset.

According to SamMobile, the Android 11 (One UI Core 3.1) update for the Galaxy A10e arrives with firmware version A102USQUBCUFC. Apart from bringing new features and UI changes, the new software update for the phone also bumps up the security patch level to July 2021.

Like any other OTA system update, this one is also being seeded out in batches. As a result, it may take some to reach every unit. Further, this device was carried out by almost all carriers in the US. If you own one of those models, they will likely get the update even later.

As mentioned earlier, Android 11 is the last major software update for the Galaxy A10e. However, the smartphone is eligible for at least four years of security updates. Hence, it should get maintenance updates up until 2023.

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On Tuesday, Samsung announced three new Galaxy A-series smartphones in the U.S. such as Galaxy A50, Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A10e. While the A50 and A20 smartphones have already gone official in other markets, the A10e phone has been announced for the first market time in the U.S. The South Korean company has not shared the detailed specs of the Galaxy A10e smartphone yet. However, it has confirmed that the phone will be priced at $179.

The Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A20 smartphones have been respectively introduced in the U.S. with respective price tags of $349 and $249. The availability of the Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A10e smartphones will be declared later by the company. The sales of the Galaxy A50 will kick off in the U.S starting from today through Verizon Wireless. Later this summer, it will be made available through other wireless carriers in the U.S.

Through a press release, Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy A10e features a 5.83-inch Infinity-V display. The rear side of the phone houses a camera of 8-megapixel. The native storage of the smartphone is 32 GB and it is equipped with a 3,000mAh battery. The rest of the specs of the phone are currently under the wraps. The Galaxy A10e is a toned-down version of the affordable Galaxy A10 smartphone.

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In February, the South Korean company had launched the Galaxy A10 in India. The handset was introduced with a price tag of Rs. 8,490 (~$122). The Galaxy A10 has a 6.2-inch HD+ display with Infinity-V notch and it comes with a bigger battery of 3,400mAh capacity. Also, it is fitted with a better 13-megapixel rear camera. Like the A10e, the A10 phone features 32 GB of inbuilt storage.  The A10 is fitted with a front camera of 5-megapixel.

The Galaxy A10 is fueled by Samsung’s Exynos 7884 chipset. The Geekbench listing of the A10e smartphone that was spotted in the recent past had shown that it will be driven by the same SoC. The A10 smartphone does not feature a fingerprint scanner. Hence, it is likely that the A10e won’t feature it. As far as the design of the phone is concerned, the A10e will largely resemble the A10 smartphone.

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