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Samsung Galaxy S10
Based on 78 credible posts from YouTube, Hacker News & Bluesky. 215 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 53% of 78 reviews are positive, 22% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on display and camera. The most common complaint is connectivity (2 owners). Owners are divided on battery & charging and price & value. Owners with 6+ months of use feel about the same (58% positive).
What owners like
Display praised by 8 owners (3 disagree)
“The screen, the speed and the battery is an absolute win and it seems like I won't be switching anywhere soon, since the later flagship mobile dropped the Jack...”
Camera praised by 6 owners (1 disagree)
“My perfect phone would be an S9 Plus design, Oneplus or Oppo charging and battery, and probably Oppo or Vivo cameras.”
Performance praised by 4 owners (2 disagree)
“I like the smaller than average size and weight, the smooth and snappy scratch resistant screen.”
Software & AI praised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“it has a versatile camera that pixel cannot compete with, you cannot beat physics with software.”
What owners complain about
Connectivity raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“My Galaxy S10's bluetooth modem just said no 3 months in.”
Owners are split on
- Battery & charging 8 like it · 5 don't
- Price & value 7 like it · 4 don't
- Build & durability 3 like it · 3 don't
- Controls & input 2 like it · 2 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Battery & charging8 praise · 5 complain
- Price & value7 praise · 4 complain
- Display8 praise · 3 complain
- Camera6 praise · 1 complain
- Performance4 praise · 2 complain
- Build & durability3 praise · 3 complain
- Controls & input2 praise · 2 complain
- Connectivity1 praise · 2 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
[...] I'm still on 2019 Galaxy S10, i.e. [...]
[...] I can excuse my phone not running it properly, Samsung Galaxy S10 Exynos chip hates some games for no reason. [...]
fall far behind in camera? [...] it has a versatile camera that pixel cannot compete with, you cannot beat physics with software. i own Huawei phone, but to be honest galaxy S line is setting the standard of the year smartphone feature every year for 5 to 4 years now
I'm typing this from a Galaxy S10 I got in 2020, with Lineage 22 (Android 15) running on it. For sure it isn't the snappiest, but my only real performance issue is loading gifs on Signal, which takes several seconds for some reason. Just tried maps now, actually still fairly fine for me.
[...] If removing it helps make the phone even marginally thinner, cheaper or more waterproof, I suspect most consumers will happily make that trade-off. Bluetooth headphones can also be more convenient in that you don't have to remain wired to your phone or deal with tangled cords, etc. Like the author, I also have a Samsung Galaxy S10 that still has the headphone jack but a few months ago I finally caved and bought a pair of bluetooth earphones.
I had a samsung galaxy s10 that imploded after 5 years of being pretty reliable. the motherboard got fried somehow. But I got a entry level Samsung and it's been pretty good battery wise.
The battery life does check kankan oo.after a year the battery is done😞.I love the phone though .Everything you said about it 💯.I didnt know about the wireless charging
My galaxy s10 rocks. I guess the battery has had almost 1000 charging cycles and is still performing good enough. I like the smaller than average size and weight, the smooth and snappy scratch resistant screen. Speaker sound is quite decent. I don't see how I would benefit from things like 100Hz or more screen refresh rate or even tinier pixels. 5G, I would not use since that would increase the amount of wireless data so much that i'd need a more expensive plan. [...]
I've been using an S10+ for a few weeks now and I'm so satisfied with, actually it's perfect. The screen, the speed and the battery is an absolute win and it seems like I won't be switching anywhere soon, since the later flagship mobile dropped the Jack...
[...] The fingerprint scanner on the back was the single best placement, having my phone unlocked before I was ever even looking at the screen. The bezels weren't the slimmest but hid all the sensors and cameras without having a hole punch or a stupid island. and the pressure sensitive "home button" since I went from having physical buttons to a full screen phone. Having a home button build directly into the screen was perfect. [...] My perfect phone would be an S9 Plus design, Oneplus or Oppo charging and battery, and probably Oppo or Vivo cameras.
Been using my S10 for 12 weeks now (received mine on 26th of February). [...] You do not need to unlock the phone to use it, in fact you can even set it up for swipe even when the screen is turned off. [...] As for the fingerprint scanner I've not had many issues with it while holding the phone (it works 99% of the time) but having a hard time unlocking my phone when it is on the desk or just laying flat somewhere.
i have an s10 and for pay i need to unlock my phone but! there's cool thing called "smart unlock" when phone close to my smart watch it's unlocked 100% of time and all i need to do it's just slide up the screen and pay, much more comfortable :D the biggest disaster for me was "battery lifetime" when i bought a phone.. but now (calibrating within month i guess) it works for 2 days for me with my activity and 3 days if i didn't use it at all :D
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 that just seemed old and broken. Replaced the battery, replaced the screen protector, and installed Lineage OS 20. 30€ and a bit of time and my phone feels like it's brand new. @lineageos.org @samsung.bsky.social galaxys10
[...] Excellent performance for gaming, beautiful camera, amazing colourful display. [...] Its worth it for 2022 & 2023
Had my S10+ since it came out. Still absolutely love it. Battery still lasts me all day as well.
After upgrading to Android 10, the Galaxy S10 and S10e screens both have noticeably dimmer whites. This is not a colour saturation issue, or a settings issue, it is a brightness issue. [...] Is it a deliberate move by Samsung to force-prolong screen/battery life? [...]
[...] Thank god I was able to cancel it and send back mine S10 and I will tell you why: In less then 30 minutes I was able to found this: S10 can't switch between cameras in video recording 1080P 60fps and 4K 60fps mode. You are stuck with only one main camera. [...] S10 have lower low light and indoors pictures quality compare to my S7 edge and my wife S8. S10 have Power-button way up on the side which make it very hard to use with one hand. S10 USB C charging port is soldered directly to the motherboard so If you damage it basically you have to replace whole motherboard. [...]
[...] So much more worth it in the long run.
I'm having a major problem using the Galaxy S10 my problem is when I am on the phone after one minute the phone goes dark and I do not see any notifications if I receive a text or a message or anything I wouldn't know i could stay on the phone for an hour and I'm very uncomfortable not knowing who's texting who's emailing me you don't get any notification it's not like the pixel that goes into the always on display mode
Well from 120$ buck to this phone men so satisfied and wow it's fast 8 GB of rom bro I use d to get charger with me on my 8 hrs of work not any more 41000ah, great phone to me or my needs actually too much so trying to make the most of it,
I like the S 10 Plus but all of them have a much brighter always on display and louder stereo speakers. [...] The one UI update that came to other phones only gives you the option to turn Nightmode on and off but not set a schedule though I'm sure this will be coming in an update to other Samsung phones later.
I have the normal s 10, I wouldn't say I'm a piwer user but I watch probably I total of 3 hours plus of just YouTube a day, plus text, browsing websites, buying on Amazon, and I still have usually about 15-20 % battery at the end if the night at about 3 or 4 when I go to bed. I guess mayb playing games and stuff will kill it faster but i havnt even tried that yet so i couldn't say lol
I don't get why most videos I've watched mention the fact that Samsung dark fading the wallpapers to hide the punch hole = something good, or that dark theme = we notice it less so that's good. Are we already forgetting that we used to have a huge dark bar there? I think that the punch hole is pretty amazing. I WANT to see it. It's almost a slick design element to me and I love it.
"strong integrity" also takes into account if a security update has been installed recently enough. My Galaxy S10, last update in 2023 passes strong integrity. With the little amount of security updates most Android devices have, I'm pretty sure you can find an exploit for pretty much everything except the most expensive flagships. What does integrity really means when nobody really knows what's in the device and with a terrible software update policy anyways.
Hey Galaxy s10 5g 256gb used 300$ LG g8x used 64gb 200$ LG v60 thinq 128gb used 300$ Pixel 4 used 128gb 280$ Poco f3 new 128 gb 300$ Sony Xperia 1 used 64gb 200$ I'm a pretty heavy user but do not play a lot of games ... I'm looking for a premium device with great camera display and smooth performance...which one above them would you suggest me ? Thanks Which one will have better value for money
Front facing camera in daylight is awesome, videos are the best. But low light it falls apart badly. [...] Awesome daylight, but good at best in low light. [...]
[...] Upgraded to the s10e, battery life was horrible. [...]
Nice flagship, grt performance! recently using my review after one week is grt on galaxy S10 but i am unsatisfied with battery life.
My Galaxy S10's bluetooth modem just said no 3 months in. My pixels have only failed me by losing support from Google prematurely. This is all anecdata.
Thank you! Sometimes I think it is a matter of the right place and the right time, so quite a bit of luck on some of the ones I post here. The shot was just from my regular cellular phone, a Samsung Galaxy S10 I've had for a few years.
i've been using the same samsung galaxy s10 for years, i have no idea what i'm gonna do when i need to replace it
Apple does this 2 year later Apple fan boys: Omg apple innovates so much Samsung users: we’ve had this Apple fan boys: sorry I don’t speak broke puts is airpods
I'm currently watching this from my new/old galaxy s10 and i I absolutely love it! It works amazing and its a lot better than my one plus n200 which is funny bc that phone is two years newer but low and behold this is the best samsung galaxy phone ever
I have the same problem, whether using a Chromecast or a Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultra as a client. I got as far as "It looks like it is using software encoding and it should be doing nvenc or something, but it Works Fine for everyone else so nobody ever writes about how any of this shit actually fucking works so troubleshooting it is more effort than it is worth." And it isn't clear to me -- at all -- how plugging in a dongle that acts like a monitor is going to help anything at all. [...]
I agree, that's why I am daily driving Samsung Galaxy S10 (exynos version) on LineageOS. I miss 2010-2015 smartphone market, it was much more innovative than it's now :(
Hands down my favorite phone ever... I want to purchase it again even though it's going on 7 years I've had it and it still works, I love this phone... There's no other phone that compares to it, except the new S26 which is over a 1000 why would I want to spend that much this phone is AWESOME ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
I bought this phone a few years ago cause in my opinion, this is the best Samsung design. My grandmother currently uses it.
I bought this phone in Australia, as an upgrade from my S10+ i had, And yes it's worth it. If you can get it for a good price, do it.
[...] I've had had it for a couple of months. [...] With the trade in and the buds i feel like i got a really good deal. [...] Get bxActions to fully reprogram your Bixby button. My button is now a ring/vibrate/silent toggle as well as a flashlight switch, Google Assistant summoner and Google News app launcher.
[...] i use it now exclusively and it's much more efficient in using the phone's resources Versus the Chrome. [...]
The fingerprint scanner works 50/50 for me . It works but its a little inconsistent at times. I own the S10+ i was gonna get the regular size s10 but i feel even though the s10+ is a little taller than i would like i honestly love how the phone holds when w/o a case its awesome
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Up until a few days ago when I said "Hey or Ok Google" I got a beep sound. [...]
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Up until a few days ago when I said "Hey or Ok Google" I got a beep sound. [...]
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Up until a few days ago when I said "Hey or Ok Google" I got a beep sound. [...]
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Up until a few days ago when I said "Hey or Ok Google" I got a beep sound. [...]
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Up until a few days ago when I said "Hey or Ok Google" I got a beep sound. [...]
It doesnt have the bright night feature under scene optimiser on my s10
Facebook sucks on this phone probably the most broken app I've ever used 😂
Finally. Someone saying S10 instead of S10 Plus as if the S10 Plus is the only S10 phone released last month. It's going to S10 5G being screamed all over this month and going forward so I would respect that more. At least until I trade in my regular 6.1 inch S10 for the Note 10
[...] So thank for reviewing correctly I appreciate it ur video and hitted the like button man.👍✌.
Samsung Galaxy S10 long-term: how it holds up
When problems show up
- Performancetypically around 2.4 years · 2 reports
- Connectivitytypically around 2.5 years · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“[...] I'm still on 2019 Galaxy S10, i.e. [...]”
after 4 yearsView on Hacker News“Been using my S10 for 12 weeks now (received mine on 26th of February). [...] You do not need to unlock the phone to use it, in fact you can even set it up for swipe even when the screen is turned off. [...] As for the fingerprint scanner I've not had many issues with it while holding the phone (it works 99% of the time) but having a hard time unlocking my phone when it is on the desk or just laying flat somewhere.”
“[...] I can excuse my phone not running it properly, Samsung Galaxy S10 Exynos chip hates some games for no reason. [...]”
after 1 yearView on Bluesky“I'm typing this from a Galaxy S10 I got in 2020, with Lineage 22 (Android 15) running on it. For sure it isn't the snappiest, but my only real performance issue is loading gifs on Signal, which takes several seconds for some reason. Just tried maps now, actually still fairly fine for me.”
after 56 monthsView on Hacker News
Common Samsung Galaxy S10 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- Battery & chargingOwners split: 5 complain, 8 happyView on YouTube
“S10 USB C charging port is soldered directly to the motherboard so If you damage it basically you have to replace whole motherboard.”
- Build & durabilityOwners split: 3 complain, 3 happyView on YouTube
“Facebook sucks on this phone probably the most broken app I've ever used 😂”
- Price & valueOwners split: 4 complain, 7 happyView on Hacker News
“I got as far as "It looks like it is using software encoding and it should be doing nvenc or something, but it Works Fine for everyone else so nobody ever writes about how any of this shit actually fucking works so troubleshooting it is more effort than it is worth." And it isn't clear to me -- at all -- how plugging in a dongle that acts like a monitor is going to help anything at all.”
- Connectivity2 owners report this (1 disagree)
- Controls & inputOwners split: 2 complain, 2 happyView on YouTube
“I'd rather have that than buttons that use screen space”
