28 January 2019, India:
Samsung today launched Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 under it’s new Galaxy M Series. The Samsung M Series will focus on budget and mid-range section.
Let’s have a look at Samsung Galaxy M10.
Design
The smartphone has glossy plastic back. It as dual rear camera, flash and speaker at back.
The Galaxy M10 has power and volume rocker buttons on left side. The SIM tray is present on the right side.
At bottom, the smartphone has primary mic, 3.5 mm headphone jack, Micro-USB port for charging and data transfer.
The smartphone is just 7.7 mm thick.
Fingerprint sensor is not present on this smartphone.
Display
The Galaxy M10 has 6.22 inch HD+ display. The display has 1520×720 pixels resolution. The smartphone has 19:9 screen aspect ratio.
The smartphone has a water-drop type Notch at top, the company is calling it Infinity V Display.
Processor
The Galaxy M10 has Exynos 7870. The Exynos 7870 is built on 14nm design. The smartphone has Mali-T830 GPU for graphical tasks.
Battery
The smartphone has 3400 mAh battery. The smartphone has Micro-USB port for charging and data transfer. A Type-C port would have been nice, but considering the price point, one might compromise.
RAM and Storage
The Samsung Galaxy M10 comes in two variants. The base variant has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB Internal Storage.
The another variant has 3 GB RAM and 32 GB Internal Storage.
The smartphone has a dedicated Micro-SD card slot, which means you can use two SIM Cards and a micro-SD card simultaneously.
(Also read – Samsung Galaxy M20 : Specs, Price, Availability)
Camera
The Galaxy M10 has the same camera combination as Galaxy M20 dual rear camera. The primary rear camera is a 13 MP camera. The primary rear camera has f/1.9 aperture. The secondary rear camera is a 5 MP, ultra-wide sensor. The smartphone has a LED flash at back to support rear cameras in low light.
The smartphone has a 5 MP front camera for selfie. It has software based flash to support front camera in low light.
Software
The Galaxy M10 runs on Samsung Experience v9.5 on the top of Android Oreo 8.1 same as Galaxy M20 . The One UI and Android Pie was expected, but it seems that company’s flagship smartphones will get the priority and the Galaxy M10 will get it later.
Extra Features
The Samsung Galaxy M10 supports Widevine L1 like Galaxy M20, which is necessary to watch HD videos on some apps like Netflix and Amazon Prime (Note: Youtube doesn’t need Widevine L1 to play HD videos).
Price and Availability
The base variant with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB Internal Storage is priced at ₹7,990. The 3 GB RAM and 32 GB Internal Storage variant is priced at ₹8,990.
The smartphone will be available on Amazon and Samsung e-store from 05th February.
(Image – Samsung)
