Samsung Galaxy M10 hands-on: Infinity-V display, ultra-wide camera for cheap

Last updated: May 16th, 2019 at 13:10 UTC+01:00

With the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20, Samsung is hoping to get back into the running in the budget smartphone market. The Galaxy M10 is the cheaper device of the two, but it gets 2 of the highlight features of the M series lineup: An Infinity-V display with a waterdrop notch and a dual rear camera with an ultra-wide sensor. I've already talked nigh the Milky way M20 and our initial impressions of the phone, and today, we accept a await at its lower-priced cousin.

Samsung Milky way M10 hands-on

The Milky way M10 may exist cheaper than the Galaxy M20, merely its blueprint and construction are pretty much the same every bit far as expect and feel are concerned, with the central difference beingness the lack of a fingerprint sensor and the presence of a speaker grill at the back of the M10. The notched display is nearly the same size as the M20'southward too (the M10 is half-dozen.2 inches, the M20 6.iii inches). Merely the M10 is noticeably lighter, as it gets a three,400 mAh battery instead of the M20'due south 5,000 mAh battery. It'southward made entirely of plastic, but it doesn't feel cheap to the bear upon when you start pick information technology up.

The all-time thing virtually the M10 is that its dual rear camera setup is identical to the M20'south, and then y'all get a regular 13MP snapper and a secondary 5MP lens that can take 120-caste ultra-wide shots. I tin't comment on the imaging performance just withal, only as I said in our M20 hands-on, just the presence of an ultra-wide camera makes the Galaxy M10 unique among everything that'southward on the market place.

And while the M10 gets lower bones specs in other departments, it's hard to notice them at first glance. The display has Hd+ resolution instead of Full HD+, simply y'all won't find the screen to exist too pixelated – it's the larger fonts that give away the lower pixel density. Even an ambience calorie-free sensor is part of the package. Operation seems fine as well. The M10 gets Samsung's old Exynos 7870 SoC, which has never been a great performer, but that'due south where the lower screen resolution should help in the long run.

Is there anything else that'south heady on the Galaxy M10? Well, just the price tag. The M10 is priced at ₹8,990 (roughly $130) for the variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Its specs friction match those of the Galaxy J6, which came out in May last year for ₹13,990 (roughly $190), while offering a bigger display and an ultra-wide camera. Certain, the M10 is only going to be available online, but that doesn't brand information technology whatever less impressive that Samsung is offering the M10 for such an attractive price.

As e'er, whether the Galaxy M10 is a device worth purchasing is something yous'll find out in our total review. With the Galaxy M20's base of operations variant priced just ₹2,000 college than the 3GB+32GB M10, I can see the M10 beingness bought by those who have a very express upkeep on their hands. Only, once more, look out for our total review for a proper verdict on the device.