Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973U 128GB Smartphone

General

Android 9.0 Pie

The Android operating system integrates heavily with Google’s services. It’s a personalized and customizable OS, allowing you to add your favorite apps or widgets to your home screen. You can even download new themes using the Google Play Store, which offers access to millions of apps, games, books, music, movies, and more. Android 9.0 Pie adds a variety of predictive capabilities, navigation changes, and digital well-being enhancements that let you take control of your Android experience. By learning how you use your phone over time, Pie will automatically adjust certain features for you, such as battery usage and display brightness. With App Actions, Pie uses what it learns to get you to your next task quickly. For example, plug in your headphones and Pie will automatically bring up your last playlist. With Dashboard and App Timers, Pie lets you see your phone usage in detail, allowing you to set timers and reminders so you can better manage the time you spend using your smartphone.

GSM + CDMA / 4G LTE Wireless Connectivity

This phone is designed to work on select GSM and CDMA networks and is 4G LTE capable. LTE is an advanced cellular network data protocol capable of data speeds so fast that they compete with wired broadband Internet providers. With an LTE connection, this phone should have no problem streaming HD video, downloading apps, uploading photos, or anything else that requires a high-speed data connection. The phone is also backwards compatible with 3G and 2G data for times when you can’t get LTE. In addition to cellular wireless, this phone also features Bluetooth, NFC, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Note: Not compatible with all cellular networks. Please make sure your provider uses a frequency or band that this phone supports, and that they will allow you to used carrier unlocked phones. You can check which bands this phone works within the Specifications.

North American Variant / US Compatible LTE

The SM-G973U is a US variant of the Galaxy S10. The SM-G973U’s LTE radio is tuned to frequencies that are most often used in the United States and North America. It can also be used in other parts of the world; however, LTE access may be limited or unsupported, depending on the network. Please choose your country/carrier above to confirm the network compatibility of this phone.

Camera

Captures What Your Eye Can See

Part of the rear triple-camera array, the 16MP ultra-wide lens has been constructed to take it all in. With a 123° field of view, its designed to capture images as wide as what your eyes can see. Lens correction is also incorporated into the camera to eliminate distortion.

Scene Optimizer

The Galaxy S10’s rear cameras feature Scene Optimizer, which has the ability to detect what kind of photo you’re taking. Once a scene is detected, Local Tone Mapping optimizes the settings automatically to give you the best shot possible. With the addition of Flaw Detection, you’ll be alerted to any flaws in your images, such as someone blinking.

The 30 scenes that can be detected are Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, Food, People, Beaches, Sky, Mountain, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Snow, Waterfall, Watersides, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Flowers, Trees, Greenery, Animal, Shoes, Backlit, Indoor, Text, Clothes, and Night View.

Shot Suggestion

The built-in photo software of the S10 has been based on an analysis of over 100 million high-quality photos. The result is Shot Suggestion, where the S10 will guide you to producing the best composition, such as detecting if the phone is level and centered.

Additional Camera Features

Dual Aperture: The rear, wide-angle lens automatically adapts between f/1.5 in bright daylight and a f/2.4 aperture in low-light scenes.
Dual Pixel: Helps to provide bright and clear selfies that are in focus, even in low-light situations.
Super Steady Video: Built-in predictive software is combined with the 16MP ultra-wide camera in Full HD mode to keep your videos smooth.
Super Slo-Mo: Capture cool slow motion videos at 960 fps.
Ultra-Wide Panoramas: Utilize the 16MP ultra-wide camera to capture wider and taller panorama images.
Selfie Self-Focusing: The selfie camera can detect faces to focus quickly for portraits.
Live Focus: Live Focus uses the dual-camera setup to let you alter depth of field and add artistic effects to your selfies, such as Blur, Spin Bokeh, Zoom Bokeh, and Color Point.

Performance

Wireless PowerShare

If your wireless device needs some juice, let the Galaxy S10 charge it. Built into the rear of the Galaxy S10 is a wireless charging pad that gives you the ability to charge other devices with your phone. Simply lay a device right onto the back of the S10, such as a Galaxy smartwatch, Galaxy Buds, or even another Galaxy S10 phone! PowerShare is compatible with any device that can be charged by WPC Qi wireless technology.

Please Note: Wireless PowerShare works with most Qi-Certified devices. Requires minimum 30% battery to share. Speed and power efficiency of charge varies by device. May not work with some accessories, covers, or other manufacturer’s devices. If you have trouble connecting or charging is slow, remove any cover from each device. May affect call reception or data services, depending on your network environment.

Intelligent Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi 6

The Galaxy S10 is designed to provide you with impressive wireless data speeds, as well as reliability and convenience. The S10’s intelligent Wi-Fi technology is designed to seamlessly jump between Wi-Fi networks to LTE data for a seamless experience. With support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), it can achieve transfer rates of up to 2 Gb/s.

Additional Performance Features

Adaptive Power Saving: This mode learns when and how you use the S10 and then adjusts power usage of apps & features to maximize battery life.
Wireless Charging 2.0: This speeds up wireless charging with compatible accessories, such as the Samsung Wireless Charger Duo Pad.
Dolby Atmos by AKG: The S10 features stereo speakers that are tuned by AKG and support Dolby Atmos sound technology.
Game Cooling: The heatpipe cooling system helps to prevent overheating during intense gameplay.
Water & Dust Resistant: The phone is rated IP68 for dust resistance and protection from water when immersed up to 3.3′ deep for up to 30 minutes.
Samsung Knox: A multi-layer defense to help protect your information from malware & other malicious threats from the minute you turn it on.
Personalized Access: You can choose from the ultrasonic fingerprint reader, facial recognition, pattern, PIN, or password to unlock your phone.

Design

Designed for Eye Comfort

The Dynamic AMOLED display helps to reduce eye strain and fatigue by reducing blue-light emission but without affecting the on-screen color. An ideal feature for late-night browsing and gaming.

One UI for One-Handed Use

The Galaxy S10 features One UI, which is Samsung’s updated GUI that’s engineered to let you more easily operate the phone with one hand.

Intelligence

Bixby Routines

Bixby is Samsung’s digital assistant that you can use to perform tasks and get information. With Bixby Routines, you can have Bixby setup macros for different aspects of your life. You can create routines that will alter aspects of the phone to optimize it for that activity. For example, in a Bed Routine, you can set the phone to mute the sound and turn on the blue-light filter, or in a Driving Routine, you can automatically rotate the display and play some music.

Bixby Vision

Point your camera at an object and let Bixby Vision give you more information about it, interact with it, or even buy it. See how products look in the real world with augmented reality; point at a pair of shoes and buy them online, or translate the text of a street sign when traveling. These are just some examples of Bixby Vision in action.

AR Emoji

This feature lets you use the powerful machine learning of the S10 to create your very own animated emoji to match your look and personality. Simply take a selfie and the phone will track your movements and bring your AR emoji to life.