Looking at the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite as an isolated phone, it's an easy recommendation. It has a flagship SoC, fairly capable camera setup, good screen, long battery life and impressive fast charging.

Extra large AMOLED with HDR10+ support, flat one at that, Excellent battery life, Surprisingly light for its footprint and battery size, Competitive fast charging solution, 4K video capture is nice and the ultra-wide camera snaps good stills during the day, This is Samung's fastest and most accurate...

The past few years in smartphones have led us to believe that bigger is better: bigger displays, bigger batteries, and bigger price tags on these pocket computers we carry with us every day. Thankfully, in the case of the new Galaxy S10E, that's no longer true.

Better fingerprint sensor than bigger S10s; Great size; Most bang for your buck

Niche features like Bright Night and wide angle selfie not as good as Pixel's; Screen layout can be awkward and disproportionate; Battery life could be better

The Galaxy S10 and S10+ set a high bar for this year's premium Android phones and, with the S10e, Samsung is trying to make sure more people benefit from its work. That's new territory for the company, and it paid off.

The Galaxy S10E is a terrific value for a compact, powerhouse phone, although it can't beat the OnePlus 6T's $550 price.

A dream come true for value shoppers who love small phones; The Galaxy S10E shares the S10's core camera and Snapdragon 855 chipset, so photos and speed are excellent; Battery life and wireless power sharing are also spot-on.

Lefties and people with small hands may find the fingerprint reader placement a tad inconvenient; The indented shape makes taking screenshots feel odd

It's been about two months since I reviewed the Galaxy S10E, Samsung's best-value buy among the S10 phones, and I'm still just as sold. While it may seem downright boring compared to the 6.7-inch, quad-camera S10 5G or the bendable Galaxy Fold, the S10E is also much more of a sure thing, and reliability is a pretty universally chart-topping trait when it comes to buying a new phone. The S10 5G will only be as fast as its supporting networks, and... well, you know all about the Galaxy Fold's screen issues.

The Galaxy S10E is a terrific value for a compact, powerhouse phone, although it can't beat the OnePlus 6T's $550 price.

A dream come true for value shoppers who love small phones; The Galaxy S10E shares the S10's core camera and Snapdragon 855 chipset, so photos and speed are excellent; Battery life and wireless power sharing are also spot-on; Its fingerprint reader and flat screen solve minor problems with the pricier S10 and S10 Plus.

Lefties and people with small hands may find the fingerprint reader placement a tad inconvenient; The indented shape makes taking screenshots feel odd.

Ever since the rumours about the Galaxy S10 started surfacing, leaks about Samsung's iPhone XR killer started surfacing. And, at the Galaxy S10 event, Samsung launched the Galaxy S10e, an ‘essential' version of the flagship handset that came sporting practically all the main features of the S10...

On the whole, the Samsung Galaxy S10e is a powerful, palm-friendly smartphone that's ready to compete head-on with the iPhone XS and the Pixel 3. And in many ways it comes out on top. It would be easy to point at the S10e's feature list and say it's not as exciting as the Galaxy S10 or S10+.

All the power and performance of the bigger models; No curved screen edges is a good thing

Only dual camera versus S10's triple system; Design is a bit toy-ish in some colours

The Samsung Galaxy S10e ("e" as in "Essentials") is the common denominator of the Galaxy S10 line of products and represents the "base feature set" of the Galaxy S10 family. In our opinion, It exists for two purposes: having a compact high-end phone and an affordable 2019 Galaxy S.

Close to Galaxy S10+ camera performance; Very compact design; Speedy hardware

Display below S10/S10+ quality

I am biased. I prefer phones that actually fit in my hand, and if anything costs over $1,000, it better have a really good reason to do so. The Samsung Galaxy S10e has all of the key aspects of the S10 series: an amazing screen, a fast processor, a great modem, Wi-Fi 6, a new UI, and a wide-angle...

Amazing screen color and clarity; Industry-leading processor and modem; Wide-angle camera; Headphone jack; Just the right size for most hands

Low-light camera performance not as good as the Google Pixel 3; Fingerprint sensor could be more accurate

Like the iPhone XR, the Galaxy S10e takes most of the headline features from its flashier siblings and offers them in a package that’s easier on the wallet. This isn’t a cheap phone – and it’s not trying to be – but neither is it an investment in the same vein as, say, the S10 Plus.

Near-identical feature set to the S10; Nice compact size; Feature-packed; Great display;

Faster fast charging would have been nice; Fingerprint sensor not great for lefties; No lossless zoom might irk some; Underwhelming battery life;