We didn't get a chance to see the phone at a press briefing event held before the official reveal of the new Galaxy line up. But as we barged past the slew of tech execs and fans at this year's Though we couldn't properly test the handset's 5G capabilities - the demo on the phone was a canned one -...

Updated: the Galaxy 10 is the latest flagship smartphone from industry heavyweight Samsung. Like its predecessors it's a top end Apple iPhone rival that's designed for smartphone consoeurs that want the very best of the best and are willing to pay for it.

The Galaxy S10 is a near-perfect smartphone. It is a very balanced handset that performs extremely well at everything. For everything that matters, (camera, display, processor, design) – The S10 either leads or finds itself in the leading group.

Best Camera Image Quality; Excellent Industrial Design; Increased Battery Capcity; Blazing-Fast Performance

Charges Only 2.5X faster than iPhone XS Max; Could Be 5X

Samsung has produced easily its best Galaxy S device to date. It has come up with a device with superb build quality, with a stunning display, excellent camera and innovative new features. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is one of the best flagship phones money can buy.

Stunning display; Great build quality; Doesn't feel big in your hand; Excellent camera; Wireless PowerShare

In-screen fingerprint reader position and accuracy

The Galaxy S10 is right now the best smartphone ever released by Samsung, and nobody can say it isn't. This new release allows the South Korean company not only to beat Apple to features like the fingerprint sensor embedded into the screen, which Cupertino might never offer, but also to stay close...

If the Pixel 3 was Google's crowning achievement for showing how good a software-first approach to phone design can be, then the Galaxy S10 is a tribute to the hardware gods. Between a new take on the tired notched selfie cam, a redesigned rear camera setup with three different lenses, and...

The excellent Galaxy S10 shares the Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10E's best traits, albeit with less distinction.

Like all of Samsung's Galaxy S10 phones, the standard S10 is built from the best parts, has a wonderfully sharp screen and long battery life; Camera quality is great, and it comes with all the extras, like the ability to wirelessly charge another device

As with the Galaxy S10 Plus; the S10's in-screen fingerprint reader is hit or miss; and its camera lacks a standalone night mode that other rivals have

Similar to Apple's iPhone series up until the recent release of the iPhone X , the look of Samsung's flagship Galaxy devices has slowly but steadily grown repetitive over the last few years.

Infinity-O hole punch is great; In-display fingerprint sensor is impressive; Most significant design change to the Galaxy series in years

Expensive outright pricing; Curved edges still result in accidental touches; Low-light performance lags behind the Pixel 3

The Samsung Galaxy S10 doesn't fold, it doesn't have 5G – not quite yet, anyway – and it looks a whole lot like the Galaxy S9 from last year, but none of that precludes it from being the smartphone to beat in 2019.

Incredible screen escapes the notch curse; Flexible cameras produce great results in most conditions; Snapdragon 855 and One UI performance is swift; Excellent battery life

Low-light photos aren't as good as Pixel 3's; Expensive; In-display fingerprint sensor a little slow sometimes

The Galaxy S10 is a little better than the S10e in a bunch of ways, including more RAM, another rear camera, and that snazzy curved-front design. It's worse in one way, which is Samsung's in-display fingerprint sensor that I find harder to use accurately than the S10e's physical sensor.

Great screen; Fastest possible processor and LTE; Triple cameras with 2x and wide-angle; Headphone jack and microSD card slot

Expensive; In-display fingerprint sensor has no physical guide