Samsung and Verizon essentially confirm 5G Galaxy S10 release for the first half of 2019
Dreamy Galaxy S10 concept render
But while the first 5G-enabled iPhone generation is now widely expected to only see daylight in 2020, its Galaxy counterpart has already been unveiled... in a way. Samsung and Verizon are prepared to confirm their collaboration on “one of the first commercial 5G smartphones.”
Unfortunately, it remains unclear if this top-shelf Samsung Galaxy S10 variant with 5G speeds and, reportedly, six cameras in total will be released exclusively on Verizon as well.
Big Red has claimed a lot of firsts this year in its race to 5G mobile deployment, scheduled for “early 2019” and a “rapid” expansion after that. But Sprint also aims to “deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the US” in partnership with LG.
T-Mobile and AT&T have made their own strides towards (eventually) leaving 4G LTE behind, so at least theoretically, a 5G-capable Galaxy S10 could be released on all the big four US networks during the first half of next year.
That obviously means the 5G Samsung phone slated for a Verizon debut in early 2019 will be powered by this “upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform” and a Snapdragon X50 modem.
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