Our quick take

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite - 4.5 / 5

A cheaper design

  • Dimensions: 162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1mm Weight: 186g Plastic back

It’s still a brilliant display 

  • 6.7-inch AMOLED screen 2400 x 1080 resolution HDR compatible

Flagship hardware, with a Snapdragon advantage 

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, 8GB RAM 128GB + microSD expansion 4500mAh battery 4G connectivity

A different camera story 

  • Triple rear camera: Main: 48-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture Ultra-wide: 12MP, f/2.2 Macro: 5MP, f/2.4 Selfie: 32MP, f/2.2

  • Main: 48-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture Ultra-wide: 12MP, f/2.2 Macro: 5MP, f/2.4

OneUI 2.0 

  • Android 10 Latest Samsung software

To recap

A classic underdog story: there are things that should count against this phone, but that really don’t. Sure, there’s not the most advanced camera setup or 5G, but the S10 Lite has flagship internals that will make you question why you would spend more elsewhere.