These phones make small compromises to the specifications to achieve a lower price point. At first glance, the actual specs don’t seem that far off from a flagship, especially for the S10 Lite. Both phones feature 6.7-inch FHD AMOLED displays, 6/8GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage. They pack passive 4,500 mAh batteries with 25W charging support. And they both have hole-punch front-facing cameras.
The similarities end there though. Curiously, while the S10 Lite is using the still-current Snapdragon 855, Samsung oped for an older Exynos 9810 chip. And though they both have a rectangular camera bump on the rear, the cameras differ quite a bit. The S10 has a 48MP F2 primary shooter, a 12MP F2.2 Ultra-wide, and a 5MP Macro. The Note 10 Lite, on the other hand, has a 12MP F1.7 primary camera, a 12MP F2.2 ultrawide, and a 12MP F2.4 telephoto. Aside from the obvious S-Pen, the Note 10 Lite has one other major advantage over the S10 Lite (and even the full-fledged Note 10): it comes with a headphone jack. Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a while to get your hands on them: the phones aren’t due to be released until the end of Q1. Samsung has not revealed US pricing yet, but GSMArena pegs the Europen prices as €599 for the Note 10 Lite and €649 fo the S10 Lite. At those prices, by the time the phones are due to be released, it seems like you could probably get a better deal by just buying an old premium S10 or Note 10, but it’s still nice to see Samsung is looking to bring some flagship features to more affordable devices.
