Samsung last week finally announced that its Unpacked event will be on February 20. But even a month before the release date, we're seeing leaks of the upcoming Galaxy S10, this time as a picture snapped of someone using the device on a bus in South Korea.
Samsung Galaxy S10 concept renders - Benjamin Geskin
The photo was posted on Reddit two days ago, taken from over the shoulder of the Samsung employee who probably risks being fired now. The device is clearly identifiable by the pill-shaped pinhole camera at the phone's top right, as opposed to a notch, which is what Samsung has said it's going to do now.
A purported Samsung employee also chimed in on the comments, saying, "This is the 10+. Look (sic) like a worker on bus to/from Suwon campus. He has the security case on (flip cover, folded corner on left), but he removed the security software that puts watermark/employee+device on screen. Lot of trouble for that"
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If it was just a leak, the company might have written it off. But since it also looks like the employee messed with security software, it looks like someone's definitely getting fired if this gets out. Seriously, if you're going to be sneaky, at least don't do it on public transport where people might have both a knowledge of flagship smartphones and a camera in their pocket.
Galaxy s 10 from r/samsung
The commenter that claimed to work for Samsung (supposedly on Bixby) also helpfully added a mini review of the device. He wrote that the S10 Plus actually feels lighter than the Note 9, but couldn't testify to how obtrusive the front camera is because the watermark software interfered with it anyway.
Additionally, though he said the phone is fairly similar to past generation flagships, the huge difference is an in-display fingerprint scanner. That's a direction we expected Samsung to go with the current trend, so it's not too surprising.
We wish we could tell more about the photo, but it's not too clear. I guess we'll just have to wait a month and hope that hole notch doesn't ruin the device experience.