Khaleej Times

Did Samsung accidental­ly leak S10?

- Alvin R. Cabral

dubai — No matter how the new Galaxy S devices will look like when we finally get to see it next month, one thing is certain: Samsung won’t pull back any punches — and you can take that quite literally.

New leaks have revealed that the South Korean tech giant may have decided on a very radical design, first spilled by noted tipster Evan Blass.

The most noticeable change — should it actually become a reality — is what has been dubbed as a ‘punch-hole display’, which is basically a cut-out on the upper portion of the screen that houses the S10 devices’ camera systems. This has led to new renders and even more loud whispers, so to speak.

While practicall­y still speculatio­n, Samsung, however, appeared to have accidental­ly confirmed this design in a blog post discussing its new One UI interface. They had seemed to immediatel­y realise the error and replaced the images, but not before those who’ve seen it were able to save it.

Samsung has long resisted incorporat­ing a notch into its devices, which was famously started by Apple with its iPhone X in 2017. Other brands have followed suit, with some variations offered, including smaller ones and a socalled ‘cyclops’ notch.

In last year’s Galaxy S9 and Note9 devices, Samsung maintained its popular Infinity Display, an edge-to-edge screen that comes with a very slim bezel on top, just enough to house the front camera system and sensors for its facial recognitio­n technology.

And for a while, though, it seemed that Samsung would actually use a notch on its next devices, but that won’t seem to be the case now — if all these have any credence.

Another break from tradition: Samsung has announced that it will be unveiling the new devices on February 20 at its Unpacked event in San Francisco and London, ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in which the company has usually revealed its new Galaxy S devices. The MWC will run from February 25 to 28.

Three smartphone­s are expected: the 6.1-inch S10, 6.4inch S10+ and 5.8-inch S10 Lite, the entry-level device of the new line-up.

 ?? Forbes ?? The ‘punch-hole’ display is expected to be another gamechangi­ng feature. —
Forbes The ‘punch-hole’ display is expected to be another gamechangi­ng feature. —

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