Later today, Samsung will be unveiling its latest line of products during its Samsung Unpacked live event, including the long-rumored Galaxy S10 smartphone. This new flagship smartphone will probably get the lion’s share of the attention today, but there are plenty of other devices that could make an appearance—not to mention the possibility of last-minute surprises. Advertisement Here’s how to watch the live stream of the event, as well as a breakdown of what announcements we expect to see. How to watch The Samsung Unpacked event takes place Wednesday, February 20 at 2 p.m ET/11 a.m. PT from the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The presentation will be streamed live via Samsung’s website or YouTube channel. What to expect If the last few weeks of rumors and leaks are any indication, then today’s presentation will likely be packed with several new smartphone announcements, as well as first looks at several new devices Samsung will be releasing in the near future. Here’s an overview of what we expect to see. Galaxy S10 announcement Given the numerous leaks, rumors, and Samsung’s own teasers and promotional materials, today’s debut of the new Galaxy S10 is all but confirmed at this point. Advertisement The Galaxy S10 is expected to have a large screen with minimal bezels, but unlike the notched cameras of the Pixel 3 or iPhone X, the S10 will use the “hole punch”-style front-facing camera, where the screen “wraps” around the camera lens. Leakers also mention a “three lens” rear-facing camera that includes standard, wide-angle, and telephoto lenses. In terms of hardware specs, the S10 is said to have a larger battery than the S9 (though we’ll have to wait until later today to know how much), 1TB of storage, 12GB RAM, and run the Snapdragon 855 chipset. Oh, and it’s expected to retain a dedicated headphone jack. Two Galaxy S10 variants—the S10+ and the S10E—are also likely to be shown. The S10+ will reportedly be larger and provide more storage space, while the S10E will pare down some of the features and dimensions to be a smaller and more affordable phone. You can read more about the Galaxy S10 rumors here. Advertisement A look at Samsung’s flexible phone Samsung confirmed it would be showing off its upcoming “foldable” phone during the Unboxing event. Referred to as both the “Galaxy Fold” in rumors, this phone will use Samsung’s flexible OLED screen, enabling the handset to fold, twist, and change shape. Beyond that, not much else is known about this mysterious shape-shifting device, so we hope more information comes in today’s presentation. Advertisement A 5G smartphone Reports also indicate that Samsung will be announcing the “Galaxy X” 5G-powered smartphone today as well. 5G will bring huge innovations to smartphones and the tech industry at large, but it’s also in the early rollout stages and is a largely untested technology. It’s safe to assume that the first wave of 5G handsets will be a tough sell given the current state of 5G support from carriers, but today’s Unpacked event would be the perfect place for Samsung to make its pitch. Advertisement Speaking of new technologies, it’s also worth pointing out that any and all smartphones announced today will come with Samsung’s RCS-based texting app, Samsung Messages. If you’re unfamiliar with RCS or its benefits over SMS, be sure to check out our RCS explainer. New wearables Samsung will likely be expanding its lineup of Android-powered wearables today, as well. We wouldn’t be surprised to see the fully wireless Galaxy buds shown off, as well as the Galaxy Fit and Fit E fitness trackers, and the Galaxy Active smartwatch.<doc-sep>Samsung showed off the next phone in its Galaxy lineup, the S10, at its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event in San Francisco. The new Galaxy S10 has a 6.1-inch display and the Galaxy S10 Plus has a 6.4-inch display. Both smartphones come with triple-lens camera systems on the rear — one for regular photos, one for ultra-wide angle photos, and the other for a 2X zoom. The Galaxy S10 Plus comes with a secondary selfie lens. The company also debuted its long-awaited foldable phone, which will be available in the US on April 26. Starting at $1,980, the Galaxy Fold will have 512 GB of flash storage and will come in four colors: black, silver, green, and blue. The phone's exterior display is 4.6 inches when folded and 7.3 inches when unfolded. Samsung said the phone can run three apps simultaneously while in tablet mode. The phone will feature six total cameras: three on the back, two inside, and one on the front. Samsung also showed off new wearables, including two different smartwatches and wireless earbuds.<doc-sep>Samsung has unveiled a highly-anticipated folding phone that doubles as a tablet, which the Korean company hailed as the biggest development in smartphones in a decade. The Samsung Galaxy Fold, launched alongside four other smartphones on Wednesday evening, functions as a typical smartphone but can unfold like a wallet to create a 7.3-inch touchscreen. The device, which will be released in April, will cost at least $1,980 (£1,516), making it by far the most expensive smartphone on the market. When fully unfolded, the device will be able to simultaneously run three different apps on the screen. The Galaxy Fold will also boast six cameras: three in the back, two on the inside and one on the front. After spending nearly five years developing the technology underlying its foldable-screen phone, Samsung is clearly hoping for a big payoff. "Get ready for the dawn of a new era," declared DJ Koh, who oversees Samsung's smartphone division. The new phone, he said, "answers sceptics who said everything has already been done."<doc-sep>Editor's note, March 6: Our Galaxy S10 Plus review is now live and our Galaxy S10E review is ongoing. Keep reading for more about the Galaxy S10, S10 E, S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G. And here's more about the Galaxy Fold, Samsung's first foldable phone. With the Galaxy S10, Samsung celebrates its 10th anniversary Galaxy S phone by going big and bold. How bold? Each of the four new Galaxy S10 models is more impressive than the last: there's the cheaper S10E ($750, £669, AU$1,199), the Galaxy S10 ($900, £799, AU$1,349), S10 Plus ($1,000, £899, AU$1,499) and Galaxy S10 5G, the brand's first 5G phone. This is Samsung seeking to whip up excitement, roar back in sales and defend its title as the world's top smartphone brand. But the Galaxy S10 phones also represent a quest for perfection. What does "perfection" mean to Samsung in 2019? An edge-to-edge screen with teeny-tiny bezels. The (remarkable) ability to wirelessly charge another device. An Infinity-O display that cuts a small circle (or oval) to make room for front-facing cameras. The world's first ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint reader, which unlocks the Galaxy S10 using sound waves. Up to four rear cameras. Up to 1TB of built-in storage. The all-new One UI. Android Pie. A cutting-edge Snapdragon 855 processor. And, in one case, 5G capabilities. Samsung also lays claim to a screen advancement that reduces blue-light emissions, which studies have shown can slow or halt the production of melatonin, the hormone that signals our brain that it's time for bed. Now playing: Watch this: New Galaxy S10 phones pile on sweet specs This is an impressive list of changes, but when I held them in my hands (except for the 5G model, which we couldn't touch), the Galaxy S10 phones looked and felt extremely familiar. That's not a bad thing at all. It means the camera "notch" stays out of the way, and that the edge-to-edge screen feels natural. And yes, you still get a headphone jack. Where Apple dramatically retooled the iPhone X by removing its signature home button and adding a screen notch, Samsung opted for an unbroken continuum. The Galaxy S10 simply picks up where the Galaxy S9 left off. One thing does startle me though, and that's the fact that none of the four new Galaxy S10 phones has 3D face unlock. The 5G model will come with a 3D depth-sensing camera on the front and back, but that will only assist with photography and AR, not with the iPhone XS-style of unlocking your phone with your face. (More on this in the fingerprint unlocking section below.) Preorders for all but the 5G phone began on Feb. 21, for a March 8 release date. Each preorder comes with a free set of Galaxy Buds as a gift. Keep reading for details on the four new Galaxy S10 phones, how wireless power sharing works, some new camera features and software changes like the in-screen fingerprint reader and One UI. You'll find the full specs comparison at the very end. Let's go! Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S10 features: New cameras, colors and fingerprint... Galaxy S10: The baseline model ($900) The I-hate-to-call-it-standard Galaxy S10 is a natural entry point because it is the standard-bearer of the S10 family. It all starts with a 6.1-inch screen in a relatively compact frame thanks to the slim bezels around the sides. Samsung boasts that this is the first screen to earn HDR10+ certification. HDR10+ is Samsung's format that competes with Dolby Vision. The S10 gets you three rear cameras -- a 16-megapixel ultrawide sensor with fixed focus, a main 12-megapixel dual aperture wide-angle lens with OIS, and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS that can achieve 2x optical zoom. That means you're able to take portrait photos and photos from any of the sensors, just by toggling on the screen. Sarah Tew/CNET For selfies, you get a 10-megapixel front-facing camera, also with dual aperture. Introduced in the Galaxy S9, dual aperture means that the camera automatically lets in more light when it senses you're in a low-light environment. You'll be able to buy the S10 in 128GB or 256GB storage configurations, both with 8GB RAM. It'll take up to 512GB in microSD storage, and battery capacity is 3,400 mAh. You get two curved screens, plus Gorilla Glass 6 on the front, and Gorilla Glass 5 on the back. The S10 phones also support Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 and Wi-Fi 6. Colors for all: The Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E will come in Flamingo Pink, Canary Yellow, Prism Green and Prism Blue, as well as Prism Black and Prism White (which a coworker misheard as "Prison White"). Not every country gets every color: US buyers will have to pine away for Canary Yellow and Prism Green, for example. Sarah Tew/CNET Galaxy S10 Plus: The 1TB storage king with all the things ($1,000) No surprise here that for $100 more, you get a larger screen (6.4 inches) and a bigger battery (4,100 mAh). You'll have the same triple-camera setup as the S10 on the back, but the S10 Plus adds a second selfie lens to augment that 10-megapixel camera -- an 8-megapixel sensor that can help take depth-mode portrait selfies using hardware, rather than software algorithms. Sure, you can get the S10 Plus in 128GB or 512GB storage options, but if you never want to worry about storage again, the 1TB version -- with 12GB RAM -- is the configuration for you. Samsung kicks in a supposedly more durable ceramic backing option in white and black if you buy the 512GB or 1TB models. Stay tuned for a drop test to see how tough that ceramic really is. Sarah Tew/CNET Galaxy S10E: The 'value' S10 ($750) Think of the 5.8-inch Galaxy S10E as "compact" rather than "small." You still get a large helping of screen on a body that's shorter and thinner than last year's Galaxy S9. It's hard not to draw parallels with Apple's iPhone XR here, which costs the same and also self-styles as the "value" iPhone XS.<doc-sep>
Samsung has kicked off its 2019 in a big way, as the company has just announced a wealth of new devices. Headlined by the Samsung Galaxy S10 range, the launch also included other phones and wearables too. If you missed the livestream though, don't worry, because you’ll find all the information below about everything announced. We’ve been at the event getting hands-on with everything we can, so once you’re done here make sure to check out our hands-on reviews, versus articles and other coverage. Samsung Galaxy S10 Image Credit: TechRadar The Samsung Galaxy S10 is undoubtedly the headline announcement, and was the most highly-anticipated. Samsung’s newest flagship has a lot of impressive specs, from its 6.1-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED curved screen, to its triple-lens rear camera, made up of a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens and a 12MP lens that can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures. The Galaxy S10 also has a refreshed design, with a punch-hole in the screen for the 10MP front-facing camera. The world's first ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is also built into the display, so bezels are kept to a minimum. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is powerful too of course, with a top-end chipset, 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, while a 3,400mAh battery keeps it running. All that power doesn’t come cheap though, with the Galaxy S10 set to start at $899 / £799 (around AU$1,450). Read our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S10 review Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Image Credit: TechRadar (Image credit: TechRadar) Alongside the Galaxy S10, Samsung has also announced the larger Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. This has a curved 6.4-inch QHD+ AMOLED screen, but the screen size isn’t the only difference. This phone also has a second camera on the front, with an 8MP snapper joining the 10MP one. Its battery is a lot bigger too, coming in at 4,100mAh, and you can get it with up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The need to add in a second front-facing camera has led to a slightly different design, with more of a pill shaped cut-out in the screen, but otherwise the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has the same look and specs as the standard model. This included a triple-lens rear camera and an in-screen fingerprint scanner. It starts at $999 / £899 (roughly AU$1,640), so if you're after one of these phones then you'll need to get saving quickly. Unless you're filthy rich, then maybe buy 10 just to demonstrate your wealth. Read our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review Samsung Galaxy S10e Image Credit: TechRadar If you gawped at the price of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus, then you might be more interested in the Samsung Galaxy S10e, a phone which aims to capture the essence of its siblings at a lower price. It has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen that’s flat rather than curved, but sports an otherwise similar design, complete with a punch-hole selfie camera. There are two rather than three cameras on the back though, namely a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide one and a 12MP variable aperture one – so it lacks the 12MP telephoto lens of its siblings. The Samsung Galaxy S10e also comes with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, a 3,100mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner that’s on the side rather than in the screen. So it’s not quite as impressive on paper, but at a starting price of $749 / £669 (around AU$870) it doesn’t need to be. Read our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S10e review Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Image Credit: TechRadar This is the most premium of the Samsung Galaxy S10 models and, as you’ve probably guessed from the name, it supports 5G. That aside, other highlights of the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G include an enormous 6.7-inch screen, a 4,500mAh battery and four rear cameras, consisting of the same three as the main S10 range. On top of that there's also a 3D depth-sensing camera, useful for augmented and virtual reality, as well as facial recognition. There’s also a 3D depth-sensing camera on the front, alongside a normal 10MP snapper. That combination means it has a bigger camera cut-out than the rest of the range. The Galaxy S10 5G also has 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a microSD card slot.