created 2014/04/11 modified 2022/09/22 category hardware
in 2014, samsung released the previous peak phone with the s5, but it has begun to show its age recently
samsung galaxy s10e
lineage os
gsm arena
the most common model you can get in europe is the G900F which you can usually find for ~50eur second hand
if you want one buy one _now_ as they are only getting harder and harder to find for a good price by the day
idk i think it's worth just buying a few and then replacing parts when you gotta, second hand price is a fourth of an s10e
cheap and easy enough ubuntu touch experience
very easy to install custom rom and root
5.59" body, 5.1" AMOLED 16:9 always-on display
headphone jack, (mid) fingerprint, ir blaster, heart rate,
removable back cover
removable 2800mah battery
microsd (change without sim tool or removing battery)
usb 3 (microsd, otg, mhl 2.1)
gyro, gestures, nfc, bluetooth 4.0
wireless charging with optional thicker back panel
noticeably slow now
latest lineage os build is (actively maintained) 18.1
decent camera
dust/water resistance (IP67)
difficult to repair (5/10 score from ifixit)
wider aspect ratio