Samsung officially launches the Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

Samsung has officially unveiled the Lite versions of last year's flagships. The Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite offer compelling features at what's expected to be more affordable price points. We can't say the price because Samsung hasn't released the price yet.

The two handsets share some features, including 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O displays with a 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, punch-hole cutouts for the selfie cameras at the top center of the phones, 4,500mAh batteries, either 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and 128GB internal storage. The designs are somewhat similar, with a rectangular camera module at the back. But the rest of its features are different.

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Source: Engadget