I tried Samsung's newest smartphones, the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e — and there's a clear winner

Samsung unveiled five (!) new smartphones last week, but only three of them have imminent release dates.
The Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and Galaxy S10e will be available to buy starting Friday, March 8.
I briefly tried all three phones last week, and I think I found the best new Galaxy phone for most people.

Samsung's new Galaxy S10 smartphonecomes in three different flavors.

There's the normal Galaxy S10, a super-sized version called the Galaxy S10+, and a slightly smaller version called the Galaxy S10e.

The Galaxy S10 starts at $900, the Galaxy S10+ starts at $1,000, and the Galaxy S10e starts at $750.

I took a trip to one of Samsung's Experience stores the day after the big announcement , and got my hands on all three new Galaxy phones for a brief time.

The clear winner, in my opinion, is the Galaxy S10e. This is going to be the best smartphone for most people.

Here's why.

For starters, the Galaxy S10e starts at $750 that's $150 less than the starting price of the Galaxy S10 and S10+. But you're not getting a "cheap" phone by any means.

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At $750, the Galaxy S10e is the same price as Apple's iPhone XR, which features a slightly larger 6.1-inch screen, But Apple's phone is LCD, which isn't nearly as bright or crisp as the OLED on the Galaxy S10e.

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The Galaxy S10e features a 5.8-inch OLED screen the same size and display quality as Apple's $1,000 iPhone XS. It's also a flat display like the iPhone XS.

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The larger Galaxy phones, the S10 and S10+, feature gorgeous displays that wrap around the edges of the phone, but to me, that's not a deal-breaker. I actually preferred the flat screen on the Galaxy S10e to those designs.

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The Galaxy S10e has two rear cameras: a wide-angle camera and an ultra-wide camera. It doesn't have the third rear lens a telephoto camera that's on the larger S10 and S10+, but unless you plan on zooming a lot, you don't really need that third lens at all.

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On the front, the Galaxy S10e has a single selfie camera in the top right corner, which looks like a single hole punch.

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It's not nearly as distracting as the pill-shaped dual-selfie camera on the Galaxy S10+.

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The Galaxy S10e comes in the same colors as its larger siblings. Only the massive Galaxy S10+ has two additional matte "ceramic" colors, but let's be honest: you're probably putting a case on this thing anyway.

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The Galaxy S10 and S10+ have futuristic fingerprint sensors under the screen, which is cool, but by no means necessary. The Galaxy S10e features a fingerprint sensor on the side power button, which works just as well, in my opinion.

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To me, the Galaxy S10e is the best Galaxy phone of the bunch. Sure, you get a little more with the larger Galaxy phones, but you also have to pay more for those, and I actually thought the other phones were a little too big for me.

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The 5.8-inch Galaxy S10e doesn't feel "small" by any means again, it looks almost identical to Apple's iPhone XS but it also feels like there's no wasted space. The other phones have bigger batteries (and presumably better battery life), but I don't feel like I'd be missing out on any features if I bought the Galaxy S10e. It was the most comfortable phone to hold, and it's the phone I could envision myself buying if I wanted one of these three phones.

You can't go wrong with any of the new Galaxy phones, but to me, the Galaxy S10e is the clear winner. It has a gorgeous display, a great camera system, and achieves the perfect balance of price and features for most people.

I tried Samsung's newest smartphones, the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e — and there's a clear winner

For starters, the Galaxy S10e starts at $750 that's $150 less than the starting price of the Galaxy S10 and S10+. But you're not getting a "cheap" phone by any means.

At $750, the Galaxy S10e is the same price as Apple's iPhone XR, which features a slightly larger 6.1-inch screen, But Apple's phone is LCD, which isn't nearly as bright or crisp as the OLED on the Galaxy S10e.

The Galaxy S10e features a 5.8-inch OLED screen the same size and display quality as Apple's $1,000 iPhone XS. It's also a flat display like the iPhone XS.

The larger Galaxy phones, the S10 and S10+, feature gorgeous displays that wrap around the edges of the phone, but to me, that's not a deal-breaker. I actually preferred the flat screen on the Galaxy S10e to those designs.

The Galaxy S10e has two rear cameras: a wide-angle camera and an ultra-wide camera. It doesn't have the third rear lens a telephoto camera that's on the larger S10 and S10+, but unless you plan on zooming a lot, you don't really need that third lens at all.

On the front, the Galaxy S10e has a single selfie camera in the top right corner, which looks like a single hole punch.

It's not nearly as distracting as the pill-shaped dual-selfie camera on the Galaxy S10+.

The Galaxy S10e comes in the same colors as its larger siblings. Only the massive Galaxy S10+ has two additional matte "ceramic" colors, but let's be honest: you're probably putting a case on this thing anyway.

The Galaxy S10 and S10+ have futuristic fingerprint sensors under the screen, which is cool, but by no means necessary. The Galaxy S10e features a fingerprint sensor on the side power button, which works just as well, in my opinion.

To me, the Galaxy S10e is the best Galaxy phone of the bunch. Sure, you get a little more with the larger Galaxy phones, but you also have to pay more for those, and I actually thought the other phones were a little too big for me.

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