Samsung Galaxy S series


The Samsung Galaxy S series is a line of Android-powered mobile devices produced by Samsung Electronics.
The series consisted initially of smartphones and the first device, the Samsung Galaxy S, was announced in March 2010 and released for sale in June of that year. Samsung later expanded the Galaxy S line to tablet computers with the announcement of the Galaxy Tab S in June 2014 and released the next month. As of April 2020, the latest smartphones in the Galaxy S series are the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra, all released on 6 March 2020, and the latest tablet is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 released on 31 July 2019.

Phones

Samsung Galaxy S1

The original Samsung Galaxy S1 smartphone was announced in March 2010 and released on 4 June 2010.
The company announced the Samsung Galaxy S2 on 13 February 2011.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 was announced on 3 May 2012. It features a multiwindow feature whereby users can use two apps simultaneously, an "Ambient Light" feature whereby the screen brightness can automatically adjust to the light level, a "Smart Stay" feature that can prevent the phone's screen from turning off by looking at the phone, a personal assistant called S Voice, the ability to tag faces in the phone's gallery, an "S Beam" feature to transfer files via NFC, an LED light on the front of the phone that can be used for notifications, a "Motion Gestures" feature whereby users can accomplish tasks by moving the phone, and color point effects for the camera.
The Galaxy S3 is the first Samsung mobile phone with wireless charging support that can be enabled using a special back cover that connects to dedicated pins under the rear cover.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced by Samsung on 14 March 2013. Improvements over its predecessor, the Galaxy S3, include an infrared blaster that allowed the phone to be a universal remote control, a "Smart.Program" feature that would pause videos when nobody was looking at the screen, a "Smart Rotation" feature whereby the screen rotation blocked itself by detecting the user's face, a "Smart Scroll" feature whereby webpages would automatically scroll by tilting the head or device, a "Story Album" feature, a barometer to measure the altitude level, the ability to measure the ambient temperature, the ability to measure the ambient humidity percentage, a one-handed mode, the ability to increase the sensitivity for usage with gloves, an "Air View" feature that allows information to be shown by hovering the screen without touching it, an "Air Gesture" feature" whereby users can control the device by moving the hand over the phone, the option to adapt the phone to an optimal display and optimal sound, the ability to take a photo and record up to nine seconds of sound, the ability to take a fast-motion photo and make a repeat effect, the ability to take a photo and animate it, and the ability to erase parts of a photo.
The resolution of the main camera has been increased to 13 Megapixels, and it is able to capture 9.6 Megapixel photographs during video recording at 1080p. The front camera has 2.1 Megapixels and its video resolution has been increased to 1080p.
The Galaxy S4 was introduced with so many features the phone was called feature creep and called innovation by some.
Next to the Galaxy Note 3, the Galaxy S4 is the only Samsung mobile phone to be equipped with thermometer and hygrometer sensors.
More than 80 million units have been sold, making it the most sold Android-powered mobile phone of all time.

Samsung Galaxy S5

The Samsung Galaxy S5 was announced on 24 February 2014. It improves upon the Galaxy S4 by adding a heart rate monitor, IP67 water resistance, a fingerprint scanner, the ability to record 4K videos and 1080p at twice the frame rate, the ability to take better photos in low light levels, a "Download Booster" feature to increase download levels to the maximum bandwidth allowed, the ability to restrict the usage of battery by limiting the phone's usage, and USB 3.0. It lacks the thermometer sensor, hygrometer sensor, and "Story Album" features from the preceeding Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy S5 is the first Samsung mobile phone where the touch key on the left side of the home button is a task key instead of an option key.
It is the last mobile phone in the Galaxy S series to be equipped with a user-replaceable battery.
Since the Galaxy S5, the model number is no longer displayed on the boot screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6

The Samsung Galaxy S6 series consists of four phones: the Samsung Galaxy S6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. Samsung first announced the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge on 1 March 2015. On 13 August 2015, Samsung announced the Galaxy S6 edge+, along with the Galaxy Note5. The Galaxy S6 series improves upon its predecessors by adding the ability to quickly charge the phone with up to 15 watts using Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, virtual reality, a "Smart Manager" feature, and the ability to customize the interface with themes. It also features a new metal and glass build.
The Galaxy S6 series removes several features, including some long-term key features, from its predecessors, such as the microSD card slot, Mobile High-Definition Link support, water protection, Air Gesture control, Air View, Smart Pause, Smart Rotation, Smart Scroll, the one-handed operation mode, increased sensitivity of the capacitive touch screen for use with gloves, and USB 3.0 support. In addition, the batteries in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are smaller than the battery in the Galaxy S5, and are not replaceable by end users.
It is the first main model phone to feature optical image stabilization on the rear camera and also improves upon it with the brighter 1.9 aperture that enables improved low-light performance for both photography and video recording, the first Samsung phone with a dedicated camera quick launcher and also the first Samsung flagship device to capture slow motion video with audio and original framerate which can be edited in a precluded editor software accessible through the gallery software.
The S6 Edge Plus, being released simultaneously with the Galaxy Note 5, is not equipped with an infrared transmitter for user as a remote control.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 series, which consists of the Samsung Galaxy S7, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, was announced on 21 February 2016. They improve upon the Galaxy S6 by adding an always-on display to optionally show information while the screen is off, a "Dual Pixel" camera feature for faster autofocus, improved low-light photos, and IP68 water resistance. It also includes a microSD card reader, which had been present on the Galaxy S5 and earlier iterations of the Galaxy S line but was not present on the Galaxy S6. However, the IR blaster was removed from the Galaxy S7, and the camera in the Galaxy S7 has 12 megapixels, down from the Galaxy S6's 16 megapixels to achieve a larger pixel size on the image sensor, enabling it to capture more light under the same conditions.
Its rear camera aperture of 1.7 was the then brightest aperture on any mobile phone camera.
Its front camera, although having the same resolution as the Galaxy S6's one, has a brighter 1.7 aperture as well, compared to the 1.9 on the Galaxy S6.
The five-minute time limitation for 2160p video present in preceeding devices has been removed..
Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ smartphones on 29 March 2017. They feature an iris scanner, which was not present on the Galaxy S7 phones. S Voice has also been replaced by Bixby. In addition, the microUSB port has been replaced by a USB-C port, and the physical home button and capacitive buttons have been replaced by on-screen keys.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ were unveiled on 25 February 2018 at the Mobile World Congress, with an improved camera, redesigned back panel and improved internals. The fingerprint scanner on the back is relocated to below the rear-facing camera, and the earpiece becomes an additional speaker for stereo sound.
The Galaxy S9 is the first flagship phone by Samsung to support recording 2160p at 60 frames per second, 1080p at 240 frames per second and super slow motion at 960 frames per second for a limited duration.
Its camera has a variable aperture which can switch between F-number|1.5 and 2.4, making it the first mobile phone since the 2009 Nokia N86 with a variable aperture camera.
The Galaxy S9 introduced Samsung PowerShare to the Galaxy S series, which allows discharging the mobile phone's battery wirelessly into a different Qi-supporting device.
Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, consisting of the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, on 20 February 2019. In January 2020, the Galaxy S10 Lite was released, a mid-range variant of the S10 containing the same cameras and performance but with lower features.
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Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, consisting of the Samsung Galaxy S20, Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, in February 2020.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S

the first generation Galaxy Tab, The Samsung Galaxy Tab S was announced on 12 June 2014. The tablet comes in two sizes, a 8.4-inch version and a 10.5-inch version.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S2 series on 20 July 2015. It comes in two sizes, an 8.0-inch version and a 9.7-inch version.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S3 on 26 February 2017. Unlike the Galaxy Tab S and Galaxy Tab S2, the Galaxy Tab S3 only comes in one size, a 9.7-inch model.
The Galaxy Tab S4 was announced on 1 August 2018. It features a larger 10.5-inch display with slimmer bezels, and facial and iris scanning.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S5e on 15 February 2019.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 was announced on 31 July 2019.