I didn't get the S10e. I went back to the store multiple times to play with it and the other devices as well. One I kept going back to was the Samsung A70. This is a huge device (6.7"), but looked ok to use, is very light for the size, has a huge battery and a 3.5mm jack and is a great price value. What stopped me was the "real" resolution (and my concerns about the potential quality of an oled screen calibration). The M8 is 441 PPI of true RGB at 1080 and is a very good panel. OLED on mobile for a long time now uses the pentile layout, 2 red, 2 green, and 1 blue subpixel. I did the math to convert everything into a "true" RGB for the A70, and it is less than 1080 and the ppi is much less than 441. If you don't care about high ppi or high true resolution, then the A70 is a device I came very very close to buying. I was also looking at the iPhone 8 Plus and it also looked pretty good (I was comparing it to the 7 Plus and the other Apple devices as well), in the end I felt the 8+ had a better display presentation than the 7+ and a better feel in the hand due to back material, what stopped me from getting the 8+ is that it is 1080, but I already have 1080, and I just hesitated at the idea of spending a thousand dollars just to essentially get a new battery. What I ended up deciding on doing was to simply wait until September 10th. Apple is releasing their last LCD mobile device then, so I will evaluate again at that time.. whether to go with an A70, price-cut 8+ or potentially, the iPhone 11 lcd version depending on whatever screen it gets, if it's the XR's screen, then that's a no from me. Or alternatively, just biting my teeth and disassembling the M8 to get a new battery into it. I wouldn't mind a new device though, it would certainly be a camera upgrade. The M8's battery doesn't even last an hour now though so it's on its last legs and is dependent on battery banks.
I was reading some Apple mobile display tech plans, and it's actually kind of fascinating.. everything is changing all the time, not just software, but hardware too.. this can be a good thing. "This year’s smartphones from Apple will utilize Chip-on-Glass and Chip-on-Flex display panels. A COG display significantly reduces panel thickness as the LCD driver is soldered directly on the display’s glass plate. Apple will migrate from COG displays to Chip-on-Flex and Chip-on-Plastic panels for the 2020 iPhone lineup, as the company phases out LCD from its smartphones. COF will then be completely replaced by Chip-on-Plastic in 2021 when the iPhone will fully shift to virtual fingerprint recognition.". So that's 2019 (LCD, OLED): COG, COF, 2020 (OLED): COF, COP, 2021 (OLED): COP.
