It looks like Galaxy S10 will miss MWC, launch in San Francisco, London instead

Samsung will apparently launch its Galaxy S10 series of smartphones on February 20 in San Francisco and London.

The news comes via The Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter.” If this is indeed the case, it means Samsung won’t be launching its 2019 flagships in Barcelona as part of Mobile World Congress festivities.

It wouldn’t be the first time the Korean manufacturer skipped MWC for its flagship S series, having done so for the Galaxy S8 family. Nevertheless, the firm’s most recent MWC launches include last year’s Galaxy S9 and 2016’s Galaxy S7.

Previous rumors suggest that we’ll see at least three Galaxy S10 variants at launch, namely a Lite model, standard version, and Plus device. The outlet says a 5G model is also in the works, but it’s tipped to land “later in the spring.”

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The Wall Street Journal’s sources add that Samsung will use the February 20 event to show off its foldable phone. The company first showed the device at its developers conference in November, but the brand took several measures in order to hide the phone’s full design. So we’d assume that Samsung is ready to show off the final design and other details.

All eyes will be on the company for this event, especially after it suffered a somewhat bruising 2018. In light of Huawei‘s latest devices and a declining smartphone market, it’s clear Samsung will need to hit the ball out of the park.

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