# Samsung Galaxy S10 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-galaxy-s10/ 5 people recommended Samsung Galaxy S10 in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Owners say it still works as well as when new and takes stunning photos; the recurring caveat is that it isn't the snappiest. Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. ## What people warn about - Slow when loading GIFs on Signal (1 comment in the sample): "For sure it isn't the snappiest, but my only real performance issue is loading gifs on Signal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565189)) - Pen too small for handwriting recognition (1 comment in the sample): "the pen is too damn small and my handwriting sucks for recognition" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49025340)) ## Other smartphones people recommend - [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize - [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize - [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize - [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.samsung.com/us/) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Samsung Galaxy S10", https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-galaxy-s10/ (5 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.