Samsung Galaxy S10
Shares rank 38 of 46 smartphones by recommenders
Owners say it still works as well as when new and takes stunning photos; the recurring caveat is that it isn't the snappiest.
5 people recommended Samsung Galaxy S10 in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 2
- warn against or regret it
- 2
The record
Recommended in 3 of 12 months
In 5 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 5 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 20% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 8 of the 9 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow when loading GIFs on Signal
“For sure it isn't the snappiest, but my only real performance issue is loading gifs on Signal”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+” Pen too small for handwriting recognition
“the pen is too damn small and my handwriting sucks for recognition”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain”
Other smartphones people recommend
The four most recommended other smartphones, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone | 438 | 190 | 789 | 36% | 12 | 7 yrs97 people | — |
| Fairphone | 110 | 42 | 94 | 54% | 12 | 3 yrs14 people | — |
| iPhone 13 mini | 105 | 32 | 44 | 70% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Apple iPhone Pro | 90 | 45 | 138 | 39% | 12 | 4 yrs24 people | — |
| Samsung Galaxy S10This page | 5 | 2 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
Also compared with iPhone SE, Jolla Phone, Nokia N900 and Apple iPhone 12 mini.
What people said
8 of the 9 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“An old Samsung S10 takes stunning pictures.”
“No VoLTE on any Samsung phone running non-stock OS is a dealbreaker.”
“it works as well as it did when it was new”
“For sure it isn't the snappiest, but my only real performance issue is loading gifs on Signal”
“the size is just chef's kiss”
“I saved al my sons data from this Samsung S10 using their Dex thing after his screen broke. Was really nice.”
“the pen is too damn small and my handwriting sucks for recognition”
“devices with last update in 2023 like the Galaxy S10 are still ok despite having every root exploit under the sun available”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.