13 reasons you should buy Samsung's $750 Galaxy S10e over the Galaxy S10 or S10 Plus

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The Galaxy S10e should make a very strong case for conservative spenders looking at Samsung's new Galaxy S10 phones.
The Galaxy S10e is almost identical to the Galaxy S10 in several important aspects.
You could say the extra features in the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus are simply extra fluff that not everyone really needs.

The real winner in Samsung's new Galaxy S10 lineup is a phone the company barely mentioned during its Unpacked event: the Galaxy S10e.

Why? Well, largely because it's the $900 Galaxy S10 without some of the extra fluff features and design elements. It's pretty similar in concept to Apple's iPhone XR compared to the flagship iPhone XS phones.

Indeed, the Galaxy S10e costs $750 at its base — that's $150 less than the $900 Galaxy S10, and $250 less than the Galaxy S10 Plus.

And if you take advantage of Samsung's pre-order trade-in deal that can get you up to $550 for trading in your old phone, you could get the Galaxy S10e for $200. That's a phone with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor ... for $200. (With that said, not every old phone will fetch $550 from Samsung and its trade-in offer, and there are some terms and conditions for phones you want to trade in, but it's nothing too crazy. Basically, your old phone needs to be in good working condition, and shouldn't be part of a leasing program.)

So, check out what you're getting — and not getting — for spending $150 less:

The Galaxy S10e is the cheapest Galaxy S10 you can buy.

The Galaxy S10e costs $750, and the most expensive option with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is $100 more at $850.

Even with the most expensive option, the Galaxy S10e is $50 less than the base Galaxy S10, which costs $900.

It's nearly identical in design to the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus.

The only major design differences are slightly thicker display bezels on the Galaxy S10e, as well as a flat display versus Samsung's signature curved edges display.