Reviewing EVERY Samsung Galaxy S Ever! 

Galaxy S10 is GOAT Samsung. Full screen design, three camera setup, expandable storage, headphone jack, fingerprint sensor under screen, edge display. Just doesn’t get any better.

S8,S9 & S10 is peak Samsung design. The S8 is probably my fav phone ever, it made me switch from iphone to android - the front looked amazing.

It's incredible how you kept me stuck on the screen for 45 minutes watching a video on the history of Samsung smartphones. I never had a Samsung phone, and I have ADHD, so congrats, you're VERY entertaining

Going from a samsung s3 mini to the s7 was like a whole new world opening up, don’t think there’ll be a feeling like that again with phones haha

The reason you felt Samsung play safe on S20 - 22 was because around the time they tried foldable phone. They needed to play safe on their flagship as they were going crazy with new form factor.

01:33 I'm a Korean. Fun Fact, Externally, the 'S' may stand for "Super Smart," but originally, it wasn't so grand. The 'S' in Galaxy S stands for the first letter of "SK telecom." In South Korea, there are three major Carrier : KT, LG U+, and SK telecom. When the Galaxy was first released, it came out exclusively with SK telecom (SKT), hence the name Galaxy S. There are also models like Galaxy K (SHW-M130K) and Galaxy U (SHW-M130L). If Galaxy had been released exclusively with Verizon in the United States, it would likely have been named Galaxy V. haha.

I WAS LIKE Obsessed with Glaxay S3 at that time I was a kid back thenn... THIS LITERALLY HEALS my inner child

Woah, the S8 back then was a game changer, and this is the phone that brought me back to Samsung. And then, OneUI came and changes almost all of the things. Still on my favorite among them is S10 Plus 5G with all of the goodies like microSD, headphone jack, four cameras.

You forgot about the Universal Remote feature on the S5 & S6 phones. It was super clutch and I used to ALL THE TIME!!

I'm from Singapore and our version of S2 was a physical rectangular home button with 2 capacitive button. Even the camera was rectangular in shaped.

23:46 The galaxy S9 plus had a dual camera setup (main and f2.4 2x telephoto), so the S10 was not the first galaxy S with more than one camera! I think S10 had dual aperture as well? The heart rate sensor was present for many years too, S20 was where they removed it! Great video!!! I had S8 and S10 and loved them

I switched from iPhone to the s7 Edge when it came out, I was hooked on Samsung and on Android immediately. I loved that phone. I loved the s10+ I upgraded to even more and used that phone until it died, the s10 is still my favorite Samsung phone. I'm using an s23 Ultra now, another great device that can handle everything I throw at it (which is a lot) without any major issues.

The S8 and S9 gen having a physically moving touch screen home button was underrated!

S10 will always be peak for me. It was the phone with the most, it had all the things the current phones have, like triple cameras, under screen fingerprint scanner etc. still had headphone jack, Micro sd card slot, the heart rate monitor and 1440p screen. Every model after this they slowly removed all these features... I really want a new phone with better cameras, but it's hard to let go of the s10 and lose all those features.

S5 had an IR blaster. Loved it, allowed you to run any T.V., stereo, vcr or dvd player. Easy to program. Didn't need a stack of remotes next to me and though remotes always seemed to grow legs I always knew where my phone was. 😉

the SUPER battery saving mode on s5 was the best!! went full b&w, basic features, but would last FOREVER. i could go to sleep with 5% battery and be confident my alarm would go off & i could text the next morning

28:51 Fun fact, the S9+ was actually the first samsung S phone with multiple rear cameras with a total of 2.

I can't believe you went through the s7 without going over it's ip68 rating. It really made that the normal for all phones now. Heck linus took it in the ocean during his review!

Wow, this made me nostalgic. My first phone was an S Duos, my second phone was a J5 and my third and current phone is an A20e. I still remember when all those news came out like the S6 edge. I'm only 20 years old, so this nostalgia feeling of something that still feels so new being old is new to me.

17:20 seeing him try to swipe up for all the apps then realise that didnt exist yet was hilarious

The S6 model I used to have had an IR transmitter in it, which made it possible to control your TV (the phone could act as any remote). This was such a nice party trick to turn on a random TV on the streets.

Man seeing the S4 again reminds me of that special era of the HTC One and the Moto X 😍

The death of the removable🔋battery went with the LG V20, which i'm watching this video on. 5.7in 16:9 screen. Wish that was still around. It was also 7.7mm thin. That's thin for a removable back phone.

My first smartphone was an S3 and I still have fond memories of it. Then I had an S5 a few years later, and now my current phone and the one I've been using the longest is an S9

Mistakes I noticed: - the S8 isn't the first galaxy S phone to have exynos, but it's the first in a while where the exynos is worse than the snapdragon - the S9 wasn't the last galaxy S phone to have dual aperture, the S10 series also had it - the S10e had the same charging speed as the S10 and S10+: 15W

S9 plus was peak, notification LED, swipe down finger print reader, heart rate monitor, camera leap, headphone jack ❤ a gem

HAAA! I AM SO HAPPY YOU MENTIONED THE HTC ONE M8!!!!! 😂 I miss that phone!! It was phenomenal for its time! So under-appreciated! I took a self-timed photo on that phone and still use it as my profile picture on a lot of apps😅

havent seen these kind of cool videos from mkbhd for sometime now.keep it up!

I loved the IR blaster on my s5, I could control any TV anywhere whenever I wanted. It was glorious

As an iPhone user since the 3GS, I feel the Galaxy s8 was the first time Samsung indisputably outshined apple, the insanely narrow bezels (for the time), home button removal and camera performance legitimately had me jealous. With the iPhone X’s release later the same year, 2017 really felt like the start of modern smartphones

I enjoyed this video alot... What a Rollercoaster of memories.... Good work man

Ive kept my Galaxy s6 edge all of these years to check in on from time to time because that one has still most impressive feel in the hand. Stunning convergence of engineering and materials.

I think we can easily consider s8 to be the first step into moder era of smartphones. The first phone ever chellanging the bezels

S10 plus user here. I love the size, form, horizontal camera setup, 3.5 jack, sd card, everything is exceptional. But now all the things are gone

Fantastic clarity. You are an amazing communicator Impressive!

first time of me watching full youtube video. amazing one! thank you :)

38:01 S24 is back to Exynos again with the Exynos 2400 (in Europe). But the Snapdragon chip is still a bit faster.

I miss the days when Samsung phones had that unique design, they were truly one of a kind.

I'm glad it was a lot of fun because it seems to me like a ton of work to make the video! Thanks for making it!

Your podcast is my go-to podcast for ALL my Samsung Galaxy devices. Thanks! 😊

S4 also had my favorite long forgotten feature, the ir blaster. I still miss having the ability to turn down or mute overly loud televisions in public places.

28:49 the Samsung S9+ had a dual camera setup, which made it the first samsung smartphone having more than one camera

Love the longer content, really hope for more! S9+ and Note 20 were my favorites.

your desktop wallpaper while reviewing s1 brought me back to 2010, pure nostalgia. Thank you MKBHD for making me love tech

S4 and S8 were absolutely mindblowing phones for the time. I still remember seeing de S8 for the first time. Probably one of the best designed phones of all time

S2, S7 Edge, S8 Plus, S9, S9 Plus, S20 Ultra, were my previous Phones from Samsung Galaxy S series. You know what! They were perfect.

I know these videos are specific to each brand, but I think a year by year comparison of GalaxyS and Iphone would be really cool. You touch on aspects here and there, but I think a deeper dive would be really interesting. Really cool video though!

The three button layout was standard since the S1. It’s just the US carrier versions that went with the 4 capacitive buttons until the s3.

Great video! But small correction, the Galaxy S10 does also have variable aperture. You can actually hear the physical movement of it every time you open the camera.

You missed some really important stuff regarding the S5 IMO. S5 was IP67 WITH a removable back cover (i went snorkeling with it, filming underwater). It also had the option to preserve this AND add wireless charging. Samsung provided replaceable back covers, one of which added a coil connecting to predefined pins on the back of the phone. Thus the S5 was the first wireless charging phone in the S series, not the S6. I had that exact setup, awesome times. The S4 could sense your fingers from 1 inch away off the screen, it had animations on the lockscreen and other preview features in the software which eventually landed on the Note with the S pen. It also had a high sensitivity toggle which allowed you to wear any gloves and still use the touchscreen. The S3 launched with the "S Beam" which, provided you would tap the back of two phones, would make a transfer of the selected files/links/apps, similar to what Apple introduced with the iOS17 update. My S7 Edge is a true hero, it is still being used as the main phone from 2016, marking its 8 years anniversary. Its only downfall (aside from the battery and the lack of software updates) is the AMOLED screen which burnt in eventually. Fingerprint sensor works like new, camera looks fine, great piece of technology.

I loved your videos bro please keep making videos about phones this is which you are born for❤

Thoroughly enjoyed this journey. I have never owned a Galaxy S, but used the S3 back in the day. This video really ecapsulates the past 15 years of smart phone flagships and the industry.

13:46 The heart rate sensor stayed around until it got dropped when the S20 came out, six generations later, which was almost half the life of the Galaxy until then. Seemed like it lasted a good amount of time. Samsung got rid of physical menu buttons before they got rid of the heart rate sensor.

s7 edge, s8 and s9 are it for me. But I remember being absolutely blown away by S6's camera. Man phones used to be so much fun back then. Since S10 we're just so lost.

26:51 It's nice to hear about bringing back older designs, my last two smartphones were the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S9, the latter still sitting next to my mouse. Having the same housing, but with up-to-date specs is my dream. Knowing it probably won't happen also makes me anxious about needing to change my S9 due to software obsolescence at some point.

I've had the S Blaze, S4, S5, S7, and currently S20. My immediate family all carried Galaxy S phones the past 13 years as well. Felt good going back on memory lane.

I made a switch from my iPhone 5s to the Galaxy S8, and I absolutely loved that phone when I had it. The iris scanner was such a sick feature, especially before Face ID became a norm.

For me, S7 - S9 was probably the most iconic generation. The S10 was cool, but something about that S9 design just has me loving it way more.

I loved my S4 Epic (Sprint variant) that had the sliding keyboard.

From reading 6:01 to 6:11, it appears the Samsung S1 Verizon phone you have there is the Fascinate. The Stratosphere was the one with a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

08:15 S1 and S2 also had versions with the 3 button layout like the S3

While you emphasized the S23 switch from Exynos to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon, the Galaxy S24 and S24+ has the Exynos 2400 chipset so it is more like a one-off exception rather than a significant change.

The S10 is my first ever Android/Samsung phone. I Had the iPhone 6+ and 4S prior to and I loved them both had they not broke down on me. I've had my S10 since the week it dropped and have no desire to want to upgrade even 5 years later to this day. To be fair, thats always my feeling for all tech and I'm hoping to squeeze another 5 if that is possible. But man what a remarkable phone. From what I see specs wise, it seems the S7 edge was really a game changer in this series, but I need to see the rest of this video to confirm that. Thanks for the video Marques!

Thanks for the review! Has been using Samsung's phone since the S2. Interestingly, coz the S2 you've got is different from mine, didn't know it also came with different variants too. The home button on the s3 you reviewed was already added in the s2 that I've got. They look quite different😮

I could not agree more that the S9 was not only peak Samsung phone design but I also think it was the pinnacle of smartphone design in general. The slimness was literally unmatched, the curved edge was amazing to feeling the palm of your hands, The fingerprint reader on the back where your finger naturally rests was literally perfect. I still have my S9 in a drawer and every once in awhile I pick it up just to feel it in the palm of my hands and it just blows my mind that nothing has even come close to feeling as sleek and perfected as this design.

Hold on a minute. There was NO S7 Edge + version, only regular S7 and Bigger S7 Edge with 5.5" display. This was the period when i worked at our biggest tech shop in Ukraine (Citrus), so i remeber this fact pretty clearly

Enjoyed the video. I had the s1 to s3 phones then got the s8 plus. Now, i just have the a54 because of battery life and portability.

I still have my S2 Korean grey-market-into-China phone in my drawer because I loved it so much. Great memories. It was an amazing leap forward. Mine had an antenna too for analog TV 😅

"Iconic to static." I love this phrase.

S7-S10 was peak Samsung

I had the S1 Vibrant from back in 2010, too. I am on the S23+ now. Yep, I love this series. I went to the S1, S3, S7, S8+, S21, and now S23+.

i still use my s6 edge for controlling things around the house! its awesome sized and i use a different launcher. it has expandable storage and a bixby button. and the fingerprint reader in on the back next to camera

20:14 factual error - There was never an s7 edge plus. It was only the s7(3000 mAh) and the s7 edge(3600 mAh)

I remember the hype when S6 edge came out. It looked so different from the other phones at the time, so sleek and futuristic. A friend had the S7 one and while I admit the grip was bad and I was afraid of it slipping, it just looked so pretty and premium. Who of you also got into *AMWKToken* after this

My dad got an S9 in 2018 and has used it heavily since then. It's still amazing, the photos are still good, which he needs for his job (Architect), it's still fast, storage holds up (256 GB) and after having the battery changed, which was the only issue, still feels like new

I went from the s4, to the s5, s7 edge, s8 plus, note 9, note 10 plus, s21 ultra, s22 ultra, and now currently using the s24 ultra. Love samsung phones.

Just upgraded from my S10 to the S24 Ultra. Some of the best phones on the market. It's honestly amazing how good they are.

14:25 That "special" USB 3 connector was not only a Samsung thing. It's a USB 3.0 Micro-B plug. My 8 port USB 3 hub for my PC has it too, and that unit I bought a few years ago.

Rocking my s24u now but i have always held on to my s8. Perfect for chillin at home on wifi or downloading videos on RU-vid when going out for the day. Anytime im between phones i can slap my sim into it and keep moving.

My favorit samsung s memory was the s4+ that had the hand and facial gesture control. Basically scrolling on pages by nodding your head/hand up or down 🙌

-S3 has a 2100mAh battery -S9+ had dual camera -Dual aperature camera was also present in S10 series -S10 Main camera has 12 MP, the 16 MP lens was the UW one

22:00 Watching an S8 review on my Still working S8 feels trippy💀💀💀

Banger video, recently switched to samsung and I'm really glad I did

early 2010s were so fun with every new phone actually having a big improvement

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the S6 (the flat screened version). I had it for three years before getting it snatched. Loved. Every. Bit! It was sleek, capable with the crispiest display. Apart from low storage space, it was a unit. Again, it looked like a piece of jewelry 😅

I had an S10E for 4 years and upgraded, 2 weeks ago, to the S23. The S10E was probably the best phone overall when compared to its competition at the time.

Great video. You gave a voice to these phones.

I remember wanting a Galaxy S II plus so baaad the back bump was fascinating

The s24 has now gone back to the 2 versions with the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 variants.

Can we all agree the S10 series was the best of them all?

My first was an S2 LTE, but I'll NEVER forget how cool I felt with the S6 Edge in gold

I remember smart pause feature working excellently in the Galaxy S4❤ I used to play with it as a kid. Also it had gesture swipes and also it had an IR blaster at that time. I used to turn off people’s TV😂😂

Coming from an iPhone user. That Retina display on the S4 was a cultural shift! I was addicted to the water graphic Lock Screen and the way the phone flowed and operated period. PEAK design aspect 🔥🔥🔥

12:49 I love seeing the band-aid because that's what I've *always* thought the S5 looked like, ever since I first saw it unvailed back then until now. I can't look at it and not think of a band-aid.

watching this vid at my S10+ ❤❤❤❤❤ i can say, for the camera this one is the only one design than others just show the back and everyone can recognized it love this phone, no regret at all

Yup I had the Galaxy S3 and OMG it was a dream back then.

Think there's a few inaccuracies here, like the variable aperture didnt go away after it was on the S9, it was on the S10 also, it went away from the S20. Also the heart rate checking stuck around for quite a few more generations. There was also the S9+ which had two cameras, so the S10 didnt just jump from one camera on the back to three if that makes sense.

Not talking about the iris scanner on the s8 and s9 is crazy

The coolest thing on early galaxy phones was the nfc transfer feature.. if you took 2 galaxy phones and held them back to back you could transfer pics, music , files etc ..

I started off with a samsung galaxy s3 and s4 in highschool. Then by college had the galaxy on5 ( honestly that felt like a downgrade, but was cheaper for a family plan). Years later i upgraded to the galaxy s20 fe and have been really happy with it since