Samsung Galaxy S11 release date, price, news and leaks

Sony Xperia 2There are also features we can work out might come to the Galaxy S11, from perks we expected but didn't see in the Samsung Galaxy S10 to aspects of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Samsung Galaxy A80 and Galaxy Fold that would work well in a new Galaxy S flagship.Inspired by all these phones, we've also drawn up a list of the things we'd like to see in the Samsung Galaxy S11, or whatever the next Galaxy S phone ends up being (it could be the Galaxy S20, given that phone companies seem to jump straight from 10 to 20 when numbering phones).You'll find that below, but first, here's everything that we've heard about the Samsung Galaxy S11 so far.Update: A new render suggests the Samsung Galaxy S11 will come with a four camera array on the rear rather than a five shooter setup.We saw the Samsung Galaxy S10 release alongside the Samsung Galaxy S10e and Galaxy S10 Plus in late February 2019. Check them out here: https://t.co/IIOYtfU0D0.#Leaked #YouGetMore #CashKaro #SamsungGalaxy #GalaxyS11Plus pic.twitter.com/JUUKAddeWmNovember 26, 2019We would however take these with a pinch of salt, as another leaker has said they're inaccurate and that the actual design will be quite different to the S10 Plus.As for the Samsung Galaxy S11e renders, these show a similar design once again, but with the smallest camera block of the bunch (housing three lenses), a screen of apparently 6.2-6.3 inches, and dimensions of 151.7 mm x 69.1 mm x 7.9mm (without the camera bump).We've also now seen renders of cases for both the Samsung Galaxy S11 and Samsung Galaxy S11e which completely line up with the leaked designs above.Similarly, we've also seen a screen protector from leaker @UniverseIce that's apparently designed for the Galaxy S11 and shows the same design again - most notably a centered punch-hole camera and tiny bezels.Hi，Galaxy S11 pic.twitter.com/brqPoONDzjDecember 1, 2019A later @UniverseIce leak with another screen cover reference model backs up the thin bezels, though the leaker noted that the 'S11's "forehead" and "chin" are very optimistic', suggesting they could be thicker than the reference expects.That all suggests these designs may well be accurate, though it's equally possible the case designs and screen protector are based on the leaks above.Prior to all this we heard from one of the more reputable tipsters on the web that the screen sizes of the Galaxy S11e, Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11 Plus will be 6.4 inches, 6.7 inches and 6.9 inches – and that they're all going to come with curved screens. The source of this rumor adds that the Samsung Galaxy S11 will apparently also have a lens with 5x optical zoom, which is a claim we've now heard multiple times.Elsewhere, another leaker has also said that Samsung will probably use a 108MP camera in the Galaxy S11, but this will apparently be a new one, rather than the sensor Samsung has already announced. That could be helped with a 48MP sensor paired with the zoom lens, as another rumor suggests, which would drastically outweigh the 8MP sensor in the Huawei P30 Pro's 5x optical zoom.Samsung has also trademarked a 'Bright Night Sensor', which sounds a lot like a low light mode, but one that the sensor is designed from the ground up for (so in other words it uses hardware rather than or as well as software).Coupled with these night sky focused features it sounds like the Galaxy S11 could put a real focus on low light photography - though there's no guarantee the trademarked features will be used with the Galaxy S11.One thing we might not get is an in-display front-facing camera, as while the likes of Oppo and Xiaomi are already teasing the technology, a source suggests Samsung will wait for the tech to "mature" first, and in the meantime will stick with punch-hole cameras - albeit ones of ever smaller sizes.With regards to video recording, a rumor has suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S11 will support 8K video recording, however there are reasons why that rumor might be incorrect, such as the 108MP sensor not actually supporting that resolution.We've heard that the Samsung Galaxy S11 will come with a 4,500mAh battery – that's based on a photo shared by a certification website in Korea, so it seems legitimate, but you can never be totally certain. Please don't let us down.The Samsung Galaxy S10 has three rear cameras: the 12MP main sensor with a regular lens, the 12MP second sensor with a telephoto lens for distance shots, and the 16MP third sensor with an ultra-wide lens.The three lenses are generally what we'd expect in a smartphone camera, but the resolution of each is a lot lower than in many other phones.Handsets like the Honor 20 Pro have a 48MP main snapper, which is a big step up from 12MP, and even affordable handsets sometimes now come with four lenses (the extra is usually a time-of-flight or macro sensor for close-up shots), so to stay competitive in the smartphone camera game Samsung needs to up its game with the Galaxy S11.We've heard that Samsung is working on a 64MP smartphone camera that could be put in the Samsung Galaxy S11 – if this is true, the new phone would blow its competitors out of the water.If you're scratching your head thinking "the Samsung Galaxy S10 does have a 3.5mm headphone jack", then you're right – but it may be the last of its kind.Newer Galaxy smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy A80 have ditched the headphone jack, so it seems Samsung is following suit behind many other smartphone companies in getting rid of the physical headphone port.But since many, many people still use non-Bluetooth earphones, it's a feature that we'd love to see return in future Samsung smartphones, especially given it's one of the only high-end smartphone manufacturers to still be using them.The Galaxy S10 was one of the first phones to have a 'punch-hole' front-facing camera, which means the front snapper was in a cut-out section inside the screen, in the corner.In theory this is a useful feature that replaces the top notch, so you get more screen real estate – but in practice the punch-hole takes just as much space, as there's a sliver of screen between the camera and the edge that just isn't used.Going forward, we'd like to see the Samsung Galaxy S11 take a different tack – Samsung itself has said it's planning to drop the punch-hole in favor of a camera under the screen, but that could still be a few Galaxy S phones down the line.The Galaxy S10 had a 3,400mAh battery – that's fine, but you've got no hope of that lasting more than a second day of use, especially if you use your phone a lot.We'd hope the Samsung Galaxy S11 battery life would surpass that – it will definitely have to have a bigger capacity to cater for all the new tech the phone uses, but we'd like to see a serious improvement on the capacity, perhaps 4,000mAh or above.The Galaxy S10 comes in a few colors, most commonly prism white and black – but we always love a vibrant design in a phone, and so far Samsung handsets have often seemed a little dull.We're not asking for the crazy back patterns of a Huawei or Honor phone, but it would be nice for the Samsung Galaxy S11 to launch in a few different colors.The Galaxy S10 has a few colors that are only available in certain regions, like yellow, green or red, but if Samsung made these designs available from the get-go in all regions, we'd appreciate the design a lot more.We're expecting there to be a Samsung Galaxy S11 5G – there was a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, after all, and by the time the S11 launches 5G will be available in many countries.However, the Galaxy S10 5G is even bigger than the Galaxy S10 Plus, and so is massive and expensive.