Are Samsung Galaxy S phones losing features over time?
Are you missing something in the latest Galaxy S10 or S20 series phones? Despite the better displays, processors and cameras are the phones becoming more or less featured? See the comparison below, I ignored any feature that is software based (like HDR) or incremental (like improved WiFi). I also ignored larger/smaller versions of the phone.
| Galaxy S | Galaxy S2 | Galaxy S3 | Galaxy S4 | Galaxy S5 | Galaxy S6 | Galaxy S7 | Galaxy S8 | Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S10 | Galaxy S20 | |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Total features | 14 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oled Display | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Water resistant | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Samsung DeX | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iris Sensor | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Gyroscope | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heart Rate | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Oxymeter | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Compass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Barometer | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Humidity | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Notification light | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Flash | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gorilla Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Expandible memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dual sim | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TV-out | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| USB-OTG | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ANT+ | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Removable battery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reverse wireless charging | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Deliver | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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