Samsung China is announcing a new color option for
the Galaxy S10 and S10+ in China. Currently, the phones are available in black,
jade white, glass green, ceramic black, and ceramic white.
In a Weibo post made by Samsung China’s official
handle, the company announces a new blue color which was translated as “smoke
wave blue”. If the poster is any point of context for the color, we’d imagine
it was more like “morning fog” than smoke wave.
Samsung’s Weibo post translated to “Smoke blue, new
color coming soon!” We do wonder if this one is as shiny and reflective as the
prism blue model that we have in many Western markets. Samsung has seen strong sales for
the Galaxy S10 and releasing a new color is a method often used by phone makers
to boost sales, several weeks after a phone is well into circulation. With
China’s 5G networks rolling out soon, it shouldn’t be much longer until the
Galaxy S10 5G launches in China.
When the Galaxy S10 first went on sale in China,
Samsung sold 500,000 units in the first couple of weeks of availability, which
was reportedly twice as strong as the Galaxy S9’s sales in the same market.