Hands-On Preview of Samsung's Galaxy S10 Phone Reveals New Crypto Details

A hands-on preview of Samsung's just unveiled flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, reveals new details of the device's upcoming crypto features.

The term "Devices" refers to mobile devices developed by Samsung Electronics such as smart phones and tablets, according to the T&Cs. Effectively, CoinDesk Korea writes, the firm looks to be saying that Blockchain Keystore will potentially be able to be installed on all mobile devices developed and sold by Samsung Electronics, and possibly notebooks too, in the long term.

Samsung has used its Knox service as the basis for integrated security management of mobile devices since 2013.

The Galaxy S10 series is equipped with an AP Exynos 9820 developed by Samsung itself.

What do you do about your private keys if you lose your phone? According to the T&Cs, the private keys stored in the S10's Keystore are backed up in a personal account provided by Samsung.

Centralizing key storage in this way is bound to raise questions about security and it remains to be seen what would happen if someone gained access to your Find My Mobile service and if Samsung might provide further protections.

In an introductory video at the D'light store, Samsung explained how to send funds through the wallet app.

Intriguingly, the Blockchain Keystore also provides hints about the possibility of connection to Samsung's payments platform Samsung Pay in the future.

Samsung said the Galaxy S10 will start shipping on March 8.

Samsung S10 product image via Samsung; hands-on images via Park Geun-mo/CoinDesk Korea.