Samsung Galaxy Note10 Plus

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ comes across as a phone very similar to the Galaxy S10+, save for a few new features that may or may not turn out to be useful. There’s a lot of reason for old Note users to upgrade to this one. Then there’s the smaller Galaxy Note as well which comes with watered-down features including a smaller display and form factor which might find acceptance among a new breed of power users eager to get the Galaxy Note experience. What I really liked about the phone is how Samsung has improved the camera performance, especially in low-light, and the new DeX mode that now works much better than before. Overall, the Galaxy Note 10+ feels like an incremental upgrade, but good enough for old Note users to get a new one.

Overview

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note10 Plus at the Galaxy Unpacked event in New York on 7^th Aug 2019. The 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note10+ has the biggest Galaxy Note display to date. It comes with powerful features, a camera and a mammoth battery with wireless charging technology that helps it compete with other flagship devices available in the market. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus has an Infinity-O display with a hole for a front-facing camera. The hole is in the centre, at the top of the display.  It has a QHD+ resolution and Dolby Audio support.

Design

The Galaxy Note10+ has a 498ppi 3040x1440 pixels resolution display. The phone has a 6.8 inch Dynamic AMOLED panels with support for HDR10+ and dynamic tone mapping. The phone is available in Aura Glow, Aura White, and Aura Black colours. It has sleek dimensions of 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm and weights 196 grams.

Performance

Connectivity options included in the Galaxy Note10 Plus are Wi-Fi, with support for VHT80 MU-MIMO and 1024QAM. Bluetooth v5; USB Type-C; NFC; 4G, and GPS.

The Galaxy Note10 Plus packs an array of sensors including an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner; an accelerometer; a barometer; a gyro sensor; a geomagnetic sensor; and a proximity sensor.

Under the hood, the phone comes with a powerful 7nm processor with 12GB of RAM which can harness incredible speeds. The phone allows you to easily download files, live-game, and stream content seamlessly. Samsung has ditched the 3.5 mm headphone jack in its latest Galaxy Note10 series.

Camera

The Galaxy Note10 Plus has a quad camera setup. It has a primary 12 MP wide camera sensor, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, a 12 MP telephoto lens, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom, a 16 MP ultrawide camera and a TOF 3D VGA camera. The phone comes with VGA sensor that the company is calling the "DepthVision" camera which lets you take 3D scans of objects.

The Galaxy Note10+ packs a 10MP f/2.2 camera with autofocus and an 80 degree field-of-view for clicking selfies and making videocalls. The camera comes with live focus modes including Blur, Big Circle, Colour Point, and Glitch.

Battery and Storage

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ comes with support for up to 45W fast charging and wireless charging. It has a “AI-based Game Booster” feature which the company claims with enhance the performance of compatible games. It has other features like Wireless PowerShare, AKG-tuned sound, Samsung Pay, Knox security features, and IP68 support. The phone has a mammoth 4300 mAh battery that can handle most tasks with ease and can last all day with ease.

The Galaxy Note10 Plus packs 12GB of RAM with 256GB of built-in storage which gives ample storage for all your music, videos, movies, etc. The phone has a microSD card slot with support for cards up to 1TB capacity.

Connectivity

Connectivity options included in the phone are Bluetooth 5.0, USB, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, NFC, 3G, and 4G.

Configuration

The Samsung phone is available in 12 GB RAM / 256 GB storage version and a 12 GB RAM / 512 GB storage. Under the hood, the phone is powered by an Exynos 9825 (7 nm) octa-core processor and runs on Android 9.0 OS.