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Additionally, Outlook has expanded support for the Samsung ecosystem. Outlook for Android is launching an updated user experience for tablets. When connected using the Samsung DeX Station for PC, you can open multiple messages in separate windows and interact with Outlook with your mouse and keyboard.
Lastly, we look forward to launching a new Outlook app for Samsung Galaxy wearables in the future so you can get things done even when your mobile phone is not in hand. Galaxy Note10 will also include access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint to offer an untethered Office experience on the go. Visit the Microsoft Store online or in person to preorder [6] and experience the new Galaxy Note Beginning Aug.
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Your photos and files synced and available across devices OneDrive makes it easy to back up, protect, share and access your photos and files from any of your devices, anywhere [4]. Outlook and Office apps help you get more done on the go To help people get more done on the go, Outlook, a top-rated mail and calendar app, is pre-installed with Galaxy Note Samsung had pushed out the August set of security patches to our review unit at the time of testing, which were the most recently available patches.
The Note 10 comes with Samsung Knox with preinstalled, which is an enterprise security package that combines hardware and software security solutions. Incidentally, Samsung has reached an exclusive agreement with Discord, which brings Samsung account integration to the gamer-focused voice and chat app.
The Note 10 also has an exclusive Discord overlay in games, while its Game Launcher app integrates Discord chats. Samsung plans to bring this to other handsets soon too. We experienced similar issues with our Mate 20 Pro review unit too, which Huawei fixed with a software update.
Despite this, websites and media content load quickly with the Note 10 next to our test router. Our review unit still maintains around half reception when placed 10 metres and three walls away from the router, so you should experience no Wi-Fi dropouts in daily use. The Note 10 supports even more LTE bands than its predecessor, although Samsung has dropped support for Bands 14 and 18, which were only being used increasingly sparingly in the US and Japan.
Bands 13 and 17 have replaced 14 and 18 in North America, so you should experience no LTE coverage issues when on intercontinental trips. However, the OnePlus 7 Pro , for example, has wider LTE coverage than the Note 10 despite the huge price disparity between the two devices, making the former more flexible when travelling than the latter.
The former generally achieves faster download speeds over LTE than the latter too. The Note 10 struggled in our GPS tests too, with it unable to locate us indoors. It failed to do so even when we stood next to a window, which is unusual for a flagship smartphone. Its location accuracy improved to six metres when we tested it outside, but that is poor compared to other devices like the OnePlus 7 Pro and the Mate 20 Pro.
The compass functionality in Google Maps worked well during our tests though, and the Note 10 also has a barometer for detecting air pressure. We also took the Note 10 on a bike ride to compare its location accuracy against the Garmin Edge , our reference bike computer. Our review unit performed well here, but it cannot match the accuracy of the Garmin.
The Note 10 tracked us well through narrow streets though, so we can recommend the device for being your navigation buddy when cycling, driving or walking. Samsung preinstalls its in-house Phone app, which supports a system-wide dark mode. The app still includes the places tab that Samsung re-added with the release of One UI; contacts, call history and favourites are split into tabs too. The rest of the app functions and operates just as other Phone apps do.
The earpiece sits above the screen and worked well in our tests, although voices sound a bit dull and lack clarity compared to other recent flagships that we have tested.
Overall, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite takes great indoor photos that are often better than the photos taken by affordable flagships. The aluminum frames have an eggshell texture to make the phone easier to hold. Comment and share: Samsung Galaxy Note The 7 best features for business users. Get wild. Discuss: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 review: The best Galaxy phone to buy right now Sign in to comment Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. Upgrade pick. As far as a stylus goes, the S Pen is probably one of the best stylus implementations out there.
The microphone picks up voices well too, but we often found ourselves talking more loudly so that we could be heard clearly. We had no issues with using the speakerphone or the included headphones though. Undoubtedly, one of the most important aspects of any modern flagship smartphone is its cameras.
Samsung has equipped the Note 10 with four, three of which being rear-facing sensors. The default camera app can shoot in HDR too. Samsung complements the 12 MP main sensor with a 16 MP ultra-wide-angle lens, which has twice the viewing angle of the former. However, the edges of our test shots look distorted, which is a shame. The default camera app attempts to overcome this by cropping the distorted areas out, but this also ruins the ultra-wide-angle effect. In short, the Note 10 has a lacklustre ultra-wide-angle camera.
There is a 12 MP telephoto lens on board too, which you can use to create decent-looking macro shots.
The default camera app can combine the capabilities of all cameras to deliver 4x continuous optical zoom, a handy feature. The Note 10, like its predecessor, can keep up with other modern flagships in camera tests. This does allow the Note 10 to reproduce a truer representation of the lit candle though.
Overall, the Note 10 has a solid set of rear-facing cameras that should rarely let you down in daily use. We encountered no real issues in any of our test scenarios, whether that be macro, HDR or landscape photography. The Note 10 supports audio zoom too, which as its name implies, allows you to zoom in on areas of a video to amplify the audio of that area.
Samsung has also included a super slow-motion mode and a live focus mode, the latter of which effectively creates bokeh-effect videos. The mode works best when your subject remains still, as our review unit struggles to maintain the effect with moving objects or people. Our review unit generally takes detailed and decent-looking videos.
The main camera sensor adjusts its exposure and focus levels quickly too, allowing it to smoothly track moving objects or shoot videos in changing lighting conditions. We have no complaints about the stereo audio either. Samsung also equips the Note 10 with a 10 MP front-facing sensor that sits beneath the display. The sensor takes sharp and vibrant selfies in good lighting and can record videos in 4K at 30 FPS, which is something that not all flagship selfie cameras can do.
This is not a time of flight ToF camera as was the consensus before its release, but a VGA depth of field camera. Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device. We also subjected our review unit to further camera tests under controlled lighting conditions. While the Note 10 reproduces black and white tones accurately, it struggles with other colours.
Green and brown proved particularly troublesome for our review unit, for some reason. The Note 10 had no real issues with photographing our test chart, apart from the artefacts in some grey and brown areas. The chart is hardly recognisable at 1 lux though. These sound decent by bundled-headphone standards, but they will not blow you away.
The Note 10 comes with replacement tips and a tool for swapping them too. Samsung's accessories shop is well stocked again this year, with the company particularly pushing its AKG-branded Galaxy Buds. You can buy replacement S-Pens, chargers and a wireless charger too. You can find the full list of Note compatible accessories here.
Samsung continues to refine the S-Pen too, having brought a shutter button to the pen last year. Now, the S-Pen supports gestures, with it possible to scroll through photos in the Gallery app, adjust the volume by raising or lowering the pen and zooming in the Camera app by twisting the pen in a circular motion. The in-house camera app now supports augmented reality drawings that can be included in videos. This may be a gimmick, but it is a fun one nonetheless. The Note 10 has an in-screen fingerprint scanner just as the Galaxy S10 does.
Samsung has included a hint for where to put your finger when the display is off, but you must activate the always-on display AoD to enable this. You can still unlock the device without the prompt if you know where to place your finger though. Samsung has positioned the sensor towards the bottom of the display, which felt like a natural position for our hands. The sensor worked well during our tests, although Samsung enables a quick check authorisation by default, which unlocks the device quickly but is also less secure than a conventional capacitive fingerprint scanner. You can switch quick check off, but we often found that it then took several attempts for the scanner to recognise our registered fingers.
In short, while the quick check is less secure, it will probably be more convenient for most people in daily use. You can also use the front-facing camera for face unlocking, although this is less secure than using a fingerprint and is easily spoofed. Moreover, you must wake the device before you can use it, rendering it impractical in our opinion. Finally, you could use the S-Pen to unlock the Note 10, but this only works if the pen is disconnected from the smartphone. While this prevents people from unlocking your smartphone, it is not as convenient as using a fingerprint.
The Note 10 has a 6. However, its resolution is akin to a midrange device with Samsung opting for a p panel instead of a p one, as was the case with the Galaxy Note 9.