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The Samsung Galaxy Note has always been known as the do-everything device. Since the first Galaxy Note back in , Samsung has used the series to rethink what our smartphones should be able to do, not to mention the sheer size of what we can do these things on. Rather, like the Galaxy Note 9 , it iterates in a lot of departments to feel more modern, for better or worse. The Note 10 Plus is bigger, faster, and thinner than ever before, but I get the feeling Samsung is shifting its market demographic from the power user who wants it all, to all the users, who also happen to want power.
It has a slimmer design, more screen than ever before, and an S Pen that has learned some new tricks. Almost all of its new features are in the name of refinement, but that refinement is dictated by design and mass-market appeal, not necessarily by functionality. The screen is bigger and brighter, the battery is bigger and charges faster.
The Note 10 Plus is, undoubtedly, the most refined Note yet.
But if you look at the key marketing points of the Note 10 series, it is all about design. This means the charger and the phone can communicate to determine how many volts and amps are used when charging. Optionally, you can buy a 45W charger that will fill up the battery even faster. In-depth: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus fast charging explained.
With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 series , Samsung refreshed its design to feel brand new. With the launch of Note 10, Samsung is following this evolution, to an even more extreme degree. Instead of putting the camera cutout in the top right corner though, Samsung has moved the camera cutout to the top center. I was already happy with the Infinity-O display in the S10 series, but this cutout is even smaller. Front-facing camera shots still look great though, so this is a fine trade-off for me.
The body of the Note 10 Plus is boxy, which is a tradition for Note devices. Note 9 felt like it wanted to be boxy but still added a curve to the corners. While this phone is not as squared off as the Razer Phone 2 or an old Sony Xperia , the relatively squared-off design with curved sides feels nice in the hand. The Note 10 Plus is considerably thinner than the Note 9, at just 7.
Interestingly though, even with a huge 6. I would have preferred the device remained the same thickness and include an even larger battery, but like with other refinements this phone has made, the design was clearly a priority.
The back of the phone looks elegant, with a vertical triple-camera system down the left side. Other than two flash LEDs and a depth camera, the back of the phone is totally clean. On my Aura Glow model, the phone refracts light to create some amazing colors. The sides of the phone have a much thinner aluminum frame than the Note 9 and even the S The glass wraps around the edges more, almost feeling like a solid extruded piece.
It looks nicer than a thicker metal frame, but from the moment I saw this phone I was worried about it breaking. Lo and behold, two days later, that became the case. My unit managed to slide off a table onto concrete from about four feet up and hit the bottom left corner, causing hairline fractures. Unfortunately, this is a necessary trade-off. Samsung likely used this glass-heavy design to maintain consistency with the 5G model, which needs more glass on the sides for its mmWave antennas to work. We saw nearly the same design on the Galaxy S10 5G.
Currently, the state of USB-C headphones is abysmal, to put it lightly, and Bluetooth is still clunky. The fact that the headphone jack has become a mid-range feature is disgusting, and no one should be punished for not having the funds or preferring to not purchase expensive Bluetooth headphones. The right side of the device is clear of any buttons or ports. Samsung instead opted to move the power button to the left side, right under the volume rockers. At first, I thought it would be hard to turn the device on and off, but I usually use the in-display fingerprint sensor anyway, and I can easily turn the device on and off with my index finger versus my thumb.
Like most things, this took about a day to get used to, but then it felt completely normal. The standard model Galaxy Note 10 does not have microSD expansion. Samsung has won 13 DisplayMate awards for the display on the Note 10 Plus, and I would say the awards are justified. As for the size, 6. This is probably due to the aspect ratio.
Because the Note 10 Plus is effectively the same footprint as the Note 9 with more screen and less bezel, it feels familiar. I am using the default One UI launcher, which makes elements on the screen larger and easier to reach versus other launchers, so this may be part of why the screen feels so usable. I tried the Galaxy S10 Plus again after using the Note for a few days and it felt tiny by comparison.
Funny how we adapt to these things. Samsung has also put the same ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor that we saw in the Galaxy S10 series in this device. Where the S10 seemingly misread my fingerprint more than it read it correctly, the Note 10 Plus has had a much higher success rate. This may be attributed to the fact that Samsung moved the sensor higher on the display than it was on the S10 Plus, making it easier to press naturally.
In benchmarks, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus scores well. In Geekbench it nabbed 3, and 10, for the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively versus the and scores on the Galaxy S10 Plus. One day, I got 5 hours and 2 minutes of screen-on time.
The next, I got 7 hours and 33 minutes. On average, if I unplugged my phone at around 9 am, it would be near dead by around midnight. I was hoping for a bigger battery though, since the screen is noticeably bigger than both the last Note and the Galaxy S10 Plus. Real-world testing got the device from 0 to percent in about 75 minutes, which can come in pretty handy when you need a quick jump.
The placement of the camera array is also better in my opinion because you no longer get your index finger in wide shots.
The overall quality of the Note 10 Plus camera is very similar to the Galaxy S10 Plus, but I feel Samsung has improved its processing a bit. Color is very good and the HDR is far less dramatic. The Galaxy S10 Plus would raise the shadows and blacks of every shot extremely aggressively, and the Note 10 Plus does a better job of having more contrast in shots. The wide camera is amazingly versatile. This can be fixed in post-production if you want to, but the camera is still very useful for getting more in the frame and making things feel large.
The standard camera is the sharpest and has good color. It also has the widest potential aperture of the three cameras.
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The telephoto camera also seems improved, probably from a software level. This is primarily used for making 3D models of objects. Samsung lets you manipulate these models in post, and even export them to software like Blender 3D. There is no Depth Vision camera on the smaller Galaxy Note Unfortunately, like other Samsung cameras, the Note 10 Plus struggles in low light. The Note 10 will leave the aperture open for a while to get enough light, which causes quite a bit of smearing if the subject is moving at all. The phone will also overdo contrast in low-light scenarios, blowing out highlights and crushing blacks and shadows.
The front-facing camera on the Note 10 is very good. Images are sharp and have good color. Dynamic range is good and I think it looks even better than the rear cameras.
This is surprising because Samsung had to make the aperture smaller on the Note 10 selfie camera than it was on the Galaxy Note 9. You can change the amount of blur with the slider. The device must have enabled Google to collect the location details. You can now remotely access the device to monitor the data saved on the device. It provides only the recent data that is stored on the device. Midnight Raid is an easy method generally performed at night on the Samsung device you want to spy on. It is a push message that will allow you to run the application on the phone.
The phone must be charging and turned on.
The application will then start transferring the data. Through this data, you will receive a unique ID of the monitored device. To spy on a Samsung mobile phone, another effective and easy approach is to use a spyware program. There are different spy applications available in the market. These spy apps give you access to the monitored device.