Welcome to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ review by T3. In recent weeks I have tested the new technical leader of the South Korean manufacturer and what follows is my opinion on the new flagship of fantastic dimensions.
And that big size is important, as for the first time in the history of the series, Samsung released two Notes at the same time, the 6.3-inch Galaxy Note 10 and this 6.8-inch Galaxy Note 10+.
As such, for fans of Android phones that have a soft spot for the Samsung stylus phone series, there is now a serious choice to make when going Note, and above all therefore considering the size of the screen is not the only difference to consider.
We hope this full review, which divides the phone into a variety of key scoring categories, will somehow help make this decision clearer for potential upgrades.
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Last year I reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 for T3 and I was very, very impressed with the overall package. He dripped "with a level of premium and functionality" that made him the best Android phone in the world at launch, and still remains a superb all-round device.
That being the case, however, what role is there on the market not only for the Note 10, but for a huge Note 10+, super expensive? It's not an easy question to answer and, in a nutshell, I don't think it will be an easy decision for many people to make.
If you absolutely need to have a quick and immediate takeaway from this Galaxy Note 10+ review, however, I would say that although this phone is technically the best known on the market, as well as the best phone that Samsung has ever made, I think most of the people will adapt better to plumping for a normal 10 note, or even for last year's note 9, which is now half the price of the model reviewed here.
To find out exactly why, in addition to how the Note 10+ performed the test, read on.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ comes in three colors: Aura Glow, Aura Black and Aura Pink. The Aura Glow is an indefinable blend of a handful of colors that is incredibly reflective and appears in a different shade every time it captures light.
In Samsung's official marketing images, it looks remarkably like the sparkling finishes seen on the Huawei P30 series, but it's not as pleasant as the meat one. It's too reflective to really make the colors shine in our opinion.
All variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 range are now for sale. The Galaxy Note 10 starts at £ 899 for the 4G model with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of integrated storage, while the Galaxy Note 10+ costs £ 999 for the 256 GB variant and reaches the maximum at £ 1,199 for the 5G portable model with 512 GB of memory and 12 GB of RAM.
The T3 was quite eloquent on the Galaxy Note 10 in our practical review and how its new compact design feels right. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the Note 10+, which is a rather bulky sheet of glass and metal. Being completely honest, keeping the phone for the first time is reminiscent of the Galaxy S10 5G.
Obviously, there are huge advantages on a larger screen, from watching movies and box sets during your morning commutes, showing off holiday shots to friends, reading eBooks on a flight, and diving into the latest successful mobile game.
And with the Galaxy Note series, there are even more advantages for the mammoth display, which makes a canvas much larger for handwritten notes, lets you view and annotate more than one PDF or web page without having to scroll constantly and means that the smartphone functions as a bigger trackpad when using DeX.
The large 6.8-inch AMOLED HDR10 + display on the Note 10+ will handle everything brilliantly, but after prolonged use, taking this smartphone with you every day certainly leads to compromises for storage and transportation - pockets don't I am certainly.
It is also important to note here that the power button, which is mounted to the left on the Note 10+ along with the volume buttons, now also acts as a Bixby button (later on that chapter).
With the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, Samsung has transferred the cut-out cut into an O shape in the Infinity-O design. While the Galaxy S10 series kept the hole, which houses the front camera and helps the company achieve that impressive screen-body ratio, in the upper right corner of the screen and the Galaxy A8s blew it up high left, the Galaxy Note 10 keeps the dead center of the built-in camera.
it's good. But the cyclopic aspect of the Note 10+ is not something that can ever be credibly described as "beautiful" - something that surely could be said of the previous Galaxy Note models.
However, if the notch much maligned on the iPhone X has taught us anything, it is very easy to get used to an intrusion in the middle of the screen.
Overall, I think it's fair to say that the design of the Note 10 + is attractive but not beautiful, and its huge form factor takes something away from what is actually a very minimalist and slim design.
As you would expect from Samsung's technical leader, the Note 10+ has a formidable technical card that reads more like a laptop than a smartphone. The device is powered by a new Exynos 9825 seven-nanometer chipset that offers higher speeds (see reference box) and greater power management than the impressive Exynos 9820 in the Galaxy S10 series.
That state-of-the-art silicon is coupled with 12 GB of RAM and a choice of 256 GB or 512 GB of integrated memory. Unlike the Note 10, the Galaxy Note 10+ includes a microSD slot that can be used to add up to 1 TB of additional storage space, so this space is unlikely to remain without space, with a maximum possible memory of 1.5 TB beats many laptops, let alone other phones.
The screen is undoubtedly one of the most stunning features of the Note 10+ and, to be honest, the main reason why someone should look for the phone on the younger brother. The 6.8-inch AMOLED screen, 1440 x 3040 at 498 ppi, is a thing of real beauty, with the usually superb South Korean manufacturer's vibration, contrast and sharpness once again on display, but now at truly amazing dimensions.
In fact, thanks to the enormous screen size, the central hole camera and the minimal frame effect, the flagship phone now enjoys an incredible 94.7% screen-to-body ratio, compared to the 83.9% of the Galaxy Note 9. This makes a huge difference in the display of content and, of course, also the use of the S Pen digital stylus, with a now phenomenal amount of screen space in which to take notes, illustrate and browse online.
Having recently spent a lot of time with the Sony Xperia 1, with its extraordinary Bravia 21: 9 panel, which was only slightly disappointed by the disappointing battery of that phone, the Note 10+ certainly had a hard to follow and, while the I would say that the Sony phone is still the device on which I would prefer to watch the contents of films in 21: 9, for the rest the Note 10+ is equal to or greater than the Xperia 1.
The performances are, as you can see from the nearby boxout, at the highest levels. That combination of Exynos 9825, GPU Mali-G76 and 12 GB of RAM means that any mobile device you launch on this phone will be handled comfortably.
And, as you'd expect, that hardware has translated into a smooth and fluid in-app user experience, in-game and while browsing the phone's user interface. Delay and wait are definitely not something you have to face when using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+.
And, although it was not possible to test the function, I am confident that the hardware package provided here will mean that the phone will work admirably in Samsung DeX, adding a light processing experience to the overall package as well.
Unlike the Galaxy S10 5G, the similarly proportioned Note 10+ sticks with the same single 10 MP front camera with f / 2.2 on the smaller Note 10. It is interesting to see Samsung move away from the dual-selfie system used on the Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G.
Fortunately, this means that the hole in the display remains relatively small, unlike the pill-shaped pores seen on the larger variants of the Galaxy S10 range. During the period of time spent testing the laptop, the photos of the Note 10 + front camera went well - with many details that will survive more than a few changes before being posted on Facebook and Instagram.
Like note 10, the 10+ note also supports Live Focus photos of the front camera, so you can add an artificial bokeh blur behind the face.
Samsung has also launched some more extravagant looks for those who want to stand out from the endless sea of bokeh-filled selfies, including a new "Glitch" effect that gives the background the look of a poorly maintained VHS - with stuttering tracing and colors. It's not something you'll probably use very often, but it's still a fun new addition.
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