Our quick take

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 initial

A Galaxy Note, but more compact

  • 151.0 x 71.8 x 7.9mm, 168g IP68 water protection In-display fingerprint scanner

 

A new S Pen 

  • Unibody S Pen design 6-axis motion sensing Bluetooth low energy

A smaller display

  • 6.3-inch AMOLED display 2280 x 1080 pixels, 401ppi HDR 10+ support

Hardware with a nod to gaming 

  • Exynos or Qualcomm depending on region 8GB RAM, 256GB storage - no microSD 3500mAh battery with 45W charging

Note 10 cameras 

  • Main: 12MP, dual aperture f/1.5 + f/2.4, OIS Ultra-wide: 16MP, f/2.2 Tele: 12MP, f/2.1 OIS

To recap

A Note with a smaller screen, but all that S Pen performance. There have been some compromises made to this flagship device to present a smaller model, but in reality, if you’ve always thought the Note was too big for you - you finally have a smaller and cheaper device to choose.