Our quick take
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ - 4.5 / 5
Design & Screen
- 6.8-inch AMOLED display, 3040 x 1440 pixels (448ppi), HDR 10+ support Measures: 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9mm / Weighs: 196g Under-screen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner Aura Glow colour option (as pictured) IP68 waterproof design
Let’s Talk S Pen
Unibody S Pen design, stows into Note’s body Inductive in-body charging, 10 hours battery Multiple writing/note-taking modes 6-axis sensor, gesture control
Create Note (a hand-written page, with handwriting-to-text conversion) Smart Select (grab a piece of the screen’s view and put this into other windows/some apps) Screen Write (take a screenshot in order to annotate it) Send Live Messages / AR Doodles (draw on a video and have these move with the subject) Translate (hover over text, using Google translate within webpages/some apps)
What is Samsung DeX and what can it do?
Hardware & Battery Life
- Qualcomm or Exynos hardware, depending on region 12GB RAM, 256GB storage + microSD expansion 4,300mAh battery with 45W charging 4G and 5G options
Cameras
- Main: 12MP, dual aperture (f/1.5 + f/2.4), OIS Ultra-wide: 16MP, f/2.2 aperture Tele: 12MP, f/2.1 aperture, OIS DepthVision sensor
To recap
It’s all about the S Pen stylus. That, ultimately, is what makes the Note 10+ a king in among the crowd, because it’s a genuinely useful point of difference. It’s a necessary one, too, as the battery life, connectivity and cameras simply aren’t class-leading - which is a shame, as the Note once held such accolades.
