Galaxy Note 10 needs these six things to be really great

The rumors are already amassed for the Galaxy Note 10, the phone we plan to announce to Samsung in August, it follows its annual pace. The Note family is generally based on the Galaxy S series, in this case the Galaxy S10E, S10 and S10 Plus. These are all excellent phones in their own right with a lot to likebut there are some insignificant weaknesses that Samsung can use as an example of learning to perfect the note 10.

The note typically represents the culmination of first-rate features, including larger screen size and battery capacity, processor speed, camera technologies and new stylus tips. digital, the Samsung Pen S Pen. It goes without saying that Samsung could retain the pinnacle of its features for the Note line.

Things are different in 2019. As 5G and foldable devices emerge this yearSamsung may find it harder to convince the rating to compete with other devices this holiday season, including his own. Galaxy S10 5G and foldable Galaxy Fold. It will compete with the Huawei 5G foldable phones, usually highly visible on the Apple iPhone in September and on the Google Pixel of October.

Here is how Samsung could pass the Note 10 in front of the already excellent Galaxy S10 Plus.

This screen cutout (do not call it a notch)

If the wallpapers of robots and basketball players do not make you laugh, you may be ready to see Samsung experiment a different design for this camera from the front.

On S10 phones, the selfie camera takes the form of a circular cutout shifted to the right of the screen or a horizontal oval in the case of the Galaxy S10 Plus.

Although it does not interfere most of the time, this is noticeable when the screen is white. Notch's cut-outs and the cameras that pop up are other solutions, but they also have their share of critics and supporters.

Still, the Infinity-O screen that compensates for this perforation design is not universally appreciated, giving Samsung a chance to retry.

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3D face unlocking

3D cameras are starting to appear more frequently on Android phones. But few have tried to follow the face identification mechanism of the iPhone, which allows you to unlock the phone and pay for property by scanning your face.

Samsung has removed the iris scanner from its Galaxy phones, but has equipped the Galaxy S10 5G with a 3D sensor in front and back. The company said that it was there for the needs of the RA and maybe better deep photography, as with the new announced Huawei P30 Pro, which has a flight time sensor (TOF) at the rear.

Rumor has it that Android Q could fall back on this technology. If this is the case, the Galaxy Note 10 would be perfectly positioned to be Samsung's first phone to integrate secure face scan software. Do not forget that the default unlock of Android is there for convenience, but that it is not secure enough for mobile payments.

Standalone camera in night mode

Oh, Samsung. A few years ago, his camera technology was virtually untouchable, but now, Google's pixels 3 and 3 Huawei P30 Pro have surpassed the Galaxy S10 Plus in low light photography with stand-alone night modes. The results speak for themselves: the photos of Rival phones are clear and bright, with sharp contours and little overproduction.

All is not lost. Samsung is well aware of the competition and has almost certainly worked on its own. Note 10, which has always been the final version of Samsung before the return to school and holiday shopping, would be a suitable, if not late, springboard.

And how about improved video quality?

Accuracy of the fingerprint sensor on the screen

The Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus Ultrasonic Screen Fingerprint Reader is, in theory, a wonderful application of ultrasound technology (think ultrasonics) to safely unlock your phone and authenticate them. mobile payments.

In practice, this is a bit slow and largely inaccurate, requiring several attempts to unlock the phone. Plus, it does not work as well as promised if your fingers are wet or greasy. And one of the biggest security claims, that you can not fool it with a fake fingerprint, has just been challenged Someone who claims to have.

The note 10 is another opportunity to modify the software or to work with Qualcomm, which provides ultrasound technologies, on another patch.

5G speeds are a probability

Most Galaxy S10 phones are 4G, not 5G, and that's how it should be. Samsung is offering a 5G version that will be released this summer, which is already enough.

There are many reasons why being the first adopter of 5G is not a good idea. One of these reasons is the 5G chip inside the phone, which occupies space and locks the phone on a single network.

Qualcomm, which manufactures the 5G chip as well as the Snapdragon 855 processor inside Galaxy phones, is launch an upgrade later this year, this will make 5G phones more elegant and also able to navigate the networks of multiple operators. It is possible that the note 10 is the first phone to use it.

Foldable design with S Pen holder

Will the Galaxy Note 10 be foldable phone like the Galaxy Fold? Not far away. But think about how the Samsung digital pen, the S Pen, could work with a foldable screen. Especially since it seems like a fatality for a future Samsung device.

On the one hand, you have the note, whose stylus uses a large screen allowing for navigation, writing and drawing. On the other hand, the foldable design opens the largest screens on a cellular device.

The nature of the foldable screen as expansive surface supporting Android up to three active windows at once, makes it a fertile ground for a digital pen.

Whether it's a future foldable note that will call Galaxy Fold Note or simply a Galaxy Fold stand with S Pen support, it could provide additional utility in the sense of Apple Pencil support for the iPad Pro and the Microsoft Surface pen.

An S pen on a foldable note would also differentiate it from other foldable phones such as the Huawei Mate X or a future foldable iPhone.

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Article originally published on April 8 at 4am.