Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Summary

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 is its flagship product to come and should be released in less than a week. The company has transmitted its flagship product to several media outlets. This is a summary of their first impressions and comments. Now, although most outlets have not yet done a thorough review of this device, enough words have been written for a general conclusion to be formed. It is a very good phone, but also very expensive.

Display

Samsung has traditionally one of the best screens on the market. These are OLED screens that power the range of iPhone X devices and which, according to rumor, would be part of the package of the iPhone 11. In the Note 10 Plus, the company uses its Infinity screen associated with a full HD screen AMOLED. The results are impressive.

"The Note 10 Plus has a 6.8-inch screen with a center-punched cut-out for the front camera. It covers almost edge-to-edge, with almost no frame, "says Jason Cipriani of ZDNet. "The colors are bright and vibrant, and the saturation is to my taste. I do not give much importance to the DisplayMate, but for those who care, the display of the score 10 was rewarded with 13 performance records. "

Andrew Martonik from Android Central agrees. According to his first impressions, Samsung "knocked out the park again". He concludes that "Samsung's external visibility is unmatched and it's incredibly clear, even if it's set to FHD + by default."

The note 10 of Samsung however does not have the best display in all respects. The Forbes reporter notes that the OnePlus 7 Pro has a 90Hz display and the Google Pixel 4 would have one too. This puts Samsung on the back foot, at least as far as the refresh rate is concerned.

Design

Samsung's Galaxy lineup has beautiful, more and more extravagant designs from the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and S6 a few years ago. The note 10 is part of the continuity of this tradition by relying on a laced design of metal and glass that resonates with the reviewers.

"The company has become more and more minimalistic with the design language – something that I appreciate. Over the years, as the smartphone has become a day-to-day utility, product design is moving further and further in its own way, "notes Brian Heater of Techcrunch. The glass design of the device is not synonymous with sun and rainbow (and I say it very literally). "On some smooth surfaces such as glass, you will sometimes notice that the unit slips slightly. I would say that the chances of dropping it are pretty good with its frictionless design language, so you'll want to get a holster for your phone at $ 1,000. Before you do, admire this color scheme on the back. "

You will also want a holster to hide the unsightly fingerprints that appear after prolonged use. The glass phones are beautiful, but only for a moment.

Camera

Samsung often has one of the best cameras on flagship phones, and that does not change with the Note 10. It's still one of the best, but not the best in a world where Huawei and Google build cameras that provide brilliant photos via pure hardware prowess or magic software.

"I'm going to need more time with the camera to see if anything has changed compared to the S10 +, but up to now, it's exactly as expected: solid, consistent and pleasing to the eye, "said Martonik of Android Central. "Photography in very low light is a weak point and the high-quality wide angle camera is a strong point. The front camera is fine too.

"The main camera network continues to be one of the best in mobile telephony. The inclusion of telephoto lenses and ultra-wide lenses allows a wide variety of shots. The hardware, associated with machine learning, makes taking a bad picture a lot harder, "TechCrunch says.

TechRadar found that the camera looked a lot like the Galaxy S10 Plus. "Real stills have bright, punchy colors that are more saturated than dull, yet true-to-life images from the latest generation of iPhone. It's a bit like we saw on the S10 Plus. "

Ben Sin from Forbes agrees with this conclusion: "The camera performance of the Note 10 Plus is virtually identical to that of the Galaxy S10, which means that Note 10 cameras are very good and can often go with the best of the best. But in the end, it is insufficient and can not claim the title of "best camera on a smartphone". "

Performance

Samsung's note line is a powerful user phone and is usually powered by the fastest processor available to date. This has not changed with Note 10. Samsung adds the Snapdragon 855 and up to 12 GB of RAM, and critics are impressed.

"With a multi-core Geekbench score of 10,849, it's the fastest Android smartphone we've ever tested. But it's not the fastest phone. This title still belongs to the iPhone XS, which should soon be replaced by the iPhone 11 much faster, "says Matt Swider of TechRadar." What's important is that these numbers from raw references tell us that Note 10 is fast enough to work in 3D. games for years to come and also act as a device to connect to Windows 10 and manage office-type applications in Dex mode. At the end of the day, the number of shots counts does not count as much as some claim to say. This phone is incredibly fast. "

All other reviewers suggest different ways to rephrase the same idea. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is a fast phone, which is a good thing for its Dex capabilities.

Reviewer's conclusions

Most reviewers have not yet reached full conclusions, with the exception of TechCrunch and Forbes.

"There are not enough hires on board to really recommend an upgrade to the 8 or 9 rating – especially at the price of $ 1,099. TechCrunch concluded: "But if you need a new phone, look for something big and flashy and are ready to splurge, the note continues to be the one to beat."

"The Galaxy Note 10 Plus is a major leap from the Galaxy Note 9, and the gap is larger than any previous jump from one year to the next for a series of notes. As I said, the phone no longer has any flagrant flaws, now that Samsung has solved all of its quirks and stubborn habits, "says Forbes, with however an added caveat. "There is always a Chinese phone capable of doing better than the Note 10 Plus. Be it the low-light lens of the Huawei P30 Pro, the smoother 90Hz display of the OnePlus 7 Pro or the zoom prowess of the Oppo Reno 10X, a Chinese brand is clearly doing something that surpasses the offer of Samsung. And these three phones are also cheaper. "

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 seems to be an easily recommended phone for users looking for an update. Like an iPhone, it will have neither the best camera nor the best display. What it has is a better overall package than the devices that do it. The question of whether this total package would be worth a $ 500 bonus at launch is a question that every user should ask.