Tech Advisor - UK (2020-01)

JANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 139

the S10 it truly feels like the software and hardware are

finally in unison.

The most obvious change is the switch from tap to

gesture navigation, but Samsung isn’t quite ready to

embrace it wholeheartedly. I was surprised to find that

full-screen gestures were switched off by default when

I powered on the S10, and without a prompt during

setup, I wonder how many people are going to find its

hiding spot inside the nav bar settings.

That’s a shame, because gesture navigation is nearly

perfect on the S10+. With ultra-slim bezels, the swipes

for back, home, and recent are natural and easy to

reach. The extra few millimetres of space afforded by

the elimination of the navigation bar gives the phone a

One UI on the

S10+ is a vast

improvement over

the prior version

JANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 139

theS10it trulyfeelslikethesoftware and hardware are
finally in unison.
The most obvious change is the switch from tap to
gesture navigation, but Samsung isn’t quite ready to
embrace it wholeheartedly. I was surprised to find that
full-screen gestures were switched off by default when
I poweredontheS10,andwithouta promptduring
setup,I wonderhowmanypeoplearegoingtofind its
hiding spot inside the nav bar settings.
That’s a shame, because gesture navigation is nearly
perfect on the S10+. With ultra-slim bezels, the swipes
for back, home, and recent are natural and easy to
reach. The extra few millimetres of space afforded by
the elimination of the navigation bar gives the phone a

One UI on the

S10+ is a vast

improvement over

the prior version