Android Advisor - UK (2019-08)

16 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65

REVIEW

stop. It is therefore frustrating that at present you

can pretty much only get one on an expensive 5G

contract, or SIM free but locked to a network.

Its hardware improvements over the S10+ are

subtle enough (screen size, battery size and cameras)

to improve it while not turning it into a cumbersome

juggernaut of a device.

The cameras are outstanding, the display is

class-leading and the crown silver model is one

of the best-looking smartphones out there. This is

a truly outstanding device, so it’s a tad frustrating

that it’s only a 5G phone as it stands – as most

people shouldn’t fork out for a 5G contract until

the coverage is country-wide. Henry Burrell

Specifications

• 6.7in (3,040x1,440; 502ppi) dynamic AMOLED
  capacitive touchscreen


• Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI


• Exynos 9820 (8nm) processor


• Octa-core (2x 2.73GHz Mongoose M4, 2x 2.31GHz
  Cortex-A75, 4x 1.95GHz Cortex-A55) CPU


• Mali-G76 MP12 GPU


• 8GB RAM


• 264GB/512GB storage


• Four rear-facing cameras: 12Mp, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm
  (wide), 1/2.55in, 1.4μm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS; 12Mp,
  f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6in, 1.0μm, AF, OIS, 2x
  optical zoom; 16Mp, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)


• Front-facing camera: 10Mp, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual
  Pixel PDAF


• Dual-band 802.11acx Wi-Fi

16 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65

REVIEW

stop. It is therefore frustrating that at present you

can pretty much only get one on an expensive 5G

contract, or SIM free but locked to a network.

Its hardware improvements over the S10+ are

subtle enough (screen size, battery size and cameras)

to improve it while not turning it into a cumbersome

juggernaut of a device.

The cameras are outstanding, the display is

class-leading and the crown silver model is one

of the best-looking smartphones out there. This is

a truly outstanding device, so it’s a tad frustrating

that it’s only a 5G phone as it stands – as most

people shouldn’t fork out for a 5G contract until

the coverage is country-wide. Henry Burrell

Specifications

• 6.7in (3,040x1,440; 502ppi) dynamic AMOLED
  capacitivetouchscreen


• Android9.0(Pie),OneUI


• Exynos 9820 (8nm)processor


• Octa-core (2x 2.73GHz Mongoose M4, 2x 2.31GHz
  Cortex-A75,4x1.95GHz Cortex-A55) CPU


• Mali-G76MP12 GPU


• 8GBRAM


• 264GB/512GBstorage


• Four rear-facing cameras: 12Mp, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm
  (wide), 1/2.55in, 1.4μm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS; 12Mp,
  f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6in, 1.0μm, AF, OIS, 2x
  opticalzoom;16Mp,f/2.2,12mm(ultrawide)


• Front-facing camera: 10Mp, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual
  PixelPDAF


• Dual-band 802.11acx Wi-Fi