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Samsung Galaxy S10+VERDICT
WE’REIMPRESSEDDisplay,Stereospeakers,daylight
camera,ultrawidelens,buildquality
WE’DIMPROVEUnevenlowlightcamera,game
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placement
THELASTWORDTheGalaxyS10 +treat syoutoa
sliceofthe future in a meticulously curated package.2160p@30/ 60 fps,0.4seconds ofsuperslowmotion
@720pand0.8@480pbutwhattruly raised
expectationswasHDR10+outputmakingourrecorded
footagelookingverynatural. Certainfeatureslike
stabilisationorautofocuswouldbeturnedoffatcertain
resolutions.4Kwasverysharphavingbalanced
contrast.Shakesorstutteringwhenpanningwere
mitigatedwitheaseandwedidn’tfindanyissues.
ShippingwithOneUIbasedonAndroid9.0Pieout
ofthebox,Samsunghastakenuserfeedbacktoheartby
creatinganinterfacethat’scleanerandfeelsmore
responsivethantheolderExperienceinterface.Thebold
lookandlargeroundediconsseemedoddtousatfirst
butwegotaccustomedtoit.Eventhough weweren’t
entirelyfansoftheemptyspaceleftatatthetop,it did
helpmakeonehandednavigationeasiertoanextent.
Edgepanelsforaddingappshortcutsandcustomisable
Edgelightingareeverpresentshowingnosignsofgoing
away. Notificationcardshavebeendroppedandthe
taskswitcherofferslesschoicesthanbefore.Althoughit
coulddowithsomerefinement,gesturenavigation
makesitsdebutintheS series.UnfortunatelySamsung
is stillpeddlingBixbyhopingusersgivethe chanceto
setroutinesorlearnfromtheirhabitstoautomatetasks
accordingtothetimeandday.Our8GBRAM+128GB
unitateapps forbreakfastthanksinnosmallpartto
Exynos 9820 SoCandMali-G76GPU.Dailytaskswere
handledwithoutanysignsoflagordelay.Afterplaying
resourceintensivegameslike PUBG,Asphalt 9,Fortnite
andDarknessRisingformorethananhour,wenoticed
thesluggishframerateandit wasevidentthatwewere
experiencingthrottlingtocooldownthe internals. The
toutedvaporchambercoolingisn’t able todo muchon
thisfrontbutatleastkeeps thetemperaturedowntoa
levelwhereholdingthephoneis bearable.Comingto
audio,AKGstereospeakerimplementationisbetter
thaneverremainingcrystalclearatmaxvolume
producingsongsorsoundeffectswithremarkable
presence.Wekept DolbyAtmosenabledasit boosted
the audioby addingmorenuanceandrichnesstoit.The
bundledAKGearphonessoundprettydecentandwon’t
make yourushoutfora separatepairunlessyouarean
audiophiledemandingpeakauralperfection.Call
qualitywasfineandwasable tofiltermostambient
noise.Thesignalreceptionwasbetterthanthe Note 9
andthenetworkstrengthdidn’twildlyfluctuate.The
4000mAhbatterywasreliable enoughtolastafullday
ofnormaluseextendingto1.5dayswheninteracted
withsparingly.It takesaroundtwohourstofully
chargefromzerowiththe 15Wfastchargerpacked
inside the casewhichis a shamegivenhowthe
competitionisgoingforfastersolutions.Wireless
Powershare,a newfeature,enables9Wwireless
chargingofsupporteddevicesbyplacingit ontheback
panelofthe S10+.BeingthefirstsmartphonewithWi-Fi
6,it canbe seenasthe proverbialcherryontopofanall
rounderpackage.We’dappreciateSamsungdelivering
timelyupdatestofix impendingissuesandkeep in
mind theergonomics for the eventual S11+.