130 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 67BUYING GUIDE
And in many ways, they’re both the last of a dying
breed. The Galaxy S10+ may represent the culmination
of 10 years of Samsung’s Android engineering,
but it’s also the phone that doesn’t fold. Much like
2017’s iPhone 8 Plus, which existed in the shadow
of the button-less and OLED iPhone X, the Galaxy
S10+ no longer represents the pinnacle of Samsung
innovation. That honour now falls to the Galaxy
Fold, arriving soon.
But even with the forces of change closing in
on all sides, the Galaxy S10+ more than holds its
own. It might have a sky-high price tag at £1,099,
but the S10+ is also a massive improvement over
its predecessor, pushing the limits of conventional
smartphone design just about as far as they can go.
And just like Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), it’s not
about to fade into irrelevance without a fight.Design
Even without straying too far from the Infinity Display
formula that began with the S8, the Galaxy S10+ is a
completely new device. Most notably, Samsung has
trimmed its empty spaces even further, leaving slivers
of black above and below the screen. That brings the
size of the S10+ down to 157.6x74.1x7.8mm, a touch
smaller than the Note 9 despite sporting the same
6.4in display dimension.
There’s not much to quibble with when it comes
to the design. The return to chrome along the sides
reflects a sophistication over the colourized aluminium
of the S9, right down to the classic five-holed speaker
grille along the bottom edge. The same chrome