ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 135BUYING GUIDEwas stutter-, lag-, and slowdown-free. Here’s how
it compared to the Note 9:
Geekbench 4 (Single-core/multi-core)
Galaxy Note 9: 2,294/7,714
Galaxy S10+: 3,448/10,803
PCMark Work 2.0
Galaxy Note 9: 8,227
Galaxy S10+: 9,549
3D Mark Sling Shot Extreme
Galaxy Note 9: 4,659
Galaxy S10+: 5,456
Of course, off-the-charts performance is basically
table stakes for a £1,099 phone. Battery life is far more
important. The S10+ packs a 4,100mAh battery, bigger
than the ones in both the S9+ and the Note 9. The
larger capacity makes a big difference. In benchmarks,
I was able to top 11 hours of runtime, about 10 percent
longer than with other 4,000mAh phones I’ve tested.
In the real world, the S10+ is even better than the
benchmarks indicate. Samsung’s new phones have
Android 9’s Adaptive power saving mode, which uses
machine learning to intelligently shut off unnecessary
apps and processes to conserve battery life. Switching
it on makes the S10+ seem like it has a larger battery
than it does. I easily powered through a day of heavy
use without needing to turn on the battery saver. A
few percentage points might not seem like much, but
over the course of a day it adds up.