ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 139BUYING GUIDEthis-then-that-style commands. A powerful and useful
system of shortcuts, Bixby Routines isn’t so much
about voice commands as it is about intelligence. For
example, you can set your S10 to conserve battery
by turning off the always-on display if you forget to
put it on the charger at night. Or you can limit auto-
rotate to certain apps, such as YouTube and Netflix.
Samsung provides a few routines to get started, but
the combinations are basically endless, especially
when compared to the relatively limited options
with Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.
Cameras
Samsung has returned the S10 and S10+ to photo
parity after making the dual lens an S9+ exclusive.
Both gain the new triple-camera array that finally lets
you capture ultra-wide images. Here are the specs:
Camera 1: 12Mp telephoto Camera, f/2.4, OIS
Camera 2: 12Mp wide-angle, dual f/1.5-f/2.4, OIS
Camera 3: 16Mp ultra wide, f/2.2
The result is a camera that can take different
photos than the S9 does, though not necessarily
better ones. That’s not so much a criticism as it is a
recognition that the Galaxy S9+ already offers one
of the best smartphone cameras you can buy, and
Samsung is basically in refinement mode at this point.
The biggest upgrade is in field of view. When
switching to the ultra-wide camera (accessible via a
button above the shutter), the viewing area increases,
from 45- to 77- to 123 degrees. That means you’ll