Android Advisor - UK (2019-10)

144 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 67

BUYING GUIDE

The Galaxy S10+ is a

superhero of a handset

even without any of

2019’s bells and whistles

and it’s the phone’s only biometric security

mechanism. The hole in the display for the front

camera is inelegant. The cameras are less impressive

than in Samsung’s past efforts – a point underscored

by Google’s processing abilities in the Pixel 3.

Then there’s the elephant in the room, the Galaxy

Fold. The S phone has enjoyed flagship status for

the better part of a decade, but suddenly it needs

to figure out where it fits in Samsung’s smartphone

hierarchy, at least in terms of wow factor.

Still, even without the newest specs and features,

the S10+ could very well still end up being Samsung’s

mightiest hero. It might not deliver the sci-fi sizzle of

the Galaxy Fold. But like Captain Marvel, sometimes