ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 41REVIEWyour favourite phone of all time. No matter what
handset you’re upgrading from, the Note10+ will be
an improvement, likely a significant one. It’s not just
the speed (though it’s basically the fastest phone
ever made) or the display (which is pretty much
flawless). From the bezels to the battery life, the
Note10+ is at the very top of its game, capping off
Samsung’s strongest year in recent memory.
It’s so good, I’m not sure where Samsung goes
from here. While previous Galaxy Note phones
have left clear upgrade paths for future models, the
Note10+ clips every branch with a package that’s
as stunning as it is expensive. As long as you can
handle its massive size.
The closest yet to an all-screen design
The first thing you’ll notice about the Note+ is what it
doesn’t have. Namely, bezels. Samsung has somehow
trimmed the area above and below the display beyond
even what the Galaxy S phones brought earlier this
year, giving the Note10+ a real full-screen feel. They
bezels are so skinny, I didn’t even mind the extra
millimetre of space on the bottom.
Without the Note 9’s bezel, which held the front
camera, receiver/speaker, and various sensors,
Samsung has been creative with the 10+. Like the S10,
there’s a hole in the screen for the camera, but the
centred circle is way easier on the eyes than the S10’s
right-corner design. It’s still too low to centre itself in
the status bar, but most of the time, I barely noticed
the camera on the Note10+ (even without applying
special gradient wallpaper).