Price From £999 (4G, 256GB) Company Samsung Web http://www.samsung.comGalaxy Note10+
PLUS POINT There’s much to like in Samsung’s latest
Note, which showcases Wacom tech and stellar specsamsung’s Note line has been
a favourite with creatives
for years. And that trend
looks set to continue with
the new Note10+.
The device’s 6.8-inch screen
stretches the definition of ‘pocket-
sized’. But this statement needs
qualifying. If you’ve seen an iPhone Xs
Max with its 6.5-inch screen, then
that’s probably the upper limit of what
you’d want to be carrying around with
you. Samsung has managed to
squeeze a bigger display into a similar-
sized chassis – which is lighter than the
Xs Max – by removing the phone’s
bezels. The result is an all-screen,
notch-free experience.S
The S Pen doubles as a
remote control, enabling
you to manipulate the
device with just a wave
of your hand.Taking centre stage is that curved
AMOLED panel. It’s huge, punchy,
vibrant and fills 91 per cent of the
phone’s fascia, framed by a tiny border
and interrupted only by a small, punch-
hold front camera. At the bottom is a
USB-C port, speaker grille, the
retractable, spring-loaded S Pen, and
on the left are all the buttons.
The Galaxy Note 10+’ design isn’t just
the pinnacle of Samsung’s smartphone
legacy; it’s the best we’ve seen to date,
with the polished aluminium frame
melding beautifully into the Gorilla
Glass curved back and front. The Note
10+ is protected with IP68 water and
dust resistance, and thanks to the pre-
fitted screen protector you’ll havesomething safeguarding that beautiful
screen right out of the box.LIGHT AND SHADE
The device features a Dynamic
AMOLED panel with a 19:9 aspect ratio
and QHD+ resolution (1,440x3040).
The panel has HDR10+ support, which
ensures it gets both very bright and
very dark. Blacks showcased by the
Note 10+ look deep and rich, making it
perfect for watching content in low
light with its 2,000,000:1 contrast
ratio, and thanks to its high brightness
levels (up to 1,200 nits), it’s easy to see
what’s going on outdoors when using
it. Viewing angles are also stellar, and
while it hasn’t got the highest refresh-The Galaxy Note 10+’ design isn’t just
the pinnacle of Samsung’s smartphone
legacy; it’s the best we’ve seen to date
rate around, it’s still a class-leading
canvas for your creativity in terms of
size and colour reproduction.
The Note 10+ features a Wacom
digitiser under the display that, when
coupled with the phone’s S Pen,
supports 4,096 levels of pressure
sensitivity. This is combined with deep
software integration with the phone
itself. Pull out the S Pen and a menu
cascades up with shortcuts to S Pen
functions such as creating a new note,
writing on a screenshot, translating
on-screen text and more.
You can supplement this menu with
shortcuts to other S Pen apps, which
can be downloaded through the
Google Play Store. The Notes app is
handy, and thanks to excellent opticalTake wide -angle landsc ape
photos or zoom in for the
perfect portrait shot with the
Note10+’s rear camera.The Note10+’s huge 6.8-inch
screen is only broken up by the
front-facing 10MP selfie camera.Reviews