30 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019REVIEWMuch like the S10 and S10+, these cameras and
incredibly good. The ultra-wide angle is so useful to
have, and I missed it when I changed phones. The
telephoto lens allows for 2x optical zoom but there’s
a decent quality 10x digital zoom too.
The 10- and 8Mp front facing cameras take decent
selfies and adds a 3D depth camera just like the back
set of lenses. It’s a very versatile setup as long as you
don’t mind the cut-out design (I don’t).
The cameras are outstanding, even if they are
practically the same as the S10+. The bokeh effect in
live focus mode (what Samsung calls portrait) is quite
aggressive, but it’s still one of the most versatile and
capable smartphone camera setups ever made.Extra, extra!
The extra cost of the phone is justified not only by
the 5G capabilities, but the fact it has every phone
feature under the sun. There’s IP68 waterproofing, a
headphone jack (with AKG headphones in the box),
wireless charging and even wireless power-sharing for
charging other Qi compatible devices. It’s the most
fully featured phone you can buy.
The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is also one of the
best on the market and an improvement on the less
reliable optical sensors on phones like the OnePlus
6T and 7 Pro. Once I learned the area of the display
that it was in, it worked every time and while it’s not
as accurate as a physical sensor, I prefer it to a rear
mounted one.
Samsung’s One UI over Android 9 Pie is much better
than older iterations of its skins. It’s still quite different30 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019REVIEW
Much like the S10 and S10+, these cameras and
incredibly good. The ultra-wide angle is so useful to
have, and I missed it when I changed phones. The
telephotolensallowsfor2xopticalzoombutthere’s
adecent quality 10x digital zoom too.
The 10- and 8Mp front facing cameras take decent
selfies and adds a 3D depth camera just like the back
set of lenses. It’s a very versatile setup as long as you
don’t mind the cut-out design (I don’t).
The cameras are outstanding, even if they are
practically the same as the S10+. The bokeh effect in
live focus mode (what Samsung calls portrait) is quite
aggressive, but it’s still one of the most versatile and
capable smartphone camera setups ever made.Extra, extra!
The extra cost of the phone is justified not only by
the 5G capabilities, but the fact it has every phone
feature under the sun. There’s IP68 waterproofing, a
headphone jack (with AKG headphones in the box),
wireless charging and even wireless power-sharing for
chargingotherQicompatibledevices.It’sthemost
fullyfeatured phone you can buy.
The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is also one of the
best on the market and an improvement on the less
reliable optical sensors on phones like the OnePlus
6T and 7 Pro. Once I learned the area of the display
that it was in, it worked every time and while it’s not
as accurate as a physical sensor, I prefer it to a rear
mounted one.
Samsung’s One UI over Android 9 Pie is much better
than older iterations of its skins. It’s still quite different