APRIL 2019 PCWorld 33Of course, off-the-charts performance is
basically table stakes for a $1,000 phone.
Battery life is far more important. The S10+
packs a 4,100mAh battery, bigger than the
ones in both the S9+ and
the Note 9. The larger
capacity makes a big
difference. In benchmarks,
I was able to top 11 hours
of runtime, about 10
percent longer than with
other 4,000mAh phones
I’ve tested.
In the real world, the
S10+ is even better than
the benchmarks indicate.
Samsung’s new phones
have Android 9’s new
Adaptive power saving
mode, which uses machine
learning to intelligently
shut off unnecessary apps
and processes to conserve
battery life. Switching it on
makes the S10+ seem like it
has a much larger battery
than it does. I easily
powered through a day of
heavy use without needing
to turn on the battery saver.
A few percentage points
might not seem like much,
but over the course of a
day it adds up.significant jump over any 845 phone, and
daily performance was stutter-, lag-, and
slowdown-free. Here’s how it compared to
the Note 9:
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy S10+Geekbench 4
(Single-core performance)LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE2,294
3,448Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy S10+Geekbench 4
(Multi-core performance)LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE7, 7 1 4
10,803Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy S10+PCMark Work 2.0
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE8,227
9,549Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy S10+3D Mark Sling Shot Extreme
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE4,659
5,456