34 PCWorld APRIL 2019REVIEWS SAMSUNG GALAXY S10+
And that extra battery life comes in handy
when you want to use the Galaxy S10+’s
coolest party trick: reverse wireless charging.
It’s not the first phone to include the feature,
but it’s the most mainstream one. Using it
simple—just tap the Wireless PowerShare
button in the quick settings, flip over your
phone, and viola, it’s a charger—but it’s
probably not something you’ll use
much after your try it out or show
it off to your iPhone-using friends.
But it’s definitely the kind of thing
that’ll be great to have on the rare
occasion that you need it.FINALLY, A WORTHY
GALAXY INTERFACE
New Galaxy S phones traditionally
usher in the latest version of the
Samsung Experience, but
Samsung actually first pushed itsmassive One UI (go.pcworld.com/
s1ui) overhaul to the older S9 this
year. I’ve already written at length
about what One UI means to
Samsung’s family of devices, and on
the S10 it truly feels like the software
and hardware are finally in unison.
The most obvious change is the
switch from tap to gesture
navigation, but Samsung isn’t quite
ready to embrace it whole-
heartedly. I was surprised to find
that full-screen gestures were
switched off by default when I powered on
the S10, and without a prompt during setup, I
wonder how many people are going to find
its hiding spot inside the nav bar settings.
That’s a shame, because gesture
navigation is nearly perfect on the S10+. With
ultra-slim bezels, the swipes for back, home,
and recent are natural and easy to reach. TheThe five-hole speaker grille is a nice touch on the S10+.One UI on the S10+ is a vast improvement over the prior version.