WWW.T3INDIA.COM APRIL 2019 T3 Tomorrow ’s Technology Today 67Samsung Galaxy S10+
easily withoutadjustingthe S10+inourhand. Likelasttime,it is
IP68ratedguaranteeingprotectionagainstdirt,dust,sandand
watersubmersionuptoa maximumdepthof1.5mfor 30
minutes.Overall, it exudesa classyaurawithexcellent
craftsmanshipthatis completelybefittingandexpectedfroma
flagshipgradedeviceliketheS10+.
It’snota stretchtocallthe6.4-inchDynamicAMOLED
displayasoneofthebestwehaveeverseenona smartphone.It
is gorgeousandviewinganysortofcontentis anabsolute
delight.Onitstoprightyouwillnoticethe‘Infinity-O’cutout
akahole-punchthattakesupa marginalamountofspace
housingthedualcameras.Usersmightbedividedonit butwe
feltit a bettercompromisethananyformofnotchthathijacksa
biggerpartofthedisplay.Whilethere’senoughspaceforthe
earpiece,thenotificationLEDhasbeendropped.Thebezelsare
slimandcontributetowardstheimpressive93%screen-to-
bodyratiobuttherewasa potentialformorebyreducingthe
chinatthebottom.The19:9aspectratiocombinedwiththe
WQHD+(3040x1440)resolutionofferamplescreenrealestate
butbydefaultitsrunsonFHD+(2280x1080). WhileNatural
modeshowscoloursinaccordancetothepropersRGBspace,
Vividcanbeselectedtogeta punchieralbeitlessprecisepicture.
ColourscanbefurthertweakedviatheRGBsliderstoachievea
particularlookifsodesired. Wedidnoticeafewunintended
pressesaccidentallyregisteringonthescreenbutoverallthe
capacitivetouchscreentookourinputsaccuratelylikea champ.
HDR10+opensupthepossibilitiesfortheVideoEnhancerto
improvethe contrastandkeepdetails visible indarkspotsthat
generally remainhidden.It’s effectively a stepaheadthanlast
yearexposingobscureddetailswithoutwashingthemout.
WhenAlwaysonDisplayis enabled,it remainsvisible
enoughyetnon-intrusiveatthe sametimemakinguskeepit on
frommorningtillnight. Speakingofthe afterhours,Night
modeis a darkthemeturningtheentireinterfaceintoa mixof
greyandblackforcomfortablereadingatnight.Nowcertified
byTÜVRheinland,theBlueLightfiltercutsdownonthe
aforementionedlightby 42%toreduceeyestrain.Talkingabout
security,irisunlockhasbeendumpedbut2Dfacialrecognition
is stillinplacealongwithanultrasonicfingerprintscanner
embeddedunderthe screen.Thelatteris saidtobe morereliable
andfoolproofthanconventionalscannersworkingevenwith
wetfingersrequiringjustalight tapratherthanaforcefulpress.
Sadly westruggledwiththe correctplacementasthe targetarea
is small. Thankfully,the timetakentounlockhasbeenvastly
reducedandraisingit towards usalmostalwaysunlocked
withoutmuchdelay.
Takingalookatthe optics,thereis a triple camerasetupon
therearcomprisingofa 12MPprimarysensor(f/1.5)withDual
PixelPDAF(PhaseDetectionAutoFocus)andOpticalImage
Stabilisation(OIS), 12MPtelephotolens(f/2.4)with2xoptical
zoom,AF,OISanda 16MPultrawidelens(f/2.2).Thisdefinitely
changes thegameandgivesyoudifferentperspectivestoplay
withonthefly. Thedaylight shotsweregreathavingfaithful
colourreproductionhoweversometimestheywerea tad
overexposed. Autofocusingwassnappy, evenduringfastpaced
situations.Theoverzealoustendencytooversmoothenforlesser
noisemakesskintoneslookstrange.Lowlight photography
indoorspassedmustermostofthe timebutstumbledoutdoors
asthelevelofdetailwaslacking. Theyarefineforsharingonline
thoughwhich iswherethe integrated Instagrambuttonwill
comeinhandy toquickly populateyourprofile page.A
dedicatedNeuralProcessingUnit(NPU)helpsdifferentiate
between 30 scenesandoptimisethecamerasettings
accordingly.Portraitclicks ofobjectscameupbetterthan
livesubjectsby a slight margin.It’s marvelloustoseejust
howmuchcanbe capturedinonegoby the ultrawidelens
withoutadjustingyourposition.Theedgesgetdistorted
whichcanbefixedwithpostprocessingcorrectionthat
straightensthemout.Wefoundthetelephotolenstobe
veryhandy whenwantingtotake criticalshotswheretime
is oftheessenceandpinchingtozoommeansthatperfect
shotislonggone.LiveFocusnowincludesfunwaystoadd
deptheffectstopicturesthatcanbe changedevenafter
takingthem.TheHDRprocessingis wellbalancedandable
to captureadditionaldetailfrombright anddarkareas.On
thefrontwehaveadualcamerasystemconsistingofa
1 0MPprimarylens(f/1.9)withDualPixelPDAFandan
8MPdepth sensor(f/2.2). Weweresatisfiedwitha majority
of ouroutputbutnoticedthatrarelythedepthsensor
couldn’t completelyfigureoutprotrudinghairstrands to
be partofthe subjectandwouldproceedtoblurthem.We
alsopreferredtakingallourselfiesinthewidemodeasthe
otheronebasically justcropsthe image.Videorecording
offers a bevyof choices like 1080p@30/60fps,