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The clean One UI interface lines most navigation options on the bottom half of the Note 10 Plus screen, within thumb's reach. Everything on the device is well-laid-out. That's, sadly, not the case when extending Samsung's software beyond the phone. The Note 10 Plus delivers on the hype of five cameras, with varying perspectives and superb performance from all, something we did find on the six-camera-lens LG G8.
We had 20% to 30% battery life after heavy use thanks to the hefty 4,300mAh battery capacity. That's roughly what we saw with the Galaxy S10 Plus, which had a smaller battery capacity, but also a smaller screen. Verizon flipped on its 5G service in Providence at the end of July, making Rhode Island’s capital one of 10 cities that now have 5G access on Big Red's network. (Verizon claims that more than 20 additional cities will be added to those ranks before the end of the year.) But don't take that to mean that 5G connectivity is available throughout those cities. You'll find these features and a stylus on the "normal" 6.4-inch Note 10, which has a more one-hand-friendly screen and cheaper price. But exclusive to the Note 10 Plus are faster specs, a microSD card slot, bigger battery, and ultra-fast charging speeds. With Night Mode enabled, we do see less aggressive smoothing, but more noise as exposure is increased. In most dark scenarios, we found it to be a better trade off. But for this reason, the Google Pixel 3, with its superior post-processing in Night Sight mode, remains the overall winner for your nighttime and bar-restaurant shots.Whatstands out the most are the Note 10 Plus 12MP f/2.1 telephoto and 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide lenses. They offer photos at varying perspectives, while a VGA Depth lens (exclusive to the Note 10 Plus) aides in applying 'Live Focus' bokeh to photos (the smaller Note 10 relies on software blurring). Gaming performance is equally impressive, even on the phone’s native WQHD+ screen resolution. This is an area where the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is much improved over its forebear, managing a perfect 60fps average in the GFXBench Manhattan 3.0 onscreen test, and an impressive 24fps in the GPU-straining Car Chase benchmark. connectivity is a big part of the Note 10 Plus 5G's appeal, but it's not the phone's only feature. It has the same camera setup as the Note 10 Plus as well as the same Snapdragon 855 processor and 4,300 mAh battery. We plan to test those features, too, once we get more time with the phone. Note 10 video benefits most from its 'Super Steady' optical image stabilization (OIS). Our side-by-side comparisons with an iPhone XS Max and Note 9 show Samsung's newest phone offers smoother video. It won't make you ditch something like the DJI Osmo Mobile 3, but when gimbal-free, you'll have the least shaky video out there. The Note 10 Plus is available either with or without the 4G communication standard. A smaller version of the phone with slightly pared-down specs, the Note 10, has also been released.
Yes, we complained about this on the S10 Plus, but porting Samsung Notes off of the phone matters so much more on the... Note 10 Plus. That's half my testing stops where I ran into issues with 5G. Some hiccups are to be expected when rolling out a new network, and Verizon's coverage will undoubtedly improve over time. But the same inconsistencies with coverage that we've seen in previous stops were on display here, too. Note 10 Plus 5G outlook The 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus screen is so big that we're kind of craving the innovation of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and other foldable phones. Poor fingerprint sensor: Samsung’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is objectively worse than the light-based ones used on every other phone with an in-display sensor. It’s not horrible on the Note 10 Plus, but not as good as the one on my OnePlus 7 Pro. This wasn’t a deal-breaker though. It still functioned well enough most of the time.Live Focus' Color Point and new Big Circles portrait filters make this the best selfie camera around
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