Samsung Galaxy Note 10 plus Review
What's up, guys? Darshan is here, and we've got it. We've got the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ unboxing. It's one of the first in the world, so a thumbs up for that would be appreciated. If you want to see lots more Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ content on the channel as well, be sure to subscribe and hit that bell icon. (bell dings): Let's get straight to it. So inside the box, as well as the device, you have some paperwork, a SIM card tool, and a 25-watt super-fast charger that can charge the Note 10+ from zero to 100% in just an hour. Now, the Note 10+ does support up to 45 watts of charging, but that charger is sold separately. You then have a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable. I'm assuming it's USB-C on both sides to enable faster charging. There's a USB Type-A to Type-C adapter that you can use to connect an older device directly to the Note 10+ to transfer files and settings. There are a couple of spare S-Pen tips and a tool to remove the tips from the pen. And finally, you have some AKG USB Type-C earphones. And this, if you don't already know, is because the Note 10+ does not have a 3.5mm jack. Let's get to the device and take off the backing plastic.
I have the Aura Glow color here, which is the flagship color; there are other colors available as well, but this is the one that really stands out, and it does look pretty dope. Depending on the angle that the light hits it, you get a range of different colors, making the Note 10+ pretty unique, but it's definitely a fingerprint magnet. We've got Samsung's signature build and design: a metal frame with curved, symmetrical glass panels on both the front and back. The Note 10+ is IP68 water- and dust-resistant. It looks and feels premium, for sure, but it's definitely a large device and less comfortable to hold compared to something like the S10+, which has more curved edges. Having a look at the front, the first thing you notice is that we do have a pre-applied screen protector, which is nice as getting the screen protector on a curved display is not easy, trust me. Now this display is a 6.8-inch dynamic AMOLED display with very small bezels and a center punch out for the front-facing camera, which Samsung call the Infinity-O design.
I personally don't mind this punch out; it's actually smaller than we had on the Galaxy S10's, and it also prevents the phone from having moving parts like a pop-up camera, which would make the phone less durable. What do you think of this center punchout? Definitely let me know in the comments below. Now the display is very good, one of the best out there; it has a quad HD Plus resolution, which makes it very sharp. It's HDR10+ certified, so the colors really do pop, and it's one of the brightest displays in the market, but it isn't the 90 hertz display that I know a lot of people were hoping for. Now, the Note series normally has the best display on any smartphone, but this year we do have some solid competition from the likes of OnePlus. Taking a closer look at the punch out, we do have a 10 megapixel selfie camera with an F2.2 aperture and auto-focus. And although we don't have a secondary depth sensor, this camera does support live-focus video.
This is just a quick sample of the live-focus video from the front-facing camera. It looks pretty dope to me. Let me know what you guys think. Taking a look around back, we have a quad camera this time. There's a primary 12-megapixel camera with a variable aperture of F1.5 and F2.4. There's a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera with an F2.2 aperture. This has a 123-degree angle of view, and it looks like it's the same as what we've got on the S10+, which is definitely my favorite ultra-wide camera on a smartphone right now. There's a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with a F2.1 aperture. And finally, there's a depth-vision camera. This depth camera primarily seems to be for AR capabilities. So we have a feature called AR Doodle, for example, which will let you doodle in 3D space and walk around it. It does seem to work pretty well, but I'm really not sure how much I'd use it. The rear camera also supports live-focus video, and we have a few new features like Zoom-In Mic, which will isolate the sound more to where you are zooming in. As well as the improved Super Stable, which records very stable footage at 1080p. Now, of course, we're going to have to do some SuperSafe-style camera comparisons of the Note 10+ versus the competition.
Definitely let me know in the comments below which camera comparison you'd like to see first. Internally, the Note 10+ is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset or the Exynos 9825, depending on your region. So on the Exynos side of things, we do have an improvement compared to the S10+. This is the new 7-nanometer chip, 9825. But it would have been nice to have had the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+, just to separate the Note from the S10 Plus a little bit more. Now regardless, this thing is a powerhouse, with 12 gigabytes of RAM and either 256 or 512 gigabytes of UFS 3.0 storage, which is much faster compared to UFS 2.1, which we had previously. So overall, no doubt, this is going to be one of the fastest and most powerful smartphones out there. Taking a look around, up top we have a SIM card tray, which has space for a micro SD card.
So you can expand the storage on the Note 10+ on top of the already large base versions that we have. There's actually nothing on the right-hand side, and on the left-hand side, there's a volume rocker and a power button. So this is traditionally where we've had the dedicated Bixby button, but Samsung has now integrated this within the power button. So you can still launch Bixby by pressing and holding the power button, but the big news is that you can remap this altogether in the settings. This hasn't been fully possible until now, so it's definitely nice to have this flexibility. Moving on to the bottom, we have one of the two stereo speakers; the other one is in the earpiece. There's a USB Type-C port and no 3.5mm jack. Samsung has said this is to allow more space for the battery, which is now pretty large at 4300 mAh, but also for some more space for the S Pen. Samsung had been one of the only manufacturers still holding on to the 3.5mm jack, but I think it's finally time to say goodbye. Now let's take a look at the S Pen; this is really what makes the Note series unique, and this year we do have some more new features.
So, for example, we've got improved algorithms for handwriting recognition, so you can convert your handwriting into actual text. And you can also search your handwritten notes, which is pretty cool. We also have air gestures now, which give you more control over your phone wirelessly. So if you're in the camera app, you can do things like wave up and down to switch between the front and rear-facing cameras, left to right to switch between camera modes, and a circular motion to zoom. Personally speaking, I'm not sure how often I'll be using these features, but Samsung is opening up the SDK for app developers to come up with more uses for this. For the software, we do have Android Pie with the One UI skin, and I have to say, One UI has become one of my favorite skins on Android.
It's clean, it's simple, and it's useful. And we also have a few new features for the Note 10+, like screen recording with a bubble for the front-facing camera. This may be useful for gaming videos, for instance. There's also a link to Windows and an updated version of DeX, making it even easier than before to connect and control your device on a big screen. There's an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner that sits within the display, but it is slightly more expensive compared to the S10+, which is really no big deal. And we also have faster wireless charging than before. So we've got up to 15 watts as well as wireless power sharing, which will let you use your Note 10 to charge other devices and accessories.
Finally touching on pricing, the Note 10+ does start at 1,000 pounds, or $1,100, and that's for the 256GB model. And there is also a 5G model available, which will go up to 1,200 pounds or $1,300 with 512 gigabytes of storage. And it's going to be released on the 23rd of August; you can pre-order it now. So there we have it, guys—that is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ unboxing and detailed first look. Definitely let me know what you guys think of this and what kind of content you'd like to see with it in the comments below. In terms of my impressions, I have always been a Note fan, as a lot of you guys already know.
There are two things that, I think, I would have liked to have seen on this. Firstly, a 90 hertz display The Note series is usually the benchmark for the best of the best, the powerhouse. And also, the Snapdragon 855+ would have been nice here as well. But apart from that, it still looks like a promising device. I'll be spending lots more time with it, and of course it's going to be lots more content with this as well. If you want to see all of that first, as mentioned earlier, make sure you subscribe and hit that bell icon. I hope you enjoy this video and find it useful. If you did, then do hit that thumbs-up button for me. Thanks for watching; this is Saf on SupeSaf TV, and I'll see you next time.