After months of leaks, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Note10 series. The new Note series includes the Galaxy Note10, the Galaxy Note10+, and the Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Design
The Galaxy Note10 is practically the most beautiful Galaxy Note ever made. From its thin body to the small hole in the display for its front-facing camera and its gorgeous display, it truly is a stunning device.
This year, Samsung made a significant change to the Galaxy Note series by launching two variants with different sizes. We believe this will be the new trend going forward. Below are some of the new features that the Galaxy Note10 series brings.
Improved S Pen
The S Pen is the heart of the Galaxy Note series and this year, the stylus brings a new feature. The new S Pen has a six-axis motion sensor which includes an accelerometer. This allows you to use the S Pen as a gesture remote for things like video recording and presentations. It also supports gesture control for YouTube using just the S Pen. Samsung says the SDK will also be available so that developers can create new ways to use the S Pen.
The new S Pen also has improved battery life and notes written with the S Pen can be converted into text that can be saved into PDF, TXT, or Word Document. Handwriting to Text conversion is said to support several languages thanks to Machine Learning. You can also increase/reduce the size of texts or highlight certain parts of your written notes.
Camera
The Galaxy Note10 brings some pretty cool features such as bokeh in live video recording. If you also zoom in while recording a video, the microphone also “zooms” in on the sound but this is only available on the Galaxy Note10+ and Galaxy Note10+ 5G. The Galaxy Note S10 also has a full video editor, so you can record and edit on the same device before sharing your content to the world.
AR Doodle is also a new feature that allows you to use the S Pen to edit photos with dynamic drawings, animations, and effects that track to the image.
Specs
Galaxy Note10
The Galaxy Note10 has a 6.3” FHD+ (2280 x 1080) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display. It is powered by the Exynos 9825 processor paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of non-expandable storage. The US version has a Snapdragon 855 processor.
The Note10 has triple rear cameras – a 16MP f/2.2 ultrawide camera, a 12MP primary camera with an f/1.5 & f/2.4 variable aperture, and a 12MP f/2.1 telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. The camera in front is a 10MP f/2.2 camera. There is Bluetooth 5.0, Dual-Band WiFi, NFC, Dual SIM (nano), Samsung DeX, Samsung Pay, and a USB Type-C 3.1 port. It also has an IP68 rating.
The Galaxy Note10 packs a 3500mAh battery and supports Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (12W), Wireless PowerShare, and 25W Wired Charging. The Galaxy Note10 will support LTE networks in all countries but will support 5G in Korea. The 5G version has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
The Galaxy Note10 will be available in Aura Glow, Aura Pink, Aura Black, Aura Red, and Aura Pink.
Galaxy Note10+ and Galaxy Note10+ 5G
The Galaxy Note10+ and Galaxy Note10+ 5G share practically the same specs except for very few differences. They both have a 6.8-inch WQHD+ (3040 x 1080) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display. There is an Exynos 9825/Snapdragon 855 chipset under the hood paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB of storage. Both phones also support storage expansion (1TB max). The Note10+ 5G adds a 5G modem (Exynos S5100/Snapdragon X50).
The Galaxy Note10+ and Note10+ 5G have quad rear cameras. In addition to the three cameras of the smaller Galaxy Note10+, there is also a ToF DepthVision camera for features like 3D scanning. 3D scanning allows you to scan objects on to your phone and even add motion technology to the scanned object. A demo during the launch showed a 3D scanned fluffy toy imitating the person in the viewfinder. It even works when you point the camera at a video on another screen.
The Galaxy Note10+ and its 5G variant pack a bigger 4300mAH battery. They both support Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 but 15W, and also 45W SuperFast Wired Charging. You have to buy the 45W charger separately as it is not included in the box.
The Galaxy Note10+ will be available in Auro Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, and Aura Blue.
Pricing and Availability
The Galaxy Note10 is priced at $950 while the Galaxy Note10+ is $1100 for the 256GB version. The Note10+ 5G is priced at $1300 for the 256GB version. The phones will be available for pre-order tomorrow on the official sites, carriers and even on the Microsoft online store.
