Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+ Complete Review:
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| Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+ Complete Review |
Samsung launched 3 Best smartphones, that is Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy S10 Plus at the same time. Unlike Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, which had different rear camera configurations, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ have the same three cameras on the back. Where they differ (apart from screen size and battery capacity) are their auto-photo cameras. The Galaxy S10+ has two front cameras, while the Galaxy S10 has to do with a single auto-photo shooter.
In a way, the Galaxy S10+ is the best smartphone Samsung has to offer right now. Is it good enough to fight the iPhone XS Max, Google Pixel 3 XL and Huawei Mate 20 Pro? We checked to find out.
Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+: Design:
Samsung is known for its interesting designs. While all other Android manufacturers were considering adopting a screen notch, Samsung resisted the movement and stayed with the traditional rectangular screen format. The new line of Samsung Galaxy S10 can be seen as the company's attempt to maximize screen size and minimize edges.
The Galaxy S10+ comes in five finishes and uses two different materials for the back panel. If you opt for the basic configuration with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, you can choose between Prism White, Prism Black and Prism Blue. If you want the ceramic finishes, you can buy this phone with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage in Ceramic Black, or choose the high-end Ceramic White option with the amazing amount of 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. That is the case at the time of publishing this revision; it is not known whether Samsung will make different configurations available in different finishes in the future. We had the Prism White unit to review, and we liked the way it changes color when light hits it from different angles.
Pick up the phone and it's obvious that the bezels are very thin on the top and sides, which makes it look like a phone without a bezel. The lower chin is comparatively thicker. On the screen, the earphone grid moves toward the frame, freeing up some space on the screen. The oval-shaped hole in the upper right corner of the screen houses a dual camera configuration. It's easier to notice here than in the Honor View 20, which has a smaller hole for its unique selfie camera. Samsung refers to this as the Infinity-O screen and is rounded at the edges.
Samsung has curved the sides of the frame of this phone, which makes it easy to hold and, at the same time, helps the screen and glass blend together perfectly. You'll barely notice the transition from the frame to the glass back when you run your fingers over the surfaces.
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Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+: Design:
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You won't find a traditional fingerprint scanner on the back of this smartphone like the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy Note 9. Instead, Samsung has opted for an on-screen ultrasonic sensor. This is Samsung's first smartphone that has such a function and is placed towards the bottom of the screen, over the on-screen home button. The location is convenient and you can easily reach the sensor area by holding the phone with one hand.
We found that the location of the power button was too high on the right side of the Galaxy S10+ and was a bit difficult to reach. Like other recent Galaxy S series smartphones, there is a dedicated Bixby button located below the volume buttons on the left. All buttons are made of metal and have a reassuring click when pressed.
The top of the phone has a microphone and SIM tray. If you want a 3.5mm headphone jack on your smartphone, you'll be happy that Samsung has kept it in the Galaxy S10+. It's on the bottom, along with a USB Type C port and a speaker grille. The Galaxy S10+ also has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.
Samsung has managed to pack a 4100mAh in the slim 7.8mm body, while keeping the weight at 175g (195g for ceramic options). This phone feels light in the hand compared to some of the other Galaxy smartphones we've used in the past. You get a quick charger and a pair of AKG headphones in the box, along with some other accessories.
Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+: Specifications, Display and Software:
There is no denying that the 6.4 inch AMOLED screen on the Galaxy S10+ is absolutely beautiful. It has Quad HD + resolution (1440×3040 pixels) but it is set to Full-HD + (1080×2280 pixels) by default and you can change it manually. There are several settings you can make to customize the screen. There are two modes to choose from, live and natural. As the name implies, Vivid mode increases contrast by making colors stand out more on the screen. When you're in Live mode, you get a slider for white balance and the option to adjust color levels. The natural mode looks more, good, natural.
The Galaxy S10+ definitely has one of the brightest screen panels on the market at 1200nits. We could read anything easily even outdoors. The phone offers a night mode that switches to a dark theme that is easy on the eyes. You have the option to change it manually or set it to turn on automatically at dusk or a scheduled time. This gorgeous screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for your protection, which should help you resist scratches in everyday use.
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The AMOLED panel is so good that when this option is enabled it is difficult to distinguish the bezel from the screen. This panel is also certified and is capable of playing HDR10+ video in compatible applications. The Galaxy S10+ has a stereo speaker configuration where the headset doubles as a speaker when playing audio. There is a big prop up for Dolby Atmos, which makes a detectable difference when enabled.
The iris scanner that was present on Samsung's previous flagships, including the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S9 series, has capsized, and the Galaxy S10+ relies on its selfie camera for facial recognition. This worked well for us in most lighting conditions and was quick to scan and unlock the phone. In low light conditions, the brightness of the screen increased to get a facial scan. The Galaxy S10+ also gives you the option to unlock the phone and go directly to the home screen or wait on the lock screen. This can be toggled from the Face Recognition setting.
The traditional fingerprint scanner that was on the back of the Galaxy S series smartphones has also been shown to exit. The replacement is an on-screen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. This is a better technology compared to the optical CMOS sensors that all other smartphone manufacturers have used for on-screen fingerprint scanning.
The ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is fast and does not require firm pressure. Nor do you need the AMOLED display to illuminate the area around the sensor to scan a fingerprint. In fact, it works even when the screen is completely off. Samsung continues to illuminate the part where the sensor is placed to help you find the scanner. We were impressed with the speed, as it could scan and verify our fingerprints even with a light touch, which is something most other on-screen scanners can't do.
Samsung has chosen its new Exynos 9820 SoC to power the Galaxy S10+. The variant I tested had eight GB of RAM and 128GB of big hard drive. Higher variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 plus are available that offer eight GB of RAM with 512 gb of hard drive and 12GB of RAM with 1TB of very bighard drive capacity. The Galaxy S10+ has a dual SIM hybrid tray that allows for storage expansion, but only at the expense of a second SIM. If you are not interested in expanding storage, you can use two Nano-SIMs. There is support for 4G, as well as VoLTE in both slots.
In this smart phone the Bluetooth 5, WiFi 6, ANT +, NFC and four satellite positioning systems available. Wireless charging is available in this phone, and the device has the capacity of reverse wireless charging. We tried this by activating the Wireless PowerShare function on the notification screen and placing the Samsung Galaxy Buds on this device. The samsung galaxy S10 plus could wirelessly charge in situation of the Galaxy Buds case. It also worked when we placed a Google Pixel 3 on top of this phone. This feature is quite useful for charging other devices with. We notice that the S10+ disables this feature automatically when its own battery level drops below 30 percent.
In front of the software, Samsung ships the Galaxy S10+ with its new OneUI over Android 9 Foot. We got our first glimpse of OneUI when Samsung released it on Galaxy Note 9. The software is polished and designed for easy one-handed use. In general, we prefer this to the Samsung Experience user interface, which is included with the latest generations of Samsung smartphones.
A quick slide opens the drawer of the application which is convenient. Slide your finger to the right from the home screen and you will be taken to the Bixby home screen. You can choose to scroll down anywhere on the home screen to display the notification shading, and the levers have been moved down so that they are within reach. When we started checking the smartphone, it was running the January 2019 security patch, but soon received its first software update that included the February security patch.
This software update also provided the ability to reassign the Bixby button on the smartphone. Holding down the Bixby button still invokes the Bixby Wizard. However, you can now invoke different actions by pressing the button once or twice, although at least one of them has yet to be configured to open Bixby. The other can be set to start another application, such as WhatsApp or Google Maps, or an action related to Bixby or a quick command. In addition, there are some limitations, such as not being able to call Google Assistant.
We use Bixby to see how far it has come. In our experience, speech recognition was not as good as Google Assistant. It's still good for tasks on the device, such as changing screen brightness or changing Wi-Fi. But ask him to navigate to a place or say, "I'm hungry," and he has no idea what to do. It's best to leave those tasks to Google Assistant on the Galaxy S10Plus.
Pre-installed applications include Samsung's Galaxy Store, My Galaxy, Samsung Pass and Galaxy Wearable. We found My Galaxy was a bit annoying because it kept sending push notifications. Microsoft applications such as Office Mobile, OneDrive and LinkedIn, along with a set of Google applications, are also installed on the smartphone by default. Samsung has reduced the amount of information that used to come with previous devices, giving you the option to download the applications you want from the Galaxy Store instead.
Game Launcher gathers all your installed games together. It allows you to choose between "Energy Saving Focus", "Balanced" and "Performance Focus" for all games, or set a level for each game individually. Game tools are available when a game starts, allowing you to minimize caller notifications, stop notifications, and even block Bixby while playing. You can also enable Dolby Atmos for gaming and put stereo speakers to good use.
Because OneUI is based on Android Pie, it gets the Digital Wellness feature that gives you detailed information about the amount of time you've spent on your smartphone. You also have the option of setting timers for applications, after which the phone locks them for the rest of the day. Gesture navigation replaces traditional navigation buttons with three tabs where you can slide up to perform the corresponding button action. As this didn't feel any more efficient, we continued with the traditional buttons.
There are some other gestures that include double tap to wake up, lift to wake up and a hand tap to take a screenshot. The Smart Stay feature keeps the screen awake when you're looking at it, and it's very useful. Samsung also has a pop-up panel option that lets you have applications like Messages or Whatsapp that hover over a game for easy multitasking.
Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+: Performance, Battery And Cameras:
Powered by the Exynos 9820, Samsung's most powerful chip, there's absolutely nothing to stop the Galaxy S10+. We never noticed any delays or stuttering when using this smartphone, and it could effortlessly handle the entire load of OneUI's animated animations. If you prefer, you have the option to dim these animations in the advanced settings. With 8 GB of RAM on board, we could easily perform multiple tasks without having applications removed in the background. The Galaxy S10+ also keeps games in the background, simply because it can do so without compromising performance.
We run our standard set of benchmarks to see how the Galaxy S10+ works against other Android smartphones. As expected, it topped the lists at most of the cue points we run. In AnTuTu, the Samsung Galaxy S10 plus with Exynos 9820 recorded 3,38,538, which is greatly higher than the 2,86,580 and 2,90,293 gets by the Apple iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max independently. In PCMark Work 2.0, the S10+ scored 7,791, which is slightly lower than the 8121 recorded by the Asus ROG phone.
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Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10+: Performance, Battery And Cameras:
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We tried to play popular games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends. We couldn't find Asphalt 9 in the Google Play Store, but we could find the game and download it through the Galaxy Apps store. PUBG Mobile defaults to High setting for HD Graphics and High Frame Rate. The game also ran with a black bar at the top that hides the camera hole. We played some matches at Full HD+ resolution with these settings and the phone could handle it without getting hot. The battery consumption was 11 percent after 40 minutes of play.
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Samsung has increased battery capacity and the Galaxy S10+ gets a 4100mAh unit. We ran our high-definition video loop test on the smartphone with Full HD+ resolution and were able to run it for 16 hours and 25 minutes. While it worked longer than the Samsung Galaxy S9+, it couldn't work as well as the Galaxy Note 9, despite the slightly larger battery.
With our intensive use that involved playing PUBG Mobile for 40 minutes, an hour of navigation with Google Maps, an active WhatsApp account, and some landmarks, the phone has 25 percent of battery left at the end of 24 hours. The battery life is very good with the default settings, but you can extend it by lowering the screen resolution to HD+ and using one of the power-saving modes available in the Settings application.
Charging is fast and the supplied fast 15 watt charger is able to charge this phone quickly. It was charged to 41 percent in 30 minutes, and up to 79 percent in an hour. A full charge took only 1 hour, 30 minutes.
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Samsung has opted for a triple camera configuration in the Galaxy S10+ consisting of a 12 megapixel camera with a telephoto lens, OIS and PDAF; a 12 megapixel main camera with wide-angle lens, double pixel autofocus and variable aperture between f/2.4 and f/1.5; and an ultra-wide 16 megapixel camera. The variable aperture was also seen in the Galaxy Note 9, and you can see how the physical aperture changes when you look at the camera. The telephoto lens gives you a 2x optical zoom, while the ultra-wide angle sensor has a 123-degree field of view for landscapes or group shots.
The camera application is well designed and has many modes to choose from. The first thing you'll notice is a set of floating icons towards the bottom of the screen that allow you to switch between the three cameras at the back. You get Super Slow Motion (960 fps), Slow Motion, Hyperlapse Video, Live Focus, Panorama, Emoji AR, Bixby Vision and Pro modes.
The live focus is for taking portrait shots, and allows you to adjust the level of blur and even add some blur effects. Pro mode lets you control ISO sensitivity, aperture, autofocus, white balance and exposure, as well as adjust contrast, lights and shadows.
When using the normal photo modem, there are quick changes for beautification, as well as a scene optimizer that is said to be able to recognize what the camera is pointing at and make adjustments accordingly. We observed that the photos taken with the scene optimizer enabled had a slightly higher contrast compared to shots without it.
Emoji AR mode allows you to use AR stickers that can mimic your facial movements. There is also a food mode, which you can use while taking food photos. It adds a radial blur and allows you to change the color temperature.
The photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy S10+ were impressive and had many details. Scene optimizer is enabled by default and helps the camera set the scene accordingly. When taking pictures during the day, the Galaxy S10+ measures light correctly and enables HDR when the scene requires it. Even objects at a distance had good details.
We took pictures using telephoto as well as wide-angle cameras. The photos taken with the telephoto camera had good detail, but you could see a very fine grain. The wide-angle camera has a fixed focus and should ideally be used when taking landscape photographs, but there is barrel distortion at the edges.
When taking macro photographs, the Galaxy S10+ was quick to lock the focus and the photos came out very well. It achieved a good separation between subject and background. These macro shots also had well-defined edges. The Life Focus mode achieved excellent edge detection. You can change the level of blur or the effect you have applied even after taking portrait shots.
The photos taken at night were brilliant and had a good deal of detail. Even objects at a distance were recognizable, and the text was legible. There was very little noise in photos taken with a nearby light source, but in darker environments, the output had visible grain.
Inside the hole drilled in the front of this phone is a 10 megapixel auto-photo camera and an 8 megapixel depth sensor. By taking selfies, beautification is enabled by default, but fortunately not too aggressive. You can change the level of beautification and also turn it off completely. The selfies taken with the Galaxy S10+ were sharp and had good details. In Live Focus mode, it puts the depth sensor in use, and the portrait shots had good edge detection.
Video recording is maximum at 4K at 60 fps for the main camera and 4K at 30fps for the selfie camera. Image stabilization is available in most modes except 4K60fps. The stabilization is excellent, and the phone managed to handle the tremors very well.
There is also a super constant mode, which managed to stabilize the images even when we were running. In this mode, the Galaxy S10+ uses the wide-angle sensor and trims the video, resulting in a stable shot. We also tested the HDR10+ video recording mode, which seems to be in beta at the moment. This mode offers a much better dynamic range when shooting against light.
Review By Expert: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus:Conclusion:
The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is a brilliant smartphone with a powerful processor and an impressive display. Samsung's new perforated design allows for a large screen in a relatively small body. Samsung has also managed to put a good price on the Galaxy S10 series compared to the competition, giving these phones an advantage.
At launch price, the base variant of the Galaxy S10+ competes with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. You can also opt for the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is less expensive, and would not lose much.
For a small bonus on Huawei Mate 20 Pro , you get a more powerful processor and a better visualization. The Galaxy S10+ also has some ingenious features when it comes to the camera, especially the super stable video recording and HDR10+. That said, the Infinity-O design with the perforated screen may not appeal to everyone and may be a reason for some buyers to consider other options.
If a smartphone is on the market that stands upright among its peers, then the Galaxy S10+ is the one to choose. It looks futuristic, has the software to back up its powerful hardware and complements it with good and versatile cameras.
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