At the August 2019 Galaxy UNPACKED event, Samsung announced the next generation of Galaxy Note smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
These smartphones will be available to pre-order from 8th August and will be released from the 23rd August.
The Note 10 range will be available in the following colours:
- Aura Glow
- Aura Black (gloss)
Key features on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10:
- A larger screen in a slimmer body:
- 6.3″ screen
- 90.5% screen to body ratio
- 151mm x 71.8mm x 7.9mm body
- strong build quality with Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and back (Gorilla Glass 3 on the camera lenses)
- 167g weight
- Improved camera and microphone features:
- Rear: wide: 12MP, Dual Aperture, 77 degree field of view
- Rear: ultra wide: 16MP, F2.2, FF, 123 degree field of view
- Rear: telephoto: 12MP, F2.1, 2x optical zoom
- Front: 10MP, smaller size and 2.2 aperture for brighter shots in night mode
- 3x microphones including a Zoom in Mic feature that records sound from where you’re filming while cancelling out other noise
- super steady video recording
- new Live Focus shooting modes: Basic Blur, Glitch, Colour Point and Big Circle
- easy video editing including arranging, transitions, subtitles, S Pen writing and speed adjustment
- Display improvements:
- Dynamic AMOLED
- reduced blue light by 33% compared to the Galaxy Note 9
- central ‘punch-hole’ camera with a smaller circumference
- HDR10+ with tone mapping
- 0.4JNCD colour accuracy
- improved brightness with a peak luminance of 1200nits (candles per square metre) where most smartphones measure below 600nits
- relocated ultrasonic fingerprint scanner further up the screen for ease of use
- ’30 minute charge to last all day’:
- wireless charging and power-share: 15W
- fast-charger in the box: 25W
- superfast charger (accessory not included): 45W
- 3500mAh battery
- 35 hours of use on a full charge (based on average user behaviour)
- More processing power with less battery consumption:
- 7nm AP chipset
- Exynos 9825 2.7gHz processor
- CPU is 20.7% more powerful than the Galaxy Note 9
- GPU is 45% more powerful than the Galaxy Note 9
- battery consumption is 18% less than the Galaxy Note 9
- Game Booster mode offers an extra 10% game stability and 15% battery life improvement
- ‘The memory of a laptop’:
- internal storage: 256GB
- RAM: 8GB
- no memory card slot
- New S Pen features:
- Air Actions allow you to interact with your smartphone while gesturing with the S Pen
- convert handwritten notes to text that can be copied to the clipboard with a tap
- 5 colours to use on Screen Off memo: white, green, yellow, blue, red
- new S Pen sounds when writing
- 6 minutes of charging provides 11 hours of S Pen usage
- S Pen range increased to 40m
- New ways to use your Galaxy Note:
- Bixby routines can be used to automate features on your smartphone and any other devices connected through SmartThings
- use Live Message with videos up to 15 seconds long
- record your screen at 720p video quality with the Screen Recorder feature
- connect DeX to your PC with a single cable and multitask with up to 5 windows open at once (app has to be downloaded)
- Link to Windows feature allows you to connect to a Windows PC without DeX to view photos, messages, notifications and even mirror your device (Phone Companion app has to be downloaded)
- AKG USB-C headphones:
- AKG USB-C headphones are included in the box
- the headphone jack has been removed
- Dual SIM card:
- the Galaxy Note 10 can hold up to 2 x 4G sim cards
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+:
The Galaxy Note 10+ is a larger and more powerful version of the Galaxy Note 10, with extra features including a bigger screen, more memory and battery capacity, a 4th camera and a microSD slot.
The Galaxy Note 10+ has the following different features when compared to the Galaxy Note 10:
- Screen and Body:
- 6.8″ screen
- 90.7% screen to body ratio
- 162.3mm x 77.2mm x 7.9mm body
- 198g
- Rear Time of Flight camera: this 4th rear camera can measure distance for better Live Focus and measurement taking
- Battery and charging:
- 4300mAh battery
- 38 hours of use on a full charge (based on average user behaviour)
- Memory and storage:
- internal storage: 256GB and 512GB options
- RAM: 12GB
- external storage: MicroSD card up to 1TB
- Dual SIM cards and MicroSD card options:
- 2 x 4G SIM cards
- 1 x 4G SIM card and 1 x MicroSD card
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G:
The Galaxy Note 10+ 5G has the same features as the Galaxy Note 10+ with the addition of 5G capability and a 1TB storage option.
- Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB and 1TB options
- Dual SIM cards and MicroSD card options:
- 1 x 5G SIM card + 1 x MicroSD card
- 1 x 4G SIM card + 1 x MicroSD card
- 2 x 4G SIM cards