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REVIEWS               HANDS-ON: SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10+













               from the Note 10—so much so that many fans          GALAXY NOTE 10+
               likely won’t even consider the smaller, lower-      Dimensions: 77.2 x 162.3 x 7.9mm

               end model.                                          Display: 6.8-inch AMOLED QHD 3040 x
                   First, let’s review the specs, which really     1440

               don’t tell the whole story.                         Processor: Snapdragon 855
                                                                   RAM: 12GB
               GALAXY NOTE 10                                      Storage: 256GB/512GB

               Dimensions: 71.8 x 151 x 7.9mm                      Camera: 12MP telephoto Camera, f/2.1, OIS
               Display: 6.3-inch AMOLED FHD 2280 x                 + 12MP wide-angle, dual f/1.5-f/2.4, OIS +
               1080                                                16MP Ultra wide (123 degrees), f/2.1 +

               Processor: Snapdragon 855                           DepthVision
               RAM: 8GB                                            Battery: 4,300mAh

               Storage: 256GB                                          While the 6.8-inch display might make the
               Camera: 12MP telephoto Camera, f/2.1, OIS           Note 10+ seem like a monster on paper, it’s not
               + 12MP wide-angle, dual f/1.5-f/2.4, OIS +          nearly so big in person. In fact, its frame is

               16MP Ultra wide (123 degrees), f/2.1                roughly the same size as the 6.4-inch Note 9’s
               Battery: 3,500mAh                                   (76.4 x 161.9 x 8.8mm). That’s because
                                                                                           Samsung has seriously

                                                                                           trimmed down the
                                                                                           bezels on the Note 10

                                                                                           series, so much so that
                                                                                           the non-plus version
                                                                                           feels downright puny.

                                                                                           It’s not just smaller than
                                                                                           the Note 9 and the

                                                                                           Note 8 either.
                                                                                           Millimeter for
                                                                                           millimeter, it’s the most

                                                                                           compact Note since
                                                                                           the Note 2, and its

                                                                                           display is actually a
                                                                                           tenth of an inch smaller
                                                                                           than the Note 9’s.

               The 6.3-inch Note 10 (left) is positively tiny compared to the 6.4-inch Note 9.  That makes the



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