The Galaxy Note 10 lineup is official as of Wednesday and Samsung has announced three models, which include the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+, which will release August 23. The Galaxy Note 10 5G will largely be available at a later date, likely sometime in the fourth quarter.
Verizon has confirmed it will be the first carrier to offer the 5G-powered Galaxy Note 10+ model with a limited and exclusive launch on August 23. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint will also offer the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G; however, these carriers will have different release dates due to having slightly different versions of the 5G device.
Samsung has ushered in its Galaxy Note 10 models with a number of features introduced on the Galaxy S10 series earlier this year. Some of these features include the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, wireless power share, and triple and quad-camera setups.
The Galaxy Note 10 also has some of the largest screen real estate of Samsung’s flagship devices, featuring minimal bezels and an Infinity-O display with a minuscule hole-punch to house its front-facing camera. Samsung has also spruced up its Bluetooth-enabled Galaxy Note 10 S-Pen, with added accelerometer and gyro sensors for more spacial functionality.
Other common features include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip (or Samsung Exynos 9825 depending on the market), USB-C, and Android 9 Pie with a One UI overlay. Samsung has also removed the headphone jack and the physical Bixby button from the Galaxy Note 10, making the smart assistant feature strictly a voice-activated mechanism. In the U.S. the Galaxy Note 10 models will be available in Aura Black, Aura White, and Aura Glow color options.
Check out the specs and features of each Galaxy Note 10 model below to decide which is the best for you.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
The base Galaxy Note 10 model eases consumers into the latest Note line with a slightly smaller frame and slightly truncated specs, making it more like an “e” model, rather than a traditional Note model. With 71.8 x 151.0 x 7.9mm dimensions and a weight of 168g, the Galaxy Note 10 is slightly larger than the Galaxy S10. The device’s price starts at $949.99.
The Galaxy Note 10 has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage with no microSD expansion. The smartphone features a triple-lens main camera with a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 aperture lens, a 12-megapixel wide-angle f/1.5 to f/2.4 aperture lens, and a 12-megapixel f/2.1 aperture lens. The device also includes a 10-megapixel f/2.2 front camera.
The Galaxy Note 10 has a 3,500 mAh battery in accordance with its size, smaller than the Galaxy Note 9, but slightly larger than the Galaxy S10.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
The Galaxy Note 10+ is the first of its kind naming-wise, but it is more in step with what consumers would expect from the Note line in terms of size, specs, and power. With 77.2 x 162.3 x 7.9mm dimensions and a weight of 196g, the Galaxy Note 10 is slightly larger than the Galaxy Note 9. The device’s price starts at $1099.99.
The Galaxy Note 10+ has a 6.8-inch Quad HD+ display, 12GB of RAM and 256GB and 512GB internal storage options with microSD expansion up to 1TB. The smartphone features a quad-lens main camera with a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 aperture lens, a 12-megapixel wide-angle f/1.5 to f/2.4 aperture lens, a 12-megapixel f/2.1 aperture lens, and a 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) VGA depth vision camera. The device also includes a 10-megapixel f/2.2 front camera.
The Galaxy Note 10+ gets a power upgrade from the Galaxy Note 9 to 4,300mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note+ 5G
The Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is largely identical to the Galaxy Note 10+ with the exception of being compatible with 5G networks and being slightly heavier than the standard Galaxy Note 10+. The device’s price starts at $1299.99.
The Galaxy Note 10+ 5G favors the Galaxy S10 5G, having a slightly larger display and a slightly updated quad-camera setup.
