Editor’s Review: Samsung Galaxy Note10+ Is a Great Choice for Business Users
… very impressive, and no other phone I have used in the last 10 years has given me that kind of battery performance. I even stopped carrying a battery backup charger pack on business trips when using the Note10+.
This phone is also well engineered, from software to hardware. No more do I have annoying smartphone lockups that require soft restarts to get the phone to react to inputs like the ones I have experienced on many other devices. That’s very much appreciated.
The Note10+ has four main cameras compared to the previous Note9 model. Included are a 16-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide F2.2 lens, a 12-MP camera with an autofocus ultra-wide angle lens, a 12MP camera with a telephoto lens and a VGA DepthVision camera that can help map rooms for planning layouts and other activities. Also included is a 10MP front camera. The cameras are mostly good, but I still can’t get a Samsung Galaxy smartphone camera to capture great, properly lighted images at concerts where the stage is far from me in a dim venue. My old iPhone 4S captured incredible images at concerts that I still can’t replicate with any other brand of modern smartphone, and that frustrates me.
Also appreciated is the Samsung DeX feature, which uses software to allow the user to connect the Note10+ to their laptop and desktop PC via a USB cable and get real work completed or easily transferred from one to the other. It takes some time to discover and learn all of its capabilities, but it does advance the idea of using a smartphone as part of your work device arsenal on a regular basis.
The phone now has standard built-in professional video capabilities if you need to do some video work on the road and all you have is your phone. This can be handy for road warriors and put a great and useful tool into their hands in a pinch.
The Shortcomings
The Note10+ is noticeably heavier than other smartphones, which is expected because it is larger and carries a larger battery as well. Hey, you can’t have everything, and the weight penalty is a trade-off one must make to have a huge display and all-day battery life. I do, however, worry about the weight when I hold my Note10+ over my face to read it while reclining. I always think about how it would hurt me or knock out a tooth if I dropped it on myself. So, be sure to use care when handling your Note10+ when reclining. Or don’t worry about things as much as I apparently do.
The handset incorporates a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 display cover for durability, but my phone quickly developed what looks like two small delaminated “bubbles” on the front display. The screen also seems to scratch easily, causing crazing and hazing marks, which are most visible when the display is in sleep mode. When lit up, I can still see the “bubbles,” but the screen has no…