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Episode Summary
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\n00:00 | Intro
\n01:54 | Pricing
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\nPricing
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\n3 variants
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\nS10e – $750
\nS10 – $899
\nS10+ – $999
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\nColors
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\nBlack, white, flamingo, and ???
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\nBase models come with 8gb ram and 128gb storage
\nVs Note 9; the pricing is even further out of control; it\u2019s the inevitable ASP price creep syndrome now
\nMy pricing:
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\nPre-order via BestBuy
\nTurned in my purchased-last-february S9+ for $550 credit
\nPaid a hefty… not really; $508
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\n06:38 | Display, Fingerprint Sensor, Cameras, Storage
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\nDisplay
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\nSize 6.4\u2019\u2019 display
\nSpecial features
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\nIntegrated fingerprint sensor; more on this later
\nUp to 1200 nits of brightness
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\nPhysicals
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\nLook and feel, build quality
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\nWhen I first held it, it was adorably light; I was used to holding this glass brick in the Note 9 so this was a difference
\nThe side metal is aluminium this time – not sure what it was before, but previously the metal band around feld \u201cstronger\u201d
\nThe Note 9 was very Square; very hard edges – this is much more rounded on the top/bottom left/right sides
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\nPorts
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\nUsual ports; type c + headphone jack
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\nSpeakers
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\nSame speaker configuration; stereo in top front and side bottom
\nThe top speaker is tucked between the glass and the top bezel; it\u2019s okay
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\nButtons
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\nBixby button is still here but with partial remap maybe not totally useless
\nThe power button is said to be too high up on the S10+ model
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\nFingerprint sensor; under the screen
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\nI registered 4 unique fingers; previously on the Note 9 I had only the index-fingers registered, I\u2019d never use my Thumb
\nI could unlock the phone smoothly while it was coming out of pocket without looking; with this new scanner since it\u2019s in the screen, I can have to guess more which means accuracy is down
\nYou can unlock from AOD but you have no visual indicator where the sensor is; it\u2019s not in an obvious place, where the android home button is
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\nOn the AOD, they need to put some kind of reference point down there; allegedly scared of burn in though; even it\u2019s not the finger print visual, even an empty circle, anything
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\nCamera
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\n3 cameras on the back
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\n2x, 1x and \u201c1/2x\u201d
\nThe
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\n2 cameras on the front
\nHow is it
\nSpecial modes
\nNotable features
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\nSpecs
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\nCPU
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\nSnapdragon 855
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\nRAM
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\n8gb
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\nStorage
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\n128gb base model + I added a 128gb SD card; what is storage and why do I need it?
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\n21:28 | Android
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\nWow, Android, what happened to you? Now running with Pie and One UI, the \u201cSamsung Experience\u201d that made from the S8 line to now so successful software wise is gone; replaced with this strange interface
\nList items are often smushed cards or elongated pills
\nEverything is so bright, AMOLED chuckles in the distance
\nThe utilities that Samsung Experience is well known for is for the most part still here
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\n26:10 | New Launcher, Software
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\nUpdated side-by-side app switcher; always defaults to the previous app which is useful but also annoying since I was trained by previous versions to swipe anyway
\nRaise to wake
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\nPossibly the most annoying new feature, every time I touch the phone, no matter if I\u2019m just repositioning it to still see the time on the AOD better; it thinks I want to play and it wakes up
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