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\nPreordering\xa0
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\nBestBuy changed their preordering process this year; this was a bummer because I prefer to buy local (economy, returns, etc)
\nBought through Samsung\u2019s website this year
\nArrived 2 days ahead of general availability date via preorder so that\u2019s something
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\nPricing
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\nThat\u2019s right, there are two models this time; I can\u2019t tell you much about the little one; I wish that one was just as good as the big one
\n$999 for regular sized Note 10
\n$1099 for large sized Note 10+
\nAlso: black on launch this time; no more of that blue on launch-only restrictions
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\nDisplay
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\nSize
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\n6.8 inches
\n19:9 ratio; which is just ever-so-slightly better than 18.5:9
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\nGorilla Glass 6; at some point this is not remarkable anymore is it?
\nSpecial features
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\nAll of the features from the S10 line are here; fingerprint sensor, ambient display, you name it
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\nThere\u2019s a new placement for the front camera though; instead of the S10+ ‘s strange double cutout in the corner, there is a single camera cutout just pixels from the top of the phone
\nThere\u2019s no speaker cutout in the top glass, the speaker is literally in the top of the phone and not on the display side
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\nPhysicals
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\nLook and feel, build quality
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\nFootprint
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\nIt\u2019s huge! Who could have guessed
\n162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm (6.39 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
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\nWeight
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\n196g\xa0
\nIt\u2019s slightly heavier than the S10+ but feels lighter than the Note 9
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\nComparing the Note 10+ with the Note 9; the Note 9 looks ancient, the chin, forehead, the chunky look and feel – even the curved edges were massive
\nThe S10+ fares much better, Note 10 is really an extension
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\nBattery
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\n4300 mAH
\nEffectively the same as the S10+ for my usage patterns
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\nCharging
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\nThe new 45w charger might be more note… get it… worthy than the phone\u2019s charging capabilities, but it can charge fast when you need it to
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\nPorts
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\nNo more headphone jack; I haven\u2019t missed this whatsoever
\nTypeC otherwise with Dex Support
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\nSpeakers
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\nThey\u2019re fine, but I\u2019ve seen criticism of them since the top speaker is not in the previous position
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\nButtons
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\nWhat an amazing change!
\nThe bixby button is gone, well, it\u2019s the bixby button but your first job upon set up is to change its function to the regular wake/sleep power button
\nThere\u2019s no more power button on the right side
\nMany people took weeks to adjust, while I was very ok
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\nKeyboard (if applicable)
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\nThere\u2019s no keyboard…
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\nPen
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\nBut the pen is back!
\nReally, the S10+ could have a further variant S10 Pro that has a pen
\nThe pen has all of the same gimmicks as last time
\nI like taking photos with the pen as a remote, it\u2019s not like this couldn\u2019t be done with an add-on accessory on any phone, but it\u2019s great built in
\n\u201cAir Actions\u201d are new and useless since most apps will never support them
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\nI would have liked Samsung to figure out how to make \u201cscrolling\u201d a default universal \u201cair action\u201d; if I am on Twitter in a lengthy list, air scrolling would be great – but no
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\nThe new notes app allows handwriting to be kept as handwriting but internally converted to text for search capabilities, making notes searchable is huge for usability in the long term
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\nCamera
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\nHow is it
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\nIt\u2019s the same as the S10+ but after almost a year with a wide le...