The Note 10 could be the sixth Galaxy flagship phone Samsung is expected to announce this year — in August, specifically, if Samsung follows its yearly pattern.…
The Note 10 could be the sixth Galaxy flagship phone Samsung is expected to announce this year — in August, specifically, if Samsung follows its yearly pattern. But with four Galaxy S10 phones (the Galaxy S10E, S10, S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G) and the foldable Galaxy Fold, things are getting busy. How does the Note fit in? By keeping what we love about the Galaxy S10 phones and perfecting their unignorable weaknesses.
The Note usually represents the culmination of top-notch features, including a larger screen size and battery capacity, processor speed, camera tech and new tricks for the digital stylus, Samsung’s S Pen. It stands to reason that Samsung might hold back the pinnacle of its features for the Note line.
Things are different in 2019. As 5G and foldable devices emerge this year, Samsung may have a harder time making a case for the Note to compete with other devices this holiday season, including its own raft of phones. It’ll also compete with the LG V50, typically strong showings from Apple’siPhone in September and October’s Google Pixel.
Here’s how Samsung could have the Note 10 pull ahead of the already excellent Galaxy S10 Plus.
If wallpapers of robots and basketball players don’t make you chuckle, you might be ready to see Samsung experiment with a different design for that front-facing camera.
On the S10 phones, the selfie camera takes the form of a circular cutout shifted to the right side of the screen, or a horizontal oval, in the case of the Galaxy S10 Plus.
While it won’t get in the way most of the time, it is noticeable when the screen is white. Notch cutouts and cameras that pop up are other solutions, but they’ve also got their share of critics and proponents.
Still, the Infinity-O display that offsets this hole-punch design isn’t universally loved, which gives Samsung a chance to try again.
