Packed with new tech all over, plus a smart new twist on Android, Samsung retakes its Android crown
The Samsung S10+ exists in a weird limbo right now. It’s currently the pinnacle of Samsung’s prowess: this is its most advanced, expensive phone so far. But that’s only until the Galaxy Fold and the S10 5G arrive to take its technological crown. So is the S10+ just a caretaker manager then, waiting for the real boss to arrive? If so, it’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
…and beyond
The design isn’t a massive break from the S9+ of last year, but it has been upgraded with features such as the striking Infinity-O display, ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, rear-mounted triple-camera, and wireless powersharing, to name a few.
It’s brimming with new features and has a price tag to match: it starts at £899 for the 128GB model, but rises to £1,399 for the maxed-out model with 12GB of RAM and 1TB of built-in storage, plus the option to expand with a 512GB microSD. This is the ‘Ultimate Performance Edition’ which seems like a fitting description.
However much you pony up, you get the same excellent hardware experience. The curvaceous front and back feels solid in the hand, and while the aluminium band doesn’t have quite the same premium heft as the stainless steel on the similarly-priced iPhone XS, that’s a tiny nitpick in an outstanding piece of hardware.
The expansive 6.4-inch Quad HD+ AMOLED display feels like it fills every available corner of the handset, though there is a bit of a bezel around it. The OLED panel itself is absolutely stunning. It’s bright, with gorgeous colours and cavernous blacks. It’s a genuine joy to behold.
Samsung offers two settings for the display: Vivid and Natural. The latter is the default and is a little more subdued than some of the previous entries in the Galaxy S series, but feels more accurate. We much prefer it.
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