Samsung Unveils New Flagship Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ [Update: Hands-On Added]

[Khedron]

Thanks for informative reply. Samsung’s Android patches take “roughly” a month. This still is not close to immediate like iOS bug patches. Samsung takes months for new Android updates after it is released by Google (if they push it to a device at all) while new iOS versions are pushed out to all devices immediately upon release.

Apple sat on the FaceTime spying bug for a month. Then shut down the servers and took another week to fix it.

 

[fourthtunz]

Apple does 4.7, 5.5, 5.8, 6.1 and 6.5 Lol.

This phone has nice specs, but I have absolutely zero interest in getting it. Apple just does too good of a job for me to even consider switching.

I love tech and I think Samsung is doing a great job of pushing phone tech ahead but it looks more like
gadgets(which I love) than solid improvements ..though the camera stuff looks cool.
I think I'll stay with Iphone for now..I do hope they improve the cameras tho.
Also I can't think of when I would use a stylus..

 

[waquzy]

No headphone jack. Didn’t they make fun of Apple for that a few years ago?

Here -

 

[fourthtunz]

Pure speculation. Apple's fast CPUs aren't used by any legitimate software, those extra cycles are just there for bloat and spyware.

Probably for the most part you're right..though if youre running soft synths I think it comes in handy.

 

[Khedron]

Here -

Out of date. Tim doesn't put the dongle in the box any more.

 

[fourthtunz]

Only place I see ads these days is on my iPad (anyone recommend a good blocker?)

Heh not seeing them on my iPad, maybe its the porn sites?
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Huh ? The Note *always* had a pen, way before the Apple pencil was ever conceived. It has been one of Note's stand out features from the S-Series.

think you missed the joke..

 

[yakapo]

Only place I see ads these days is on my iPad (anyone recommend a good blocker?)

AdGuard

 

[Dave245]

Well this is awkward........

https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/08/samsung-ads-mocking-iphones/

 

[mattopotamus]

6.3 and 6.8 inches? What’s the point of having two models that are nearly the same size?

.5" on a display of this size is a very noticeable difference.

 

[waquzy]

AdGuard

Wipr is better IMO. It costs £2 but it’s well worth it

 

[fourthtunz]

We're talking about a phone. You don't need USB-A on a phone. And you don't need a dongle - Samsung provide active noise cancelling USB-C headphones, and maybe free wireless headphones as a pre-order bonus.

thanks for the ad

 

[waquzy]

Well this is awkward........

https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/08/samsung-ads-mocking-iphones/

Awkward? More like shady, trying to get rid of the evidence rather than admitting they were wrong

 

[Rogifan]

So Samsung deleted their videos mocking Apple for removing the headphone jack. How dumb.

 

[heov]

Samsung’s mobile division has struggled since iPhone 7 released.

So what are you saying? Samsung shouldn't pay their marketers? They shouldn't advertise against the competition at all? Seems like if a company is struggling to sell, they should spend money to advertise. Look at Apple- they spends tons of money on advertising.

Samsung still sells a **** ton of phones. Some companies struggle sometimes. Look at Apple, their phone revenue is down quite a bit recently. Should they stop marketing lol?

 

[ksgant]

Samsung updates their OS roughly once a month and is usually on the latest patch level. Security-wise, they’re top notch. Now for version upgrades, that‘s a different story. It‘ll be roughly March 2020 until the current Note line-up gets the next version of Android. Usually not a big deal as Google is rather slow in terms of adding new break-through features. Especially since the launch of its own Pixel line - many of the new features tend to be reserved for those phones. But even with that - Samsung has been very good with version upgrades as well. They‘ve updated everything back to the S8 to Pie in early spring this year. Considering the fact that Google didn‘t release pie to the OEMs until late October 2018, that really wasn‘t bad. I mean Apple runs several months of public testing before the final version upgrade is ready and only updates once a year as well.

Android‘s (well-deserved) reputation of lacking prompt version updates mostly pertains to the gazillion of ultra-cheap entry-level phones. Those, of course, are the biggest part of the Android market and when you read that „only 11% of all Android phones are running 9.0“, it‘s those phones that drag down the numbers. If you look at how many S8, S9 and S10 phones run the latest version of Android, it‘s close to 100%.

Companies like Samsung, Sony etc. have been updating their mid- and upper tier models at roughly the same pace as Apple for several years now.

Hmm...must be a new thing for them then. If so, good for them. More Android vendors should do the same.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/samsung-takes-six-months-to-update-to-android-9-pie/
https://www.androidcentral.com/unbearable-slowness-samsungs-updates

 

[MacRS4]

I have just ordered the 5% Note 10 Plus. I've had every iPhone since the first one, and usually upgraded with each refresh. Had the XS Max but started using an S10 Plus really just to see how the other world lives. It's actually a pretty good phone, way better than I remember Android being anyway.

Quite looking forward to trying it tbh. My XS Max is a bit better all round experience than the S10 Plus - but then it's not far off twice the price!

Oh, on the updates, I've had a security type update pretty much at the beginning of every month. Apps seem to update just as often as they did/do on my Apple stuff.

 

[Falhófnir]

6.3 and 6.8 inches? What’s the point of having two models that are nearly the same size?

There's pretty much the same size difference between the two note phones as the XS and XS Max.
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/s...pple-iPhone-XS/phones/11155,11190,10767,10766

 

[genovelle]

It comes with usb-c active noise cancelling headphones in the box

You do realize the Apple actively cancels noise on their supplied EarPods. Also, if you start playing music or watching a video while on the phone, even when played in the car, it is filtered out.

 

[GuruZac]

I guess I'm desensitized. Happens all the time in all directions.
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Please see the thread about Apple recording conversations through siri and get back with us.

Please see the thread about Apple suspending that and get back to us.

 

[jouster]

6.3 and 6.8 inches? What’s the point of having two models that are nearly the same size?

Courage

 

[GuruZac]

They look so different!
All the copying faff is a bit over the top.

The Note (and S10+) are both great looking phones. I don’t believe Samsung is copying Apple at all in the design.

 

[Shanghaichica]

Thanks for informative reply. Samsung’s Android patches take “roughly” a month. This still is not close to immediate like iOS bug patches. Samsung takes months for new Android updates after it is released by Google (if they push it to a device at all) while new iOS versions are pushed out to all devices immediately upon release.

iOS bug fixes are not immediate. They can take a few weeks to be issued once Apple become aware of the issue.

 

[TomCat512]

Thanks for informative reply. Samsung’s Android patches take “roughly” a month. This still is not close to immediate like iOS bug patches. Samsung takes months for new Android updates after it is released by Google (if they push it to a device at all) while new iOS versions are pushed out to all devices immediately upon release.

That is not true. Samsung has monthly security update. The iPhone does NOT have that. If there are critical security fixes Samsung like Apple will release a hot fix.

The security on Samsung is indeed top notch and is independent of Android release cycles.

 

[31 Flavas]

We're talking about a phone. You don't need USB-A on a phone. And you don't need a dongle - Samsung provide active noise cancelling USB-C headphones, and maybe free wireless headphones as a pre-order bonus.

Yes, we’re talking about a phone. The no headphone jack Samsung Note 10. Which you absolutely need a usb-c to 3.5mm headphone dongle for. I’ll tell you what, if Samsung wants to include a free set of Galaxy Buds on a permanent basis in the box of the Note 10 then I’ll quite down. Mind you, it’s still completely unacceptable remove the headphone jack and require a dongle - but at least your getting something for it.

 

[genovelle]

You know Samsung released the S5+ before Apple released their first + model in the iPhone 6?

Is there anything Samsung can do that Apple wont shamefully copy?

You are incorrect on the timing. Samsung released the S5 in February of 2014 but only announced their Plus in October a full month after Apple announced the 6+. I guess there were too many conflicting rumors on the name Apple would use.
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That is not true. Samsung has monthly security update. The iPhone does NOT have that. If there are critical security fixes Samsung like Apple will release a hot fix.

The security on Samsung is indeed top notch and is independent of Android release cycles.

No true. Their are security issues that plague non current versions or require full updates that only come when google, the carriers and Samsung choose to update devices more than two years old.