- Analysis by KJ David
A 6.3-inch phablet that's made for heavy multimedia and productivity, the Samsung Galaxy Note10 highlights its array of pros and cons with an IP68-rated, Bluetooth-enabled S Pen stylus accessory 
and an upmarket triple-lens primary camera consisting of a 12-megapixel primary wide-angle lens with Super Speed Dual Pixel Autofocus, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide lens with a 123-degree angle, and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens enabled for 2x optical zooming -- check out the best smartphones for photography here.
Despite the aforementioned pros, however, this Galaxy Note model is not without a couple of hiccups, one of which is its lack of support for storage expansion 
, leaving users with only its 256GB on-board storage to work with. Additionally, even though its selfie cam features Samsung's signature Live focus photo/video technology, its 10-megapixel-only raw pixel resolution does not quiet level with those of the leading selfie phones around the time of its specs-based Phonerated review.
Also among its cons is the 2280 x 1080 FHD+ resolution of its display, if only because a good number of other premium-class wide-screen phones boast QHD/QHD+ (1440p) screen resolutions.
The Note10 is a solid smartphone when it comes to hardware, running on a triple-cluster eight-core Snapdragon 855 engine that's made up of a 2.8GHz single-core primary cluster, a tri-core cluster running at 2.4GHz, and a day-to-day quad-core cluster clocked at 1.7GHz. Joining its CPU is a robust 8GB RAM (The 5G variant has 12GB), while a not-so-impressive 3500mAh battery is on power duties.
Also part of its offering is an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, Samsung's Bixby mobile assistant software clubbed with a dedicated Bixby key, and an IP68 waterproof rating.
So, even though it list of pros and cons has some weak spots compared to those of some other flagship-class Note models, the Note10 nevertheless caters to productivity-driven, multimedia junkies.
On-paper Review rating: 
The Galaxy Note10 can record fancy (3840 x 2160 pixels) video clips. Great! But we couldn't confirm whether it had an HDMI port or not. HDMI, which lets you connect to an HDTV, is not essential, but would be great on an HD phone.
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Does it have any memory expansion slot? Unless Samsung forgoto to mention it, it doesn't seem to.
It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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It is touted as more resistant to water, dust and shocks.
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The speed of its Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (for US/China, Exynos 9825 for EMEA/LATAM) microprocessor (Single 2.8GHz (+ Triple 2.4GHz + Quad 1.7GHz -- Dual 2.73GHz + Dual 2.4GHz + Quad 1.9GHz for EMEA/LATAM version)) with 8 cores is among the fastest in the current market.
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Use the Samsung Galaxy Note10 to pay for goods (or other applications) at NFC-compatible stores
We are talking about an above-average screen, making it a phablet: 6.3 inches and a resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels means about 15.36 square inches and an image sharpness of at least 401 dots per inch (DPI)!
Superior photo resolution - 12-megapixel (wide-angle cam combined with a 12-megapixel telephoto cam and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide cam) - with these features: HDR10+ recording, Shooting modes (Food/Night/Panorama/Pro/Live focus/Photo/Video/Live focus video/Super Slow-mo/Slow motion/Hyperlapse), HDR, Grid lines, Floating shutter button, Motion photos, Location tags, Quick launch.
The 10-megapixel selfie cam offers an above-decent resolution.
** This phone is also known as: Samsung Note10, Samsung SM-N970
*** These pros and cons are computer-generated based on our algorithm and the data we have on file for this phone. If you spot an error, please let us know.
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