Note 10+ papped alongside the iPhone 11R
THE LAUNCH OF THE Galaxy Note 10 is fast approaching, and rumours suggest it’ll bring a host of significant updates to Samsung’s big-screened smartphone lineup.
Expect two versions of the Note 10 to arrive in August; the Note 10 and Note 10+, with the latter set to be made available in a 5G variant. According to online murmurs, we can also expect triple-cameras, a super-sized 6.8in screen on the Pro-branded model, and support for 45W fast charging for the first time.
We’ve rounded up everything we know about the Galaxy Note 10 lineup below.
Release date
Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Note 10 lineup will make its official debut on 7 August.
Following its New York launch, the Galaxy Note 10 will reportedly go on sale in South Korea on 23 August, followed by other markets.
Price
According to sources speaking to WinFuture, the Galaxy Note 10 will start at €999 in Europe, while the higher-spec Galaxy Note 10+ will be available for €1,149. The site notes that both models will come with 256GB base storage, but adds that “these figures are not yet 100 per cent reliable.”
Latest news
31/7/19: An anonymous leaker has shown off both the Galaxy Note 10+ and Apple’s so-called iPhone 11R in an image shared by tipster Ice Universe. The image doesn’t tell us much we didn’t already know about either handset but appears to confirm the Note 10’s full-screen design and Infinity-O screen, along with the iPhone 11R’s odd-looking rear camera array.
29/7/19: The latest Galaxy Note 10 leak comes via an unlikely source – Samsung itself. As spotted by reliable tipster Roland Quandt, the company has prematurely posted support pages for the Note 10 Plus – or Note 10+, as Samsung calls it. The since-yanked pages confirm that the Note 10+ will be made available with 256GB or 512GB, will ship running Android 9 and will be made available in ‘Aura Glow’, ‘Aura Black’ and ‘Aura White’ colour options.
26/7/19: The Galaxy Note 10+ will be available in a 5G variant, a leaked Verizon press image has confirmed. The snap, obtained by Evan Blass, shows that the so-called Galaxy Note 10+ 5G will look identical to its non-5G sibling; there’s a punch-hole screen, a triple-camera setup and a Huawei-esque pearlescent finish.
The ad also reveals that those who pre-order the Galaxy Note10+ 5G from Verizon will receive a free Note 10 if they opt for one of the network’s Unlimited plans, but chances are you’ll have to sign another contract for the second phone.
24/7/19: The Galaxy Note 10+ has been detailed in full, courtesy of WinFuture. While there wasn’t much left to reveal, the German website confirms that the plus-sized flagship will boast a 6.8in Dynamic OLED display, with a resolution of 3,040×1,140, a pixel density of 498ppi, support for HDR10+ and an embedded fingerprint scanner. It’ll also support Samsung’s S Pen stylus, naturally, which the report claims will enable gesture control for the first time.
Under the hood, the S10 Plus – which WinFuture notes will be the same size as its predecessor despite its fatter screen – will pack a 7nm Exynos 9825 SoC, with a maximum clock speed of 2.7GHz. This will come teamed with 12GB RAM, a 4,300mAh battery 256GB UFS 3.0 expandable storage; the standard Note 10 model won’t feature a microSD slot, though.
And around the back, the Note 10 Plus will sport a triple-lens system comprising of 12MP Dual Pixel, 16MP ultra-wide, 12MP telephoto and ToF sensors. A 10MP Dual Pixel camera will sit inside the handset’s centrally-aligned punch-hole cutout.
According to WinFuture, the Note 10 Plus will boast IP68 certification and will be available in black, silver and white variants at launch. It’ll allegedly become available on 23 August following its early-August unveiling.
23/7/19: We’re now just weeks away from the official launch of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, and a specification table published by SlashLeaks has prematurely revealed the handsets’ key specifications.
If legit, expect both handsets to ship with either a Snapdragon 855+ or Exynos 9825 SoC, paired with 256GB storage and 8GB or 12GB RAM, respectively.
Elsewhere, the lesser-specced Note 10 will allegedly sport a 6.3in FHD+ screen, a 3,500mAh battery with 25W charging support and a triple rear camera setup comprising 12MP, 12MP and 16MP lenses. The higher-end and presumably more expensive Note 10+ will feature a larger 6.8in QHD+ screen, a heftier 4,300mAh battery with 45W fast charging, and the same triple camera with the addition of a ToF sensor.
16/7/18: Twitter tipster Ice Universe has backed up earlier speculation that the Note 10+ will boast 45W charging support. He claims the high-spec model will offer 45W wired charging and 20W wireless charging, but notes that while Samsung will release charging kit that supports these souped-up speeds, the handset will ship with a 25W charger in the box.
12/7/18: The Galaxy Note 10+ has prematurely shown up at the FCC, in turn revealing the handset’s specs in full. The leak, spotted by XDA Developers before it was taken down, confirms that the device’s full dimensions (below), along with its centred punch-hole selfie camera and lack of buttons on the right-hand edge. It remains unclear whether the Note 10+ will lack a physical power button, or whether Samsung will instead rid of the Bixby key.
The FCC post also all-but-confirms that the Note 10+ will support WiFi 6 and LTE, though there’s no mention of 5G support in the filing.
Elsewhere, two additional images posted by XDA confirm that the handset will sport a vertically-aligned triple-lens camera on its left side and that it will indeed lack a 3.5mm headphone jack this time around.
11/7/19: The first official pictures of the Note 10 (above) have leaked ahead of the handset’s 7 August launch. The legit-looking snaps come via the WinFuture‘s Roland Quandt and MySmartPrice contributor Ishan Agarwal, and while they don’t tell us much we don’t already know, it does show off a new Huawei-esque blue-purple pearlescent model, which will launch alongside the less-flashy black variant (below).
They high-res renders also seem to suggest that the Note 10 could launch without a physical power key, adding weight to earlier rumours that it’d feature a largely button-free design. Either that or Samsung has finally decided to ditch the much-maligned Bixby key.
9/7/19: Samsung has posted an official teaser for the Galaxy Note 10 ahead of its unveiling next month.
The short video (above), posted by the Samsung Indonesia Twitter account, focuses on the Note 10’s biz credentials and appears to show that it can work as a smartphone, laptop and desktop PC, the latter thanks to Samsung DeX.
8/7/19: Despite touting the Galaxy Note 10’s screen as “the best” to come in 2019, tipster Ice Universe has confirmed that it won’t boast a 90Hz refresh rate.
Over on Twitter (above), the serial leaker shared pictures of Note 10 screen protectors, confirming the handset’s centrally-placed punch-hole camera and triple-lens rear setup. However, in a follow-up tweet, he notes that the display won’t offer a 90Hz refresh rate, despite this being a headline feature of the OnePlus 7 Pro and, allegedly, the upcoming Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
5/7/19: The Galaxy Note 10 will feature one, and maybe even two 3D Time of Flight sensors. So says Korean publication ETNews, which reports that, like the S10, the Note 10 lineup will feature the depth-sensing sensors for rendering bokeh effects, AR applications and facial recognition. It reports that thanks to a recent partnership with Samsung, South Korean lens maker KOLEN is investing $21.6m to build a new plant in Vietnam, which will increase its production capacity of ToF sensors 13 million to 25 million lenses ahead of the Note 10’s impending launch.
Like the Galaxy S10, the Note 10 could feature two ToF modules – one on the front and one on the back – though it remains unclear how this will work with the handset’s centrally-placed punch-hole design.
1/7/19: The first live images of the Galaxy Note 10+ have surfaced online. The flagship, previously rumoured to launch as the Galaxy 10 Pro, has shown up in a video courtesy of TechTalkTV (below) which all-but-confirms its official branding, centrally-placed punch-hole camera and iPhone-like vertical camera system.
The blurry images don’t give much else away, but the lack of visible earpiece adds yet more weight to the rumours that the Note 10 will adopt ‘Sound on Display’ technology.
27/6/19: A freshly-leaked case, seemingly designed for the Galaxy Note 10, has added more weight to the rumours that it won’t ship with a headphone jack.
The accessory, shared by Twitter user Sudhanshu Ambhore (above), shows that the Galaxy Note 10 won’t carry a 3.5mm headphone jack, instead opting for a USB-C connector. Alongside this, you’ll find the S-Pen slot, a single speaker and what looks like an infrared blaster.
26/6/19: The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro might launch with 5G as standard. While earlier rumours claimed the device would be offered in LTE-only and 5G variants, retailer MobileFun – which has obtained an SKU list via an official Samsung distributor – claims that the Note 10 Pro “could well be launched as a 5G variant as standard.” However, it notes that if Samsung does release a separate 5G model of the Pro, then “it’s been confirmed to us that cases will fit both the standard Note 10 Pro and the 5G variant.”
24/6/19: If you want a microSD slot on your Galaxy Note 10, you’ll have to fork out more for the Pro-branded model. That’s according to XDA Developer’s Max Weinbach, who claims to have spent some time with both Note 10 models, the standard of which lacks the long-standing port.
Weinbach also notes that the masses of leaked renders are “almost perfect”, and while he initially claims both models had headphone jacks, he later noted that the jack was fake, adding that the Note 10 will ship with USB-C AKG earbuds in the box.
21/6/19: We’re still around six weeks away from the unveiling of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro, but MobileFun has already started flogging accessories for the flagship duo.
The accessories, by Olixar, confirm the design of the Note 10 range, including its barely-there bezels, centrally-placed front-facing camera, vertically-stacked rear camera array and its lack of fingerprint scanner and earpiece. The latter all-but-confirms the Note 10 will adopt ‘Sound on Display’ technology that uses vibrations to replace the earpiece.
19/6/19: CNET is reporting that Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 10 at an Unpacked event on 7 August, debunking earlier online chatter of a 10 August launch. The “flashy” event, which will reportedly take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, could also see Samsung announce a release date for the long-delayed Galaxy Fold, according to recent reports.
14/6/19: While previous rumours have claimed the Galaxy Note 10 will use both Exynos 9820 and Snapdragon 855 SoCs, it looks like the top-spec Pro model with 5G connectivity will pack Samsung’s homegrown Exynos 9825 chip.
This 7nm SoC is expected to be a more powerful version of the 9820, and equivalent to Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 865 chip in the performance stakes.
7/6/19: The Galaxy Note 10 has been shown off in high-quality renders, confirming that it’ll ditch both the 3.5mm headphone jack and much-maligned Bixby button.
The images, courtesy of OnLeaks and 91Mobiles, also reveal that the Note 10 will see a design overhaul; the flagship will sport a 6.3in QHD+ screen with a sized-down Infinity-O cutout in the middle, alongside a repositioned vertical triple-camera array on its backside. There’s no fingerprint scanner on the rear, so it’s likely the Note 10 will ship with an in-display sensor.
The leak, which is accompanied by a 360-degree video (below), also claims the Note 10 will pack a Snapdragon 855/9820 SoC, up to 12GB RAM and Android 9 Pie.
91Mobiles notes that the higher-spec Note 10 Pro will sport a larger 9.75in screen, a quad-camera setup including a ToF sensor, UFS 3.0 storage and 45W fast-charging support. Backing up earlier rumours, it suggests the Pro variant will also feature HTC-esque pressure-sensitive buttons in place of physical keys.
