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Hardware is very nice: I like the display, battery life is so much better after my previous Galaxy S6. I like the stylus. Performance is more than enough. But. But! The camera(s). Picture quality is absolutely rubbish. I've just returned from the Great Smoky Mountains, transferred photos to the PC... And was immediately disappointed in the photos quality compared to my old Galaxy S6. At first I thought it is a hardware problem. But after some investigation I found out that photos I made in Pro mode and saved as raw .dng are all right: as a proof, attaching raw photo converted to jpeg (no sharpening applied) and same photo saved by original Samsung camera app. Compare the details at 100%. Funny that with less detail, file is almost twice larger in size. I won't be able to improve picture quality of camera app file. With raw, I can do all I want including sharpening (picture is still quite blurry). Also, when you shoot with "full" ratio (2.11) it saves photo with 4032x1908 which is 7.69MPx. 16:9 gives you 9.14MPx and 4:3 is 12.19MPx (for the phone's main camera). My old galaxy S6 was shooting 16:9 photos with 16MPx so even without raw format I had much more information to work with (I use Lightroom for post-processing). That's a great improvement over 4 years! Okay, I could use Pro mode all the times, right? Nope. You cannot select which camera to use in Pro mode, so I can't shoot through telephoto or wide angle camera (which is a great idea, btw as I love panoramic shots). Conclusion: if you use your phone for taking photos a lot, care about photos quality and don't want to carry a DSLR with multiple lenses with you - don't buy Note 10+ (yet?). I hope in the nearest future either Samsung will improve the camera app, or there will be an alternative app which can process photos properly.

The phone is great, except for one thing. I use to own the Note 9, was very hesitant about upgrading, I should have followed my 1st mine. The Note 10+ is rather slow when it comes to downloading or just surfing the Internet, with my Note 9 people with other phones were amazed how I could download faster why they we still surfing, in this with the Note 10 Plus I'm very disappointed. I would also like to say the Earbuds are horrible, callers say the sound on the other end is horrible. I tried resetting them and now the sound is even lower than what it was at first. I've been a Samsung guy and will continue to be, but these products have been disappointing so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is my first ever note. i wanted to get on for long time, my first samsung phone was s7 edge and i was in love with it same with s8 and s9plus. i liked it like how samsung managed to keep everything like headphone jack and no notch. and Note is amazing product with high productivity. Pros: -nice big gorgeous screen -best pen support and great apps -good build -feature packed -gorgeous looking -great camera -easy optimization and great customizability -great battery life -overall great phone Cons -not a fan of punch hole notch -no headphone jack -accidental touches on the sides without case -should have come with snapdragon 855+ other than that great phone would definitely recommend it.. i would have given it 10/10 except for that punch hole camera. guess they will come up with some innovation in coming generation phones.

I'm am very disappointed in Samsung. The Note series is supposed to be their "do everything" phone for people who don't use their phone as a toy. I'm not buying a toy. I'm buying technology that helps me get stuff done. That's how you sell it! To get stuff done. You dropped the power button, which everyone was used to it being on the right side of the phone. Then you dropped the headphone jack too?!?! You need to be VERY careful. When you change to much people will start looking at other products and your brand loyalty will be gone. A year from now you'll be wondering why the Note line is doing so poorly and it will be your own fault.

Ive owned every note device that ever came out. If you are not hung up on it not have a headphone jack This Phone is Elite.. long battery beauitful camera.. Display looks like a sticker and the new dex for pc is incredible. You will not get this out of no other phone including prior note phones!!