You're in the market for a new phone and you've had your eye on Samsung's flagship,
the Galaxy S10+ since it was announced in March 2018, but you didn't pull
the trigger yet because you really want to hear feedback from someone who
is extensively used the phone.
Well, you are in the right place because this 10 year iPhone fanboy has
been using the Galaxy S10+ for the past 60 days.
And I'm going to share everything that I love and the things that I don't love.
I am Mike and welcome back to Tech 24/7 TV.
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What is going on, everyone? It's Mike and I am telling you my story of
switching to the Galaxy S10. So I switch to the Galaxy S10 almost two months
ago after having owned every iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch that has been
released I think in the past 10 years.
My my wife hates it but otherwise many people tend to overdramatize switching
from Apple to Samsung or vice versa. But I can also say that after owning
all of these Apple products switching to the S10 has been pretty good minus
a few bumps along the way. I will put timestamps for the different sections
to my right as well in the comments below.
That is because the Galaxy S10 strikes a near perfect balance of hardware
and software that really underscore why the device is near the top if not
the top of the food chain.
It features all of the bells and whistles of any modern flagship including
a beautiful all glass design, it has as a bright vivid display that runs
the edge to edge.
The battery is going to last you all day and then some. You have wireless charging,
wireless power share, the ability to charge your phone with a USB Type C,
you have 3.5mm jack for those people like to go old school. There is an
in-screen ultrasonic fingerprint reader, you have three cameras on the
back and two cameras on the front.
Essentially, the device encapsulates a number of features that make this
iPhone user envious of the experience. Now that experience does have its
tradeoffs as the grass is not greener on the other side because turns out
that it's just highly saturated. If there's one aspect I've come to to only appreciate, but to prioritize as a must-have, it's high free of fit and finish. And I feel that Samsung knocked it out of the park this year with the design and materials engineering of the Galaxy S10. The Galaxy S10 features an all glass design which sandwiches the 7000 series aircraft grade aluminum. Now,
some people subscribe to the idea that the iPhone XS Max feels more
premium due to the difference in weight when compared to the Galaxy S10.
In this scenario I much prefer the Galaxy S 10 over the iPhone because
it feels both narrower in the hand and thinner when it's in the pocket
of my jeans. Next up it is the nucleus of the Galaxy S10 experience.
the Galaxy S10 features a 6.4 AMOLED Infinity O display that's running
at 3040 x 1440 display resolution pushing an amazing 4.3 million pixels.
Side by side to the iPhone tennis. It's not hard to see why people are
drawn to Samsung display because I can't really blame them
It is beautiful. Samsung is using their special sauce to create a display
that not only produces extremely vivid colors but also has the inkest blacks
no matter the lighting condition. The effect of the display is only made
better when you consider that it's also capable delivering 800 nits of
brightness making the Galaxy S headliner of devices ideal for watching HDR content.
biometrics and security.
The S 10 plus feature Samsung's first generation in screen ultrasonic fingerprint
reader and my success ratio has been hit or miss at best. I thought my
experience was due to the factory installed screen protector which I removed
after a few days only to find out that it didn't really make any difference
whatsoever in the accuracy of the results. Then I installed updates from
Samsung and even went so far as to factory reset my phone but alas nothing
significantly better.
When it works it works great but when it doesn't work it's pretty miserable.
For example Android offers a few supplemental security features that are
collectively branded as smart lock. These features allow the device to
remain unlocked when certain conditions are present. Now for me I have
smart lock enabled on my phone when it's in my pocket when I'm at my house
and when my galaxy buds can be connected. But for some reason the fact
that I have smart lock enabled for my home it doesn't work without first
using a biometric authentication. Now if you're using either one of these
features and have success please let me know what I'm doing wrong in the
comments below.
Now as placement of the fingerprint reader I would prefer to have it in
the lock button similar to how his input on the Destiny. Now that's not
to say that the gap in customer experience is far and wide. It is just
not ideal from my perspective. Now if you've been following the channel
for any time you're likely aware that I have a love for electronics I have
great button tactility
The big annoyance here is that the power button is located way too high
up along the right hand side for my liking
if I were to use a single word to sum up the tense camera performance it
would no doubt only be the word consistent under most lighting conditions.
The S10 produces a bright and colorful image that tends to skew a little
bit warm
Comparatively speaking the picture modes on the East tend produce results
which are on par if not better than the iPhone 10 XS under optimal lighting conditions.
Now the only picture mode where I prefer the iPhone 10 XS to the Galaxy
S 10 is going to be portrait mode and that's because in those scenarios
Samsung appears to be using a wide angle lens. When Apple crops in more
so that the subject is taking it more the frame which making the photo
just a little bit more intimate.
Now this is really personal preference and this can easily be overcome
by moving closer to your subject. there's a few nice features inside of
the app which I appreciate first is the full screen viewfinder which is
an exceptionally great feature if you know someone who's vision impaired
followed by my second favorite feature which is that the user can choose
with a tap of a button what type before they want to capture by hitting
the telephoto the wide or the ultra white lens that's displayed on the screen
My biggest gripe about the Galaxy S 10 is really specific to the bezels
or lack thereof because while the phone is actually beautiful to look at
the vessels are not practical my experience and miss the real world value
W hen holding the phone singlehandedly. My fingers wrap around the back of
the phone and all too easily interact with the side vessels which result
in unwanted key presses on the touch targets. The result can be especially
frustrating when you are using like YouTube or maybe even Spotify which
has list results for you to choose from
to some. This may not be a big deal and the advice would probably sound
like something. Well who watches vertical video anyways. But as someone
who uses public transportation along with a two mile walk each day holding
the phone in landscape mode while walking is less than ideal. All in all
Samsung has engineered a beautiful phone that in my assessment is truly
on par with the iPhone XS Max. And if you are someone who's been thinking
about switching to the Galaxy S 10 from another Android device or possibly
even thinking about leaving iPhone, the S10 is a fantastic pick because
it has all the hallmarks of a flagship including the premium build quality
amazing display the all day and then some battery life and a great camera.
What's going on everyone thank you very much for watching my video on the
Galaxy S 10 60 day review. If you are eyeing a Galaxy S 10 How are you
still inclined to pick one up. Or are you waiting for something maybe like
the OnePlus 7 or quite possibly the google pics of 4. Let me know in the
comments below hit like hit subscribe and I will talk to you in the next one.