this is the new Galaxy Note 10 and I tried switching from my iPhone XS
for about two full weeks and I don't think I'll be sticking with it let me
tell you why I'm Ben from authentech and anyone who really knows me I'm a huge
Android fan way more than iOS but I've been sort of stuck on the iPhone 10's
for almost the entire last year I was really hoping that the note 10 plus
would be the one that brings me back into the light the Android side but it
just couldn't cut it for me so here's a few key reasons why let me explain now
first things first the note 10 plus is an awesome phone it really has some
incredible features it's powerful packed with top-tier specs I bought it with my
own money and the trade-in offer was pretty incredible up to $600 off here's
a firing off of my first impressions and using the phone for two weeks straight
the massive screen while its massive it feels like you're holding a TV in your
hand watching YouTube and other content is just fantastic the front-facing
camera cut out as a small hole that I've come to barely notice if it has to be
there I think centered up top is the best placement as they did the large
screen also makes typing on a large keyboard much faster and easier which I
like it feels super good to be back on the Swift key for Android there's so
much more helpful customization over the iOS app internally it has that 12 gigs
of RAM expandable microSD slot one UI is overall nice with endless customization
just look at all these quick toggle settings the haptic feedback motor is
really nice and it's specially helpful when typing I appreciate all the little
tweaks that Samsung includes like swapping those bottom home back
navigation buttons or always-on display and so much more the dual speakers are
really loud and produce fantastic stereo sound
the s-pen is fun and I've already found some useful ways to utilize it it's
comfortable to hold wirelessly recharges each time it's inserted back into the
foam there's a ton of screen capture and recording and annotation features which
I found myself using quite often
the power button was stacked on the left side of the phone just below the volume
buttons and I found this a strange placement though I did get used to it in
my opinion I think they should have kept it on the right side like everyone else
though on a positive note Samsung already made an update so you can turn
off that Bigsby function to the power button and hold it down for powering off
which I appreciate them implementing so soon and of course there's a whole lot
more of cool features on the phone but now on to some of the cons I found and
comparison notes versus the iPhone 10's the note it comes with way way too many
silly apps pre-installed like Netflix outlook onedrive and so much more even
though that edge to edge display just looks really slick I actually don't
enjoy those curved edges it's a less surface area to hold on to it hurts your
fingers after holding for long periods of time plus those accidental side
touches they're a real thing it happened to me a lot more often than I'd prefer I
also found that even though the massive display is a great feature in some
regard I have average-sized hands and I think the form factor is just too large
for my taste single-handed control and typing can be
difficult and though I think a loopy case for instance could help a lot in
this area those are expected to release in a couple weeks I'm hoping to get mine
soon onto the biggest deal for me personally is that camera oh man I had
such high hopes for the note 10 + S camera system and don't get me wrong
there's a lot of greatness here especially that wide-angle lens is so
sweet to have let me know if you want to see my in-depth camera review now I use
the video camera probably 10 to 50 different times every single day way
more often than the average person I get that but there are two major areas that
the iPhone 10s beat out the note in video mode and those are well make sure
you're subscribed as I'll be doing a dedicated camera comparison video
between these two coming very soon but those two areas are autofocus and HDR
the autofocus on the note was just horrible
when trying to lock on to a subject and oddly enough when I'm capturing a shot
with the iPhone 10s well like 98% of the time it's locked
right where it should be the Galaxy Note 10 is hunting back and forth and ruining
these important shots for me it's quite strange and maybe can be updated in a
software update I'm not sure the other key differences HD are in video it's
pretty widely known that the high dynamic range on the iPhone 10s it's out
of this world good and even though the Google pixel competes or it probably
even wins in the photography category the iPhone takes it home for the dynamic
range in video mode colors white balance saturation it's not perfect on the
iPhone but it's really good especially when viewing side by side versus other
cams dynamic range on the note is OK just not as good in my opinion
again it's stay tuned for my in-depth camera comparison between these two
coming soon at the end of the day each device has its own hundreds of pros and
cons lists that you could come up with it all comes down to each person's own
preferences and knowing what your top priorities are and this isn't even
considering cause into the equation that's a whole other discussion for me I
found my high priorities our form factors something small and comfortable
to hold easy use for single-handed use and typing a top-tier video camera with
good autofocus and HDR and another big one I found that apps are usually a lot
more stable and even better designed on the iPhone over the Android Plus I'm
often needing to use beta apps before public release for video reviews and
those are almost always only on iOS first and then at launch they post on
android at a later date and that makes sense because iOS has only a handful of
devices to develop for the Android world where you have hundreds of different
phones and manufacturers the triple camera and ultra wide-angle lens is
another top priority for me and yets that new iphone 11 well it will finally
be receiving one so stay tuned for that video in just a week or two
the their key feature that has cuts me stuck
on the iPhone well that's airdrop it's fast and easy to wirelessly file
transfer between my phone and iMac which yes I'm stuck on Mac since found Cut Pro
10 is still the best out right now there's air droid for Android which is
nice but still not as fast or efficient I capture b-roll and footage on my
iPhone airdrop it over to my Mac for editing then when I export for example a
social media video from Final Cut well i airdrop it right back over to my iphone
to post on instagram and don't let any of this fool you I'm still not a huge
fan of the Apple ecosystem and just how locked down it can be but it's truly
simple and straightforward and apparently a lot of people like that
there's a lot of wishlist items I have for iPhone like faster face unlock
pattern unlock bring back that fingerprint scanner I personally think
if it was side-mounted it could still be good for fast and secure unlocking USBC
would be nice but I think that's still a dream I heard the Lightning port will be
coming back in the next model maybe in another decade or two Apple will catch
up on 90 Hertz display faster animations always-on displayed the list could go on
and on there's no perfect phone for sure but each person should find out what
their top priorities are all within a budget and then narrow it down from
there do I think I'll be stuck on the iPhone forever well I sure hope not
pixel is an awesome phone with the best photo camera not the best video
unfortunately but that rumored triple camera setup on the new pixel 4 that
could be game-changing the mate 30 pro looks pretty incredible I'm trying to
get my hands on one for testing and camera comparisons let me know down in
the comments what you found your top priorities are for a phone over the
years excluding budget from the list and make sure you stick around for a lot
more camera test coming soon this time of year always gets fun and crazy thank
you guys so much for watching and until next time let's live