So we've been talking about the Galaxy Note 10 for quite a while now.
Rumors kept on saying the Note 10 will have a significant design change compared to the
Galaxy S10 and it looks like that was true.
We got our first look at the handset courtesy of Onleaks, a very reputable leaker who has
been right almost all the time.
These renders are based on official factory CAD drawings, these are not fan made concept
renders, these are based on the schematics that Samsung gives to various case makers
for them to make cases in advance so that they are readily available before the launch
of the handset.
That being said, we can see some significant design changes.
The hole is at the center just like the rumors suggested.
This render is of the Galaxy Note 10.
There will be another pro model, that will also have the same single hole camera in the
middle unlike what we see on the Galaxy S10 Plus.
On the back, you see the camera is now placed vertically at the side similar to the one
we find on the Galaxy Fold.
There are 3 cameras, that's because it's a regular Note 10 model.
The Pro model will have 4 cameras, an extra one will be a time of flight sensor for depth
information.
On the front, you can see the bezels are now symmetrical unlike on the S10.
Not only that, Samsung managed to make them even thinner than the one on the Galaxy S10
Plus.
Not really sure how did they do that but the chin looks very thin and I might add even
thinner than the chin of the iPhone XS Max.
You can also see the curves are now more aggressive than the S10 Plus, which was also rumored
in the past.
Personally, I love the curved edges so it's great news for guys like me but I also see
a lot of you don't like curves, so I hope Samsung does a better job of eliminating those
accidental touches.
By the way, I love how rectangular the form factor is.
It reminds me of Sony and Nokia Lumia's design.
In my opinion, Sony had the best design back in those Xperia Z days, those boxy rectangular
piece of slabs were a piece of art.
The same goes for the Lumia design as well.
Devices like the Lumia 920 and 1520 used to look so good in my opinion.
So I'm really happy that the Note 10 is adopting that design.
Right now, it looks like the Xperia Z and Lumia 920 had sex and this was born,
which is a good thing in my opinion.
Another big change you can see is that there are no buttons on the right edge of the device.
They have moved the power button to the left.
Which means on the left now you will find the volume rocker, power button, and bix...wait
there's no Bixby button because Samsung has finally listened to us and removed that annoying
piece of hardware.
Speaking of removing hardware, Samsung has also removed the beloved headphone jack.
There was a rumor about this a few days ago, turns out it's actually true.
Removing a headphone jack also allowed them to crank in a bigger battery but I don't think
that's the only reason.
They want to make more money selling those wireless earbuds as well.
With that being said, expect the device to look way better in real life than what is
being portrayed here.
It's an unpolished render which doesn't mean it's inaccurate but it's not justifying the
look of the final device.
Judging from the past OnLeaks renders, the real handsets actually end up looking way
better than the renders.
Anyway, do consider subscribing for all the Note 10 coverage and as always, I'll see you
tomorrow...Peace out!