(gentle music) - What's going on everyone?
This is Dom, and I spent about a week with the Galaxy S10+,
and I'ma tell you what I think.
All right, so this isn't gonna be some
super spec'ed-out review or anything like that.
This is just my experience over the last week
with this device,
and I gotta say, I'm liking it a lot,
but there are a few things that you need to know about this.
First off, this is a minor refinement.
I mean, even the design language here speaks for itself.
It's slightly different.
I mean, we do have a different camera layout on the back,
something that is more similar to the Galaxy Note
that we've seen recently,
and I do really like the silver edges
and this iridescent paint or color on the back side.
It just looks really, really nice all around.
Now, there are a few things about this phone
that really stand out to me,
and first of which is going to be
the little cutout right there at the top,
and the second one is
what I just used to open up the screen with,
the in-display fingerprint sensor,
and the third, we'll get into in a little bit,
but I think that the way that Samsung is doing this cutout
is probably one of the more elegant ways that we've seen
to get rid of the notch.
Yeah, of course, it does put a little weird circle
in the corner of your screen.
I'm not sure that I 100% agree with it,
but I think that, over the notch,
I'll take the Infinity-O display.
Now, one thing that's important to note
about this phone and the Infinity-O display
is if I maximize this video,
you can see that it actually,
the video goes right into it,
so you have this little dot here
when you're watching videos.
Now, that's not always a big deal
if you're not going to completely zoom into the video
to make it fit the screen of the phone,
but it is something to keep in mind,
and it's kind of annoying,
especially if you have something full-screen going on,
like a game or whatever.
You're just gonna have this little O
in the corner of your screen.
Now, like I said, I absolutely love
the in-display fingerprint sensor here,
though I did have trouble using it
with glass screen protectors.
I tested a few of 'em,
and no-go with the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor,
and you can even do it with the screen off
and just put your finger on there,
and boom, the thing opens.
Now, one thing that I have noticed, though,
is I have face detection on as well,
and so, if I have face detection on,
I mean, by the time it hits my face,
the thing is already unlocked,
and I can just swipe up
without having to use the fingerprint,
so it kinda makes the ultrasonic thing a little less,
and, to be honest, like,
we're spending all this time and money
putting fingerprint sensors under the display
when realistically, face unlock seems like it's
kinda at its prime right now
and is doing a lot better in my opinion.
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Now, as far as the software operation
and the fluidity of everything,
I mean, it's gonna be smooth.
Like, I haven't had any problems with this glitching out
or delaying or anything like that.
This is one of those phones that's gonna take,
you know, three to six months to really see the impact
of the software on the whole situation,
but overall, I mean, out of the box,
it's gonna be speedy like any other phone would.
I do have to say, though, that the display quality here
is second to none.
I'm a huge fan of the display on this device.
I mean, I'm a huge fan of all the Samsung displays
'cause they really just nail it every time.
Now, when we're talking about camera performance
and the cameras on the back side,
I've said it a lot in other videos,
I personally don't care about a telephoto lens.
I mean, it's nice, sure,
but I'd much rather, if I had the choice,
have a wide-angle lens over a telephoto lens,
and that's probably one of the main things
that draws me to LG phones all the time
is 'cause they've included a wide-angle lens
for a while now.
Finally, we have one on the Galaxy devices, though,
and boy, is it awesome!
I mean, first off, photos on this thing,
they just look great.
We're at that point in time
where photography on a smartphone is just good all around.
I mean, most of these high-end flagship smartphones
are gonna do you good in the camera department,
but having a wide-angle lens just,
that nice, wide field of view,
it just looks amazing,
and if you wanna check out all the photos
that I've taken with the Galaxy S10+,
I will leave a gallery linked below for you.
As far as the battery life goes,
I haven't really noticed any abnormal power drain from this.
I've been able to make it through the day,
no problems at all,
and I think that this a pretty exceptional phone.
Like I said, it's a refinement of what we've seen last year.
It does look quite different, though,
which I think is cool.
It's got just more of a refreshed look.
I mean, really, it looks like the Note series now
minus the S-Pen at the bottom.
We still do have a headphone jack as well,
which I know a lot of people care about.
I personally, I, doesn't matter to me.
I'd use wireless or wired,
but here's the thing, okay?
This is $1,000, right?
And that's not necessarily a bad deal.
The base storage on these Galaxy phones now
is 128 gigabytes,
and you have microSD card expansion,
so that is great all around, but you know what?
If you're looking for something
that's not quite as expensive
as the Galaxy S10 or S10+,
I think the Galaxy S10e is a very good option to consider.
I mean, it has basically all the features
that this one or the S10 has
but in a smaller form factor minus the telephoto lens.
I think all around, that's a solid option to consider.
I think this is a great phone, though.
I don't have many gripes or little quirks
that I've noticed about it just yet,
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This is a good phone
that you should definitely consider in 2019,
and I'm Dom, and I'll catch you in the next video.