Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

The Galaxy S10 Plus is the first phone from Samsung to feature a Dynamic AMOLED screen. It’s basically an improved version of the company’s Super AMOLED panel with higher brightness, more color volume, and HDR10+ video playback capability. The 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen is also the first phone from Samsung to feature a pill-shaped punch hole in its screen (at the top right corner), enhancing the visual content consumption and gaming experience on the device. The Galaxy S10 Plus’ screen has QHD+ resolution (3040×1440 pixels @ 522ppi), 19:9 aspect ratio, 88.9% screen-to-body ratio. The phone’s screen is covered by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6 panel for scratch resistance.

Samsung has been using an aluminum-and-glass build for its Galaxy S series phones since the launch of the Galaxy S6, and the Galaxy S10 series is no different. The Galaxy S10 Plus uses a metal frame that’s covered by Gorilla Glass 6 at the front and the rear. Samsung has even managed to keep the 3.5mm headphone jack, which is still essential for most consumers. The phone is also IP68 certified for dust and water resistance, offering you peace of mind when you’re traveling during rain or are beside a pool at a party. Even with all these features, the Galaxy S10 Plus manages to look absolutely beautiful and premium. Its screen and the back curve towards the phone’s edges, blending seamlessly with the metal frame. Its corners are curved too, giving the phone a sophisticated feel in the hand. In India, the phone is available in three colors: Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White.

The Galaxy S10 Plus is the first phone in the world with Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic fingerprint reader under the display. This new fingerprint reading technology uses ultrasonic sound waves instead of capacitive or optical sensors, which makes it more reliable even when there’s water or dust on the finger or the screen. Qualcomm and Samsung claim that the 3D Sonic fingerprint reader is more accurate compared to other fingerprint reading technologies.

Samsung’s Exynos 9820 processing chipset is used in the Galaxy S10 Plus. It is fabricated using Samsung’s own 8nm process and features eight CPU cores (two Mongoose M4 CPU cores clocked at 2.73GHz, two Cortex-A75 CPU cores clocked at 2.31Ghz and four Cortex A-55 CPU cores clocked at 1.95GHz), 12 GPU cores (Mali-G76 MP12), a 4G LTE modem, ISP, DSP, a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit), and various wired as well as wireless connectivity features such as GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (a world’s first in any smartphone), dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Google Cast, Bluetooth 5.0 (with A2DP, LE, AAC, aptX, aptX LL, aptX HD, and LDAC), and NFC. Compared to the Exynos 9810, which was used in the Galaxy S9 series, the Exynos 9820 has a 29% faster CPU and 37% faster GPU. The base variant of the Galaxy S10 Plus has 8GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 storage, which is plenty, no matter how heavy your usage is. There are two other a variants: 8GB RAM + 512GB and 12GB RAM + 1TB storage. If you want even more storage space, there’s a microSD card slot, which accepts up to 512GB microSD cards. The phone also features a USB 3.1 Type-C port for faster data transfer speeds and USB audio.

The Galaxy S10 Plus has two cameras at the front and three cameras at the rear. That’s one camera short compared to the Galaxy S10 5G. The Galaxy S10 has a 10MP+8MP dual-camera setup at the front to capture selfies. The phone comes with a Bright Night mode that uses multi-frame stacking technology for better images when there’s no light (at 0 lux). It also uses AI (artificial intelligence)-powered scene detection, which then applies the best possible camera settings for better end results. The 10MP sensor at the front has phase-detection autofocus (PDAF), f/1.9 aperture, and 4K video recording at 30fps. The 8MP camera sensor acts as a depth-sensing unit for better background blur effect. At the rear, there’s a 12MP+12MP+16MP triple-camera setup. The 12MP sensor has a wide-angle lens (26mm), f/1.5-f/2.4 dual-aperture, dual-pixel PDAF, 1.4 micro pixels, OIS, and 4K HDR10+ video recording. The second 12MP camera sensor is fitted with a 2x optical zoom telephoto lens (52mm) and has 1 micron pixels, f/2.4 aperture, autofocus, and OIS. The 16MP camera uses a 12mm ultra-wide angle lens, f/2.2 aperture, fixed focus lens, and 1 micro pixels. The rear-facing camera can also record 4K videos at a smooth 60fps rate.

Samsung launched the Galaxy S10 Plus with Android 9 (Pie) onboard. The phone runs the company’s new, One UI software, which is designed from ground up to make it easier for one-handed smartphone usage. Apart from all the Android 9 goodness such as Digital Wellbeing, gesture navigation, notification channels, improved notifications, an auto rotate button in the navigation baar, dark theme, new emojis, and always-on display, the One UI also brings advanced features such as Dual Messenger, Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, Secure Folder, and UI customisability (via third-party icons, themes, wallpapers, and group and video wallpapers).

The Galaxy S10 Plus comes with an built-in 4100mAh battery. It can be rapidly charging using 18W Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge or Quick Charge 2.0 (or newer standards) chargers through its USB Type-C port. The phone also supports Qi wireless charging (15W) as well as reverse wireless charging (4.5W). You can use the Wireless Power Share (reverse wireless charging) to charge either phones or compatible smartwatches and earphones. The Galaxy S10 Plus can easily last a day of normal usage.