Samsung Galaxy S10+ / S10 Plus (2019)

Excellent battery life ; One UI is a welcome refresh ; Surprisingly helpful Bixby Routines ; Big ; beautiful HDR10+ display ; Versatile triple camera setup

AR emoji are unrecognizable ; Low light shots are subpar

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Standout design, top-quality build, unique colors.

Frustrating fingerprint reader experience (to be improved via an update).

We'd happily recommend the Galaxy S10+ if you want the absolute best Samsung has on offer right now. But realistically, the smaller Galaxy S10 would be our pick - essentially the same phone, only more affordable.

Class-leading display. Most powerful processor on an Android phone. Fastest modem. Wide-angle camera. High-quality build.

Expensive. No advances in low-light photography over previous model.

Bottom Line: The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is a high-cost 4G phone at the beginning of the 5G era. It's excellent, but you can get almost the same performance elsewhere for much less money.

Excellent display ; Fast performance and strong battery life ; Versatile camera system ; A headphone jack

New in-screen fingerprint scanner is slower and more finicky than older ones ; Camera performance not as good as Pixel in low light ; Slow software update schedule

It’s clear that after a decade of Galaxy phones, Samsung knows what its customers want and what they expect. We’ve already seen glimpses of where the next 10 years will take us, but if you’re looking for the best Android phone available today, the S10...

Excellent design with an incredible display ; One UI is a major improvement over the Samsung Touchwiz Experience ; Performance and battery life is second to none ; Triple-camera system snaps great pics quickly

In-display fingerprint sensor is a little finicky ; Hole in the display is an eyesore ; Samsung's photo processing nowhere as good as Google's

There’s no denying that the Galaxy S10 is the absolute cream of the premium Android phone crop right now. It has the fastest processor, the most RAM, the most storage, and the best display money can buy. And it’s all wrapped in a beautiful package...

In terms of display accuracy, Samsung does well, but it’s no Apple. Samsung’s choice of enabling Android’s colour management system on the S10 is weird. At least Samsung does have one first-party app supporting it: the Gallery, which is more than what...

Samsung keeps refining the design ; Build quality is off the charts ; Samsung still makes some of the best display technology ; New Samsung UI is actually very nice ; Great performance breezes through everything ; Great dual speakers ; Another great...

2019 flagship pricing may turn some away ; The glass is curved so much your palm sometimes activates the touch display ; Camera is excellent but results are going to be subjective ; In display fingerprint sensor is hit and miss

Samsung users are going to love this phone. I know many users who have been using Samsung phones for a very long time and they will not use anything else. For those users, the Samsung Galaxy S10+ is a winner. iPhone users looking to switch to Android...

Gorgeous display ; Long battery life ; Capable triple rear cameras ; microSD, 3.5mm headset jack, wireless charging ; Ability to charge other gear wirelessly ; Excellent RF reception and call quality

Fingerprint scanner not as fast as capacitive methods ; Occasional inadvertent screen presses