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Galaxy Note 10 review: The compact 2019 Note — 6.3" flat AMOLED with S Pen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2019·$949
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#85 of 167
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The rare compact Note.

Galaxy Note 10 shrank the S Pen flagship to 6.3" and 168 g. Dropping the jack and microSD was controversial at the time.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

TypeDynamic AMOLED flat, 60 Hz
Size6.3 inches
Resolution2,280 × 1,080 px

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

Main12 MP, variable f/1.5-2.4, OIS
Ultrawide16 MP
Telephoto12 MP, 2× optical
Selfie10 MP

03Performance

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855 / Exynos 9825 (7 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2019 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,500 mAh
Wired25 W
Wireless12 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

06Value

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works
  • Compact Note with S Pen.
  • Flat 6.3" AMOLED.
  • Light 168 g.
  • AKG stereo.
What doesn't
  • No microSD or headphone jack (dropped).
  • Small battery.
  • 60 Hz only.
  • Support ended.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
$600 · score 85/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .