Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Review – Worth It

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus – Cost and Value for Money

The Note 10 Plus is not a cheap phone — prices start from $1,099. However, there are few phones that come as close to justifying a price tag in excess of $1,000 as the Note 10 Plus does.

The screen is incredible, it’s well-built, performance is electric, the battery life is top-drawer, and the cameras are great. But, how does it compare to some of its rivals?

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

The S10 Plus remains our current favorite phone, but the Note 10 Plus pushes it very close for the title.

Overall, we prefer the S10 Plus because of its slightly smaller (but just as sharp) display, and the $100 saving. Sure, you don’t get the time-of-flight sensor rear camera, but you get a depth-sensing front camera. The S10 Plus battery is almost as large, at 4,100 mAh, and you’ll be unable to discern too much difference in performance.

All told, it’s difficult to pick between these two phones. But given that the Note 10 Plus is more expensive and its main selling points (the larger screen and stylus) don’t really get us off our feet, we’d pick the S10 Plus.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10

While the Note 10 Plus loses out to the S10 Plus, how does it fare against its smaller brother, the Note 10?

Let’s take a look at the differences between the two models. You lose half an inch of screen size with the smaller Note 10, as well as the time of flight rear camera. There’s also no MicroSD card slot and you get a significantly smaller battery (3,500 mAh on the Note 10 vs 4,300 mAh on the Note 10 Plus). However, the Note 10 is $150 cheaper than the Note 10 Plus.

If we were paying our own money, we’d probably opt for the Note 10 Plus. Given that you’re choosing between two big phones, we’d probably opt for the biggest one.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs iPhone 11 Pro Max

But what about the latest iPhones? The iPhone 11 Pro Max is slightly smaller at 6.5-inches, but promises even faster performance and similarly good (if not better photos).

Both phones start at exactly the same price — $1,099. On paper, at least then, it looks like the Samsung might be better value for money with the larger screen, bigger battery, extra rear camera, expandable storage, and stylus.

However, given the difficulty of swapping between Android and iPhone, we’d be tempted to advise iPhone users to go for the 11 Pro Max and point Android users to the Note 10 Plus. But really, neither of these phones would be a bad choice.