Samsung's latest phablet camera phones have a fast aperture, fast connection, and a new stylus that's ideal for photo editing
(Image credit: Samsung)
The South Korean giant has officially announced its latest family of camera phones, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10+.
As was widely anticipated, via the usual matrix of leaked specifications and informed speculation, the new triple-camera phones pack some serious photographic firepower – particularly the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, which boasts a primary camera with a three-step aperture, time of flight sensor.
Both cameras will be available in both 4G and 5G versions - meaning that there will be four versions of the Note 10 in total.
Their enviable specs alone make them contenders for the best camera phones on the market right now. However, when you add in the larger form factor of the Note line – along with the inclusion of the S-Pen stylus – this makes the new handsets serious options both for taking photographs and post-processing them.
Indeed, the hybrid half-phone / half-tablet design with a huge 6.8-inch screen means that the new Note 10 Plus models might also rank among the best tablets for photo editing.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (Image credit: Samsung)
Still, the handsets' headline feature is the triple-camera array – which, on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (and Note 10+ 5G) , is supplemented by a VGA time of flight sensor (for software-driven depth of field effects).
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The main camera is has a 12MP sensor with an f/1.5 aperture, HDR10+ support and 4K video up to 60fps.
The other two forward cameras consist of a 12MP f/2.1 telephoto and a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle, with a 10MP f/2.2 selfie camera housed in a punch-hole on the front screen.
The Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 5G have the same camera line-up - with the only difference is that these do not benefit from the time-of-flight DepthVision lens found on the larger screened 10+ models.
All four phones will hit retailers, and start arriving for those who pre-order, on 23 August.
The price for the 4G versions of the Galaxy 10 Plus will start at $1099, with the Galaxy 10 costing from $949.
The Galaxy 10 Plus 5G will start at $1,299 for the 256GB version rising to an eye-watering $1,399 for the 512GB option.
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