If after all of the recent leaks you were still left
wondering what Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ would look like,
here's the answer to that. Both the Note10 and the Note10+ have been leaked in official-looking
press renders, in two color versions - black and a silver with a gradient
finish on the back, that's somewhat reminiscent of Huawei's similar paint job
for its P30 Pro. This colorway gets a blue S Pen.
Previously rumored things are confirmed too, like
the single front-facing camera with its centered punch hole, the smaller bezels
than the Note9, and the new arrangement of the rear camera island, which is
vertical and off to one side unlike past Samsung flagships.
Again as rumored, the Galaxy Note10 has three rear
cameras, whereas the Note10+ adds a ToF sensor as well. Neither model features
a heart rate sensor on the back, so that seems to be on the way out. What these
images neither confirm nor deny is whether the 3.5mm headphone jack is actually
gone as suspected or if it survived one more round in Samsung's high-end
roster.
The Bixby button seems to be gone though - or to be
more specific, the traditional Samsung power button on the right side is
nowhere to be found, while the left side houses the volume buttons as usual and
another key underneath them. In previous top of the line devices from the
Korean maker this was the Bixby button, but it seems like it may now serve as
the power button - as we're assuming Samsung hasn't just ditched that concept
entirely.
As you can see there's no fingerprint scanner on the
back, and that's because it's under the display, which is unsurprising
considering that the S10 and S10+ both already use the same solution.
According to past rumors and speculation, the Galaxy
Note10 will sport a 6.3-inch screen while the Note10+ will have a 6.7-inch
panel. Each one will also get a 5G version. Price-wise, expect the top spec
Note10+ iteration to get dangerously close to the € 2,000 level. The new phones
will be announced at an event on August 7.
