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Key Features of the Samsung Note10 and Note10+ (Source:
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If you are going to quibble about the price, a phablet might not be for you<\/h3>\n
However, all that capability does not come cheap. The starting price will be at least USD\u00a01,000.00, with the Note10 starting at USD 1,259.99, and the Note10+ starting at USD\u00a01,459.99.<\/p>\n
For those you have the disposable income, purchasing a Note10 might just be a status symbol. It will not be the device that \u2018every Tom, Dick and Harry\u2019 will be able to own. However, in examining the device more closely, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the Note10 is not a mass market device. In other words, it has been designed to cater to niche consumer segments, and more importantly, those who are prepared to pay for such a device without grumbling about the price. Individuals who might want, or even need, such a smartphone, are likely to be executives and business people, especially frequent travellers, and possibly, even content creators.<\/p>\n
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When might \u2018big\u2019 be too big?<\/h3>\n
To be clear, big phones, those that are at least 6 inches, have increasingly become the norm, especially among the top brands and for premium smartphones. Typically, the biggest selling point tend to be the screen size, and consequently the larger viewing area to watch movies, read documents, type, etc. Further, in being larger in size than more budget-friendly smartphones, but more portable than a tablet computer, to a considerable degree, phablets are obviating the need for consumers to also have a tablet computer, or even a desktop or laptop computer, in some cases.<\/p>\n
However, the question that continually begs to be asked, is \u201cwhen is \u2018big\u2019 too big?\u201d In being 6.8 inches, the Samsung Note10+ will be one of the largest smartphones on the market, It might be too large for most pockets, and perhaps a bit unwieldy for one-handed use, especially\u00a0 when making or receiving voice calls and having the device up to one\u2019s ear.<\/p>\n
However, in creating a larger device, there is also the opportunity to pack even more features and functionality, which to some degree, may justify the price. \u00a0Further, and to accommodate those added features, the engineers and designers would need still to push the limit of their designs, which back in the day, spurred considerable and memorable innovation. Unlike in the past, when significant changes and improvements in the design and capability would be evident from one device release to the next; today, the changes are more subtle, and tend to appear more incremental than revolutionary.<\/p>\n
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The new kid on the block<\/h3>\n
To a considerable degree, the seemingly incremental improvements to phablets, similar to the more modest-sized smartphone, seems to suggest that generally, we might be getting to the limits of how much we can pack into such devices. Having said this, Samsung has also unveiled the Galaxy Fold<\/a>, which has a screen size of 7.3 inches (!), but folds to a compact 4.6 inches, and is scheduled to be released on or around September 2019.<\/p>\n
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