Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Factory Unlocked Cell Phone Review

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 was released on August 23, 2019. Since then the phone has continued to trend in different marketplaces and especially at Amazon. The phone is unlocked to work with any network of choice. This means that you can even travel outside the country and still use it with other local networks of the place you visit.

What I like most about this phone is the large storage memory that can help you save as many items as possible. If you love watching movies and especially series, this is the phone to go with. Since its release, the prices have remained high meaning that its demand is still high up to today. According to customer reviews at Amazon, this is a user-friendly, phone is unlocked and easy to customize.

What are the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10?

Let us look at the specifications of the phone so that you can understand the phone better.

1) Design

The phone is built with elegance. It is such a cute phone that you will feel proud when walking around with. The phone measures 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in). It weighs 168 grams and this explains why it is easy to carry in your pockets as you walk around.

It has a Gorilla Glass 6 glass front, Gorilla Glass 6 glass back, and an aluminum frame. This makes the phone extremely durable. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 supports a Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It is IP68 dust/water resistant up to 1.5m for 30 mins.

Furthermore, the phone has a Stylus with 42ms latency which supports Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, and gyro. This feature is not common with most Samsung prepaid phones and thus this is a special phone.

2) Platform

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 operates on Android 9.0 (Pie) which is upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5. Having one of the best operating systems, expect to get the best services as the phone can support all the latest applications. Besides, upgrading to Android 10 is completely free of charge.

Also, the phone works with Exynos 9825 (7 nm) – EMEA/LATAM and Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) – USA/China chipsets.  It has Octa-core (2×2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA/LATAM and Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) – USA/China CPUs. Moreover, the phone has Mali-G76 MP12 – EMEA/LATAM and Adreno 640 – USA/China GPUs. This is an extremely high performing smartphone.

3) Network

This is a phone for all SIM cards. As I had mentioned earlier, the phone is unlocked meaning that you can use it with any network. It supports GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE network technologies. Since it can work with all types of carriers, you will find it among the Samsung prepaid phones at Verizon.

4) Display

This phone has a 6.3 inches Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+ screen which occupies an area of 98.6 cm2 and has a 90.9% screen-to-body ratio. Its resolution is 1080 x 2280 pixels, with a 19:9 body ratio and a 401 PPI density. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. This is a good phone to have to watch your favorite movies anywhere and anytime you feel like.

5) Memory

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has an internal storage memory of 256GB and a Random Access Memory of 8GB RAM. Having a large storage space, this phone can accommodate thousands of items ranging from movies, music videos, apps, pictures, and documents. It features UFS 3.0.

The large RAM ensures that the phone functions smoothly irrespective of the number of applications you load. Most MetroPcs Samsung phones have large memories and no wonder Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is among the best phones at MetroPCS.

6) Cameras

The phone has triple main cameras which include 12 MP ( f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS), 12 MP (f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom) and 16 MP (f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1″, 1.0µm, Super Steady video).

The phone also has LED flash, auto-HDR, and panorama.  Moreover, the rear cameras support 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec, and gyro-EIS & OIS videos.

Besides, the phone has a single selfie camera which is10 MP (f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3″, 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF). The camera features a dual video call, Auto-HDR, and supports 4K@30fps and 1080p@30fps videos. Capture the most amazing moments with either the rear or the front cameras and enjoy quality. This phone is enough and you do not need a digital camera upon buying this phone.

7) Communication

Get the phone and experience the best communication features ever. It has WLAN which supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, and hotspot. You can share your internet with other devices via hotspot or use WiFi Direct to connect to wireless printers or music systems to transfer files.

It has GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, and GALILEO. Moreover, the device has a Bluetooth version 5 and an FM radio for Canada and the US only. It supports USB Type-C 3.1.

8) Battery

This phone has a large non-removable Li-ion 3500 mAh battery. It features a 25W fast charging using the USB Power Delivery 3.0. Also, it supports 12W fast Qi/PMA wireless charging and a 4.5W reverse wireless charging.

9) Sensors

This phone has various sensors which include fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, barometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. It also supports Bixby’s natural language commands and dictation and this makes it a good smartphone for seniors.

Bottom line

I can recommend anyone to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 since it is a powerful phone. The fact that you can use it with any carrier makes it very convenient. Furthermore, it is a good phone for seniors since it has a large screen and supports Bixby’s natural language commands and dictation. The durable battery will save you the burden of carrying power banks here and there.