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I just got the 4G version. I was tempted by the 5G model:confused:.
But there just isn't enough 5G service to justify the cost of the phone and cell plan right now.
Did you get the note 10 or note 10 plus?
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Glad to see battery life seems to exceed the Note 9 per GSMArenas review (exynos), the web browsing was slightly lower, but video watching +20%.

Looking forward to seeing more reviews.

One thing I'm curious about is does anyone use Folio cases?

With the power button being moved over, it seems like these may become more awkward to use effectively?
 
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So, I was disappointed when I found out I had no WiFi calling and was going to return my Note 10 that o never fully set up and forgot to give you guys some pictures. So here they are! And comparing it to my Note 9, you can see screen size is just about the same, but the form factor feels sooo much smaller and better in hand. And honestly, you cannot tell the difference in resolution at all.

Also, for anyone curious, I was able to still preorder the AT&T version at Best Buy and still get $600 off from trade in on my Pixel 3, plus an additional $50 off, so in all the phone came out to $299, not bad. I am losing out on my $150 Samsung store credit though.
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So, I was disappointed when I found out I had no WiFi calling and was going to return my Note 10 that o never fully set up and forgot to give you guys some pictures. So here they are! And comparing it to my Note 9, you can see screen size is just about the same, but the form factor feels sooo much smaller and better in hand. And honestly, you cannot tell the difference in resolution at all.

Also, for anyone curious, I was able to still preorder the AT&T version at Best Buy and still get $600 off from trade in on my Pixel 3, plus an additional $50 off, so in all the phone came out to $299, not bad. I am losing out on my $150 Samsung store credit though.

What do you mean no WiFi calling its there in Connections menu on 10+ :)
 
What do you mean no WiFi calling its there in Connections menu on 10+ :)
It is definitely there, but in the US, carriers often don't allow it to be activated unless the phone is running their branded software. The "csc" portion of the firmware. Just another way for the carriers to force you to buy the phone from them.

I know that a factory unlocked S10 supports most features on Verizon / Xfinity, but ATT blocks most things like Wifi calling and spam blocking. T-Mobile used to block wifi calling, but I think that has changed.

However as was mentioned above, if you have an unlocked Samsung you can flash any carrier branding onto it that you would like to, essentially turning it into their phone and then all of the features will work (or some will be lost as it goes).
 
So, I was disappointed when I found out I had no WiFi calling and was going to return my Note 10 that o never fully set up and forgot to give you guys some pictures. So here they are! And comparing it to my Note 9, you can see screen size is just about the same, but the form factor feels sooo much smaller and better in hand. And honestly, you cannot tell the difference in resolution at all.

Also, for anyone curious, I was able to still preorder the AT&T version at Best Buy and still get $600 off from trade in on my Pixel 3, plus an additional $50 off, so in all the phone came out to $299, not bad. I am losing out on my $150 Samsung store credit though.
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That’s beautiful. The display is just as big as on the Note 9!!!!:eek:

When you preorder from Best Buy, do you have to activate a new line through AT&T?

Well my phone really isn’t going to be delivered for another week and a half. The cancel button is still there. I will never understand how this happened :(.

My husband and I are both home today and I’m home tomorrow. Would have been perfect to get it this week. Poo!

Heh well I guess I get to rock the flamingo pink awhile longer. The problem is, the longer I am delayed, the more conflicted I get between big Note and little Note. :p ;)
 
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That hole punch is so bad lol

Just my take, relax Samsung lovers!! :)

Yeah, but at least it's centered near the top of the device and not a notch that takes up too much room. :) Bleh, my pixel XL 3 irks me because watching vids it's not symmetrical, the vid is off center and sometimes the notch still gets in the way. :rolleyes:
 
Yeah, but at least it's centered near the top of the device and not a notch that takes up too much room. :) Bleh, my pixel XL 3 irks me because watching vids it's not symmetrical, the vid is off center and sometimes the notch still gets in the way. :rolleyes:

Yea the Pixel notch is awful but I think I prefer the S10 in the corner vs smack dab in the middle.
 
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That’s beautiful. The display is just as big as on the Note 9!!!!:eek:

When you preorder from Best Buy, do you have to activate a new line through AT&T?

Well my phone really isn’t going to be delivered for another week and a half. The cancel button is still there. I will never understand how this happened :(.

My husband and I are both home today and I’m home tomorrow. Would have been perfect to get it this week. Poo!

Heh well I guess I get to rock the flamingo pink awhile longer. The problem is, the longer I am delayed, the more conflicted I get between big Note and little Note. :p ;)

I just did an upgrade on an existing line. If your interested in going through Best Buy, today is the last day of the $600 promo.
 
Yeah, but at least it's centered near the top of the device and not a notch that takes up too much room. :) Bleh, my pixel XL 3 irks me because watching vids it's not symmetrical, the vid is off center and sometimes the notch still gets in the way. :rolleyes:
Lol talk about splitting hairs, eh? It’s a little dot. A dot vs an entire notch! Honestly I’ve ceased noticing any of them.
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I just did an upgrade on an existing line. If your interested in going through Best Buy, today is the last day of the $600 promo.
Thanks. I’ll lose the freebies but trade in value sounds good.
 
The link to Laptop so you can get alerts, notifications, send and receive sms and now control your phone is much better

Not sure answering calls is there but you can dial
 
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It is definitely there, but in the US, carriers often don't allow it to be activated unless the phone is running their branded software. The "csc" portion of the firmware. Just another way for the carriers to force you to buy the phone from them.

I know that a factory unlocked S10 supports most features on Verizon / Xfinity, but ATT blocks most things like Wifi calling and spam blocking. T-Mobile used to block wifi calling, but I think that has changed.

However as was mentioned above, if you have an unlocked Samsung you can flash any carrier branding onto it that you would like to, essentially turning it into their phone and then all of the features will work (or some will be lost as it goes).

Yeah, I’d rather just get the carrier version and unlock it rather than going through flashing the carrier firmware onto the unlocked model, either way I lose out on some of the advantages of the unlocked model (less bloatware, internet backed caller id from Samsung, etc.)
Plus I also saw some ware that even with the at&t firmware WiFi calling still won’t work, that I would need to spoof an at&t IMEI as well as at&t only allows recognized IMEI’s to access WiFi calling.
 
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