Not every decision Samsung made when building the Galaxy Note 10+ was a winner, but its blend of excellent performance, an immersive screen and some clever S Pen tricks mean it's still the best big phone out there right now.

The Galaxy Note 10+ is the best big phone of the year (again), but Samsung plays it safe by not challenging the status quo.

Do you really want a stylus to go with your new phone That is the big question you have to answer when you have a wad of cash ready for a new flagship Android phone. And the answer to this question will be critical to whether you choose to splash your money on the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, or...

On paper the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ appears to one of the best Android phones you can buy. That's true in reality, too, having tested the phone as if it were out own for a week. But it doesn't mean it's the best.

Massive screen with neat punch-hole camera arrangement looks great; Speedy and smooth operation; Doesn't force Bixby upon you; Adept variety of cameras (wide; Standard; Zoom; S Pen stylus is integrated and adds an extra layer of control

Battery life not great for a phone of this size; Design a little too wide; Generally poor connectivity in our testing (using Three 4G SIM; Aura Glow finish will be love/hate; Cameras not class-leading; Closer than ever to S series

It's abundantly clear that the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is Samsung's best phone yet. Your wallet might be preemptively running for the hills, but no other phone from Samsung, or any manufacturer for that matter, offers quite as well-rounded of an approach as this.

Stunning design; Superb performance; Loads of cameras to play with

Extremely expensive; S Pen upgrades are minor; Quite big for one-handed use

Can it make a Note-worthy impact We spent some time with the device and this is what we think of it....

The Galaxy Note 10+ comes with 4 rear cameras. Price in India starts at Rs 79,999. S Pen stylus now comes with gyroscope. Samsung, for the first time, launched two new phones in the Galaxy Note-series. Both the phones, the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ have made their way to the Indian shores.

That's the essential question for the Note 10 Plus. It wasn't always this way: the Note line has meant a few different things over its eight-year history. It was the first phone that convinced us that big screens were great, the phone that proved there was a market for a super powerful Android...

Handwriting recognition OCR; Huge; beautiful screen; Well-made; with powerful specs

Samsung software backslides into confusion; Expensive; No headphone jack

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was considered one of the hottest handsets of the year even though it boasted incremental upgrades over the Galaxy Note 8. With the Note 9, Samsung had once again proved that its Note Series was an all-inclusive device that featured zero compromises.

Coming from a S9+, this phone doesn't feel as big as I thought it would be which is what I was scared of. It feels very premium and super snappy. Battery lasts me almost 2 days with mild usage. Screen is just amazing. Lots of RAM so none of my apps go to sleep.