There's a lot going on with the Galaxy Note 10+ ($1,099.99 and up), Samsung's biggest phone. There always is; the Note line is the epitome of Samsung's technology. It's where the company piles all of its features in, with price and size being no object. And I admire it, but I find it hard to love. A lot of this comes down to how many phones Samsung's been slinging out this year with similar features, as well as my own growing lack of patience with $1,000+ handsets. Ultimately, the Galaxy S10+ ($799.99 and up) and the smaller Galaxy Note 10 ($949.99) are slightly more affordable ways to get most of what the Note 10+ offers, for less. The Handbuster The Note 10+ is 6.39 by 3.04 by 0.31 inches (HWD) and 6.91 ounces. It's slightly bigger than the Note 9 (6.37 by 3.01 by 0.35 inches, 7.09 ounces) and noticeably bigger than the S10+ (6.20 by 2.92 by 0.31 inches, 6.17 ounces). It comes in four "aura" colors, pictured below: black, blue, white, and "glow," which is a shimmery rainbow ef...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ is a big, powerful phone that's good for artists and note-takers.

Useful S Pen stylus; Top-notch performance; Long battery life

Expensive; Huge; No headphone jack; Confusing 5G situation

Samsung makes excellent phones that check nearly every box of what you'd want in a device: a clear, brilliant screen. Great cameras . Strong battery life. But it's been years since all the individual parts have come together in a way that makes me sit back and say, "Wow.

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus delivers the premium goods; from a killer 6.8-inch screen and all-day battery life to excellent camera tools

The Note 10 Plus is expensive; There's no headphone jack, which will disappoint long-time Samsung fans; The depth-sensing camera is extremely limited

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is the best that Samsung has to offer in 2019. Especially if you're judging that by its price – and not counting 5G and foldable phones. It's the most expensive smartphone besides a 5G model of the Galaxy S10 or Note 10 Plus, and the Galaxy Fold.

Big; Beautiful AMOLED Display; The Aura Glow Color is Amazing; Battery life is pretty impressive; The S-Pen Still Brings New Tricks

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

After spending a couple of hours with the Note 10 Plus at a pre-briefing, I've now had a full week with it and my own T-Mobile SIM. My Galaxy Note 9 is still an amazing device and I haven't experienced any problems with it.

Gorgeous Super AMOLED display; Capable Bluetooth S Pen; All-day battery life; Functional quad rear camera system; Fast and ample internal storage

Fingerprint magnet; Odd power button placement; Terrible ultrasonic fingerprint sensor

The best big phone gets better

Massive; stunning display; Still the best stylus-equipped phone; Powerful and pretty

Expensive; Curved display can result in accidental presses; Not a huge upgrade over the Note 9

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ should be a tougher sell than it actually is. A $1,100 Android phone, scaled so vast that many will struggle to comfortably hold it, the defining feature of which is a pop-out stylus… and yet here we are, in 2019, with a flagship that boasts such user goodwill that even a...

Huge screen is a thing of beauty; S Pen is as useful and accurate as ever; Quad camera array can take some great photos; Runs fast and smooth

Expensive; Some of 2019's headline features feel like gimmicks; Low-light camera performance lags rivals; DeX is awkward to use

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.

If you want pen-input, then the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is the best out there, wildly out-classing everything other than its predecessor, the Note 9 in that respect. If you don't, it's still an excellent phone, but you could get a comparable screen and imaging experience for less money in the...

Gorgeous; immersive display; Excellent; versatile stills/video camera; Pen input is a dream for Lightroom

It's a big phone; It's an expensive phone; Loves fingerprints