Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G scores 113 points on DxOMark

Samsung sets a new bar in the camera competition as its latest device, the Galaxy Note10+ 5G, gets the highest score so far in DxOMark’s review.

Based on DxOMark, the Galaxy Note10 5G+ received an overall score of 113 which places the device as the rank 1 device with the best camera performance.

Starting with the Photo department, it scored 118 with the following pros and cons:

Pros

• Fast, accurate and repeatable autofocus
• Accurate target exposures outdoors and indoors with wide dynamic range
• Pleasant bokeh with good blur gradient and nice spotlights
• Well-controlled noise
• Vivid and pleasant color in most conditions
• Good detail in zoom shots at close and medium-range
• High detail in flash shots

Cons

• Ringing, aliasing, and loss of localized detail
• Some oversaturated color and occasional white balance casts
• Occasional noise in dark areas in indoor and outdoor shots
• Some depth estimation failures in bokeh shots
• Fine detail lost in long-range zoom shots

For video, the Galaxy Note10+ 5G garnered a score of 101 which is higher than the Huawei P30 Pro’s score (97).

Pros

• Good detail in indoor and outdoor videos
• Well-managed noise in indoor and outdoor videos
• Generally good exposure with wide dynamic range
• Bright and vivid color
• Fast, accurate and repeatable autofocus
• Effective stabilization

Cons

• Pinkish color cast in low light
• Coarse noise in low light
• Loss of texture in low light
• Exposure instabilities when tracking

“With the continued improvement of camera performance for both mid-range models and cheaper flagship devices, there’s pressure on Samsung to keep improving the image quality on its premium devices. Fortunately, the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G does just that. Thanks to hardware advancements such as a new chipset and a wider aperture on the tele-camera, improved algorithms and fine-tuning, the Note 10+ 5G has further improved on the excellent performance of previous high-end Samsung devices, making it the top-ranked device for image quality in our database. It’s a solid all-rounder, with excellent still image and video quality in most lighting conditions. The Note 10+ 5G’s combination of excellent exposure, color, detail and bokeh for stills, together with excellent all round video, means that it steals the top-spot spoils from the Huawei P30 Pro for now,” said Paul Caroll of DxOMark

With this, the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G dethrones the Huawei P30 Pro in DxOMark’s rankings. The Galaxy Note10 5G, on the other hand, has the same score as Huawei’s contender with a higher selfie score.

Here are the prices of each smartphone:

• Galaxy Note 10 5G – from USD 1,049 (~PHP 54,820)
• Galaxy Note 10+ 5G – from USD 1,299 (~PHP 67,885)

Source: DxOMark