
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