Yeah, it's priced to complete with a used Honda Civic, or a round trip flight to Hawaii.

But I mean, look at all these colors. Like I always say, groceries are overrated. Today

we're going to see how durable Samsung's latest flagship really is.

Let's get started.

[Intro]

So Samsung got a a little crazy and dropped three versions of the same phone this time:

the Note 10, the Note 10+, and the Note 10+ 5G. There's absolutely no reason whatsoever

to buy the 5G version, which costs an extra $350, unless of course you already live in

one of the very few 5G cities and have a 5G node right outside your window. This phone

will definitely live it's very full and complete life span before 5G networks become a thing.

One thing that differentiates this Powerpuff looking contraption from other phones is the

internal built-in stylus, and it's actually one of the coolest parts of the phone. I've

been tempting myself into upgrading from my 2 ½ year old Galaxy S8 Plus just for this

feature. From a business aspect, sometimes it's way easier to communicate with a drawing

rather than just plain text...which makes this built-in stylus very appealing. The soft

tips are interchangeable. So if one breaks or gets bent or worn down, it's very easy

to swap them out.

The uni-body s-pen is made from blue painted plastic. But the most interesting parts are

inside. The s-pen has internal accelerometers and a gyro. Also Bluetooth. All these let

you control the phone from a distance with gestures and clicking the one little side

button. The coils of wire down here near the pressure sensitive tip doubles as a way to

charge the s-pen and also generates an electromagnetic field of it's own so that the phone, which

also has an electromagnetic field under the screen, can sense where the pen is located

and exactly what it's drawing. It's a legit distinguishing feature in a sea of phones

that kind of all do the same thing.

At the opposite end of the s-pen near the clicker is a capacitor. It stores about 10

hours worth of energy with a 6 minute charge up while it's inside the phone. It's a very

impressive system. I think it's time we take a look at the other side of Rainbow Road here

– the screen. [Scratching sounds]

Gotta love it when companies give you free screen protectors. The Galaxy Note 10+ 5G

is using Gorilla Glass 6 on both the front and back of the phone. Have you ever noticed

that it's really only the cellphone industry that keeps on plopping a new number on basically

the same phone year after year, and then calls it revolutionary? Thumbs up to Xbox PlayStation

and Nintendo for being real and only releasing new products when it's actually warranted

– every couple years.

The Gorilla Glass 6 on this Note 10 5G scratches at a level 6, with deeper grooves at a level

7...just like last year...and the year before. I got a cool sapphire video coming up soon

though. Don't you worry.

The front facing cheerio camera is a 10 megapixel little guy and sits under the same pane of

glass as the screen. Interestingly enough though, there doesn't seem to be an earpiece

gap up at the top. There might be a tiny little gap between the glass and the edge of the

phone, but Samsung could also be using the under display speaker tech that we saw inside

of the LG G8. We'll have to take a look at that from the inside to be sure though. Make

sure you're subscribed for the upcoming teardown video. This no speaker grill aesthetic is

pretty sleek looking. [Scratching sounds]

The sides of this phone are made from aluminum. Samsung slipped up and said 'stainless steel'

in one of their own promotional videos. But it's since been corrected to 'aluminum' like

the rest of their flagships. Up here at the top of the phone we have a lot going on. There

is a layer of clear protective plastic along with the SIM card tray. The little hole next

to the SIM card tray is for the top stereo speaker. With an expandable memory SD card

slot, you can add up to one terabyte of storage, which you might not need while the phone is

brand new, of course, but it's always nice to add more storage as your phone gets older

and fills up instead of having to go delete things. It also has a rubber liner around

the base to satisfy the ip68 water resistance rating.

The left side of the phone has a metal volume rocker, along with a single power button.

Finally Bixby has left the building. Except for if you hold the power button down for

a fraction of a second too long, he comes right back.

The coloring of this phone is seriously crazy. I feel like it belongs in Wreck-it Ralph with

the sugar rush racers, instead of a business man's pocket. I'm still totally down though.

The bottom of the phone is also made from metal. No headphone jack anywhere to be found.

Personally I think it's a bad move. I did a poll on Twitter last month where 60% of

you said you've used a headphone jack in the past week. And 60% of people on MKBHD's similar

Twitter poll said a headphone jack would be a nice bonus, or even a need. Personally,

I'm all wireless at this point because exercising with corded headphones is super annoying.

But watching YouTube or Netflix with a tiny Bluetooth lag is also slightly annoying. So

I am sad that Jack is gone on the Note 10. At least the s-pen won't get permanently stuck

though in the hole if you put it in backwards. That was an actual problem with the old Note

5.

The USB-C port on the Note 10 is rather awesome. It is fully capable of super fast charging

the phone with 45 watts of power. I know that doesn't make a whole lot of sense with just

the number. So let me draw out a comparison. The Note 10 can take in a full 45 watts of

power to super fast charge the battery. You do got to pay a little extra for that 45 watt

charger though, as Samsung only includes a 25 watt charger in the box. 25 watts is still

amazing though when you compare it to the competition.

For example Apple's newest phone, the iPhone 10s, can only fast charge with 15 watts of

power. Yet Apple only includes a 5 watt charger in the box. That's right. The 9 watt reverse

wireless charging capability on the Galaxy Note 10 is a faster charger than the wall

plug Apple includes in the box with their new iPhones. Ouch. Remember, Apple makes the

jokes, I just read the spec sheet.

Taking a quick look at the rear cameras, the Note 10 has the absolute optimal setup on

the back with the 16 megapixel ultra wide lens up top, and a normal 12 megapixel lens

in the center. And a 12 megapixel telephoto zoom lens on the bottom. The perfect perspective

trifecta. The Note 10+ also has an additional depth sensor off to the side, which combined

with the bigger screen and bigger battery, makes the 10+ a better purchase than the smaller

Note 10. Still stay away from the 5G version though.

There is an under screen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on the Note 10. It's the same cool

tech we saw inside of the Galaxy S10. Super quick and doesn't take up much room inside

the phone. But more importantly, the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner still functions even after

the screen suffers heavy damage with level 7 deeper groves. Very impressive.

Speaking of scratches, do you want to see an experiment I started 2 ½ years ago? Both

sides of the Note 10 are made from glass, and as we know, glass can scratch. Here are

some level 7 deeper grooves on the back next to the Samsung logo. And here are even some

level 6 scratches, both of which show up extremely well on this child's kaleidoscope of a phone.

There are plenty of things in everyday life that can scratch glass. For example this is

my 2 ½ year old daily driver that I purposefully never put a screen protector on just to see

how it would react and turn out with normal every day use, sliding in and out of my pocket.

Glass might be scratch resistant, but it's still no match for anything above a level

6 on Mohs scale of hardness. You really only have two options. You can either cover up

scratches that are already made, or prevent scratches with some kind of protection.

Thanks to dbrand for sponsoring this video. Dbrand has protective skins that you can combine

together however you want. It changes how your phone looks, along with adding aesthetic

protection. You can see what your phone would look like with the link in the description.

A new skin for your phone is way cheaper than buying a new phone...just saying. I'm digging

this copper metal skin. I'll peel it off though so we can taste the rainbow and finish off

the durability test. Have you ever roasted skittles over a campfire? Neither have I,

but I couldn't figure out any other way to segue into the burn test.

The Note 10+ has a large 6.8 inch 1440p display and lasted about 20 seconds before I thought

it was permanently damaged. But after removing the heat from the dynamic AMOLED screen, the

white marks quickly faded, leaving a pristine screen behind, minus the evaporated oleophobic

coating of course. There is no other damage.

No durability test is complete without a bend test. The physical structural integrity of

a phone is just as important as the power inside. It's time to see if the Note 10 is

as durable as it is cute. Bending from the back we get basically no flex, which is rather

shocking considering how large the phone is. I'll flip it around to the front and we get

basically the same result. No damage, no cracks, and no kinks in the frame. Just a super solid

colorful flagship phone from Samsung that survives my durability test. I think it's

a winner. Expensive, yes, but still a good phone.

If it had a headphone jack, I'd probably end up switching right away. But as of right now,

my Galaxy S8 is still working good enough, so I don't know. Maybe I'll upgrade. And maybe

I'll let you guys decide for me over on Twitter. I'm not quite sure yet.

We should definitely take it apart first, so hit that subscribe button if you haven't

already. Come hang out with me on Instagram and Twitter. And don't forget to see what

your phone looks like skinned with the dbrand link in the description. Thanks a ton for

watching. I'll see you around.