Samsung’s Galaxy S10 (guide), Galaxy S10 Plus (guide) and Galaxy S10e (guide) are good smartphones in their own right, but I have been advising users to wait for the more ambitious Galaxy Note 10 for some time. And now there’s the first concrete evidence why.
When Samsung shipped the Galaxy S10 range it did so just weeks before launching next-generation RAM, storage and camera technology. The promises for this tech were significant and now the first real-world benchmarking has broken and it confirms the extent to which Galaxy S10 owners are missing out.
Coming under the microscope is UFS 3.0 storage which has now been tested in its debut device, the Galaxy Fold, by Ice Universe. Samsung claimed UFS 3.0 would be twice as quick as the two-year-old UFS 2.1 standard inside the S10 line-up, and Ice’s testing proves it. Whereas the flagship Galaxy S10 Plus tops out at 792 MB/s and 193MB/s for sequential reading and writing of data, UFS 3.0 achieves 1478 MB/s and 383MB/s. There are also tangible gains in random reads and writes.
But performance is just the start. Not only will apps load and respond more quickly, UFS 3.0 is also more efficient thanks to a new 2.5V power supply. In short: you’re getting a huge performance boost for less power consumption, which is a win-win.
Does this mean you should rush out and buy the Galaxy Fold? No. As the world’s first commercially available phone with a folding display, it costs a small fortune ($2,000). But it brings with it the commercialisation of UFS 3.0, making the Galaxy Note 10 the first mainstream flagship smartphone to reap the benefits.
Moreover, remember to combine UFS 3.0 with the Note 10’s aforementioned next-gen RAM (more efficient, smaller), improved camera tech (four lenses Vs three thanks to a ToF sensor) and – potentially – an experimental design. Yes, the Note 10 looks like the biggest upgrade on its Galaxy S counterpart in years. And yes, this means the smart move is to Wait.
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