Samsung has the best implementation of styluses for smartphones, not that the competition is fierce, but the price is higher. was only available. These days, it’s available on the Galaxy S Ultra and Z Fold models, as well as the premium Galaxy Tab S model, but neither is cheap (it also supports some Galaxy Book laptops).
There was one exception in early 2020, the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite. It was announced on the same day as the S10 Lite we covered last time, and while it also had some key differences, it also shared some similarities (beyond price).
Let’s start with the display. It’s a 6.7-inch panel with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, the same basic dimensions as the S10 Lite display. However, this panel included an extra digitizer layer that allowed the S Pen stylus to perform its functions.
Samsung also used a sleek new Bluetooth-enabled S Pen, unlike the purely passive stylus on previous Notes. Now you can use the S Pen as a remote. For example, you can remotely take pictures or control your music player. It wasn’t as advanced as the ones used in Note10+ and Note10 because it lacked certain gestures. Still, it was far superior to the typical capacitive stylus available on certain other phones.
Bluetooth-enabled S pen was always a remote control at hand
The S Pen features fast stylus tracking (faster than finger detection) and can sense the strength of your press down (4,096 levels) so you can change the style of virtual pen or brush you were using.
True to its name, the phone was always ready to jot down notes – just take out the S Pen and start writing on the lock screen.Handwriting recognition automatically converts your notes into digital text for easy copying and share it.
Compared to the premium Note10 duo from six months ago, the Galaxy Note10 Lite is larger than the vanilla model (6.7-inch display and 6.3-inch) and slightly smaller than the Plus model (6.8-inch display). Unlike both, the display is flat, so I was able to draw from edge to edge.
Comparing the Galaxy Note10 Lite and the Note9 might be a more apt comparison. The old flagship had dropped in price by the time Wright came along, and the prices of the two were about the same. It was available on the Snapdragon 855. Note10 Lite was an Exynos exclusive model.
Older Exynos 9810 with up to 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage (expandable)
As you may remember from last time, the Galaxy S10 Lite was the opposite, a dedicated Snapdragon phone. This was an interesting change for the region used to acquire Exynos.
The S10 Lite also offers some interesting comparison points. The Note10 Lite has the same screen size, 6.7 inches, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, and the same 4,500mAh battery capacity. However, in our testing, the S-phone gave a durability rating of 110 hours, compared to 92 hours for the Note. The display panel isn’t quite the same, and that may be the reason, but the 10nm Exynos chip certainly showed its obsolescence against the 7nm Snapdragon 855.
The Note also missed the faster 45W charging that was available in the S10 Lite as well as the Note10+. For example, the larger Plus tank had 4,300mAh. Still, the new Exynos 9825 lasted 107 hours in our durability test (the 9825 is a 7nm part, scaled down from the 8nm 9820 used in some Galaxy S10 models).
The Galaxy Note10 Lite has a triple 12MP camera on the back, including a 52mm 2x telephoto lens that the S10 Lite lacked. It uses the same size 1/2.55-inch sensor (1.4µm pixels) as the premium Note10 model, with Dual Pixel AF and OIS, but without the Dual Aperture feature. However, older chipsets weren’t as capable when it came to video capture.
A few other things worth mentioning are the microSD slot and 3.5mm headphone jack, which the Note10 Lite had, but the premium Note10 duo is the first in the family to lose them.
There are several reasons why the Note10 Lite is the Lite model. It has a plastic back panel (even though it’s Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and a metal chassis), no IP rating for dust or water resistance, no USB 3 ports, and no stereo speakers.
The S Pen has outlived the Galaxy Note series, but the S Ultra model is so different from the Vanilla and Plus Phones that you might call it a Note. is also included and has been tuned to work with foldable displays as well.
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite was available in some fun colors
One segment it hasn’t been featured in, at least since the Galaxy Note10 Lite, is more affordable phones. , was just €50 cheaper than the smaller Note10 in Europe and half the price of the Note10 in India.
Any stylus fans around here? For example, would you like to see a Galaxy A phone with an S Pen?
