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- First reviewJuly 29, 2018
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Cut the cable cord and use this NVIDIA SHIELD media player instead. It supports 4K video streaming from popular digital media services, so you can enjoy movies and TV, and its advanced processor ensures fast nonstop performance. This NVIDIA SHIELD media player has 16GB of storage space, and it supports additional USB flash drives for saving favorite movies and shows.
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5
BEST ANDROID STREAMING BOX!
on August 22, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
Verified Purchase:Yes
There's no better way for you Android users to stream your stuff. Actually can be just as useful for iPhone users, especially if they enjoy the Kodi platform.
Length of ownership: 21
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5
Value
5
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5
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The NETGEAR Nighthawk AX6000 12-Stream WiFi Router is powered by the industry~s latest 802.11ax WiFi standard with 4 times increased data capacity to handle today and tomorrow~s growing home network. Blazing-fast combined WiFi speeds up to 6Gbps and AX optimized 64bit 2.2GHz Quad-core processor powers smart home applications, ultra-smooth 4K UHD streaming, online gaming, and more. Keep your family safe from cyber threats with NETGEAR Armor anti-virus and data theft protection for your home and all of your smartphones and computers. Free trial included.
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5
This Router is fantastic!
on August 16, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
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I'm really pleased with this Netgear Nighthawk 12-Stream AX6000! My Fios Quantum Gateway is a good router, but I had to use a WIFI extender purchased in addition to the QG to get wireless signal throughout my home. Finally I decided to puchase this router which is advertised to stream through larger homes. I shut off the wireless signal on my main Fios router and set the Nighthawk up as an AP using its wireless...Fantastic! I not longer need my network extender. I'm very happy with the strength of the signal on the AX6000!
Length of ownership: 22
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I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
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5
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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is a supremely powerful, portable wireless speaker. It blasts loud, clear, and powerful 360~ sound with deep thundering bass. And it is insanely waterproof, dustproof, and drop proof too. Combined with one-touch music controls, and stunning, two-tone, high-performance fabric, the ultimate party starter has been redefined.
Customer Rating
5
Durability, Portability and Decent Sound.
on July 20, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
Verified Purchase:Yes
I really like the material used to create this little speaker, it's nice to look at and seems durable. You're not going to get this thing too loud so forget about that...at normal listening levels, it sounds pretty good. The beauty is in the easy to carry nature. You will have to buy the charging dock separately which makes it much easier to charge unless you like fumbling with the out-dated micro USB port- better to sit it nicely on its dock!
Length of ownership: 22
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4
Value
4
Ease of Use
4
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Protect your Samsung Galaxy S8 Edge's screen with this ZAGG InvisibleShield screen protector. Its oleophobic coating keeps it free of fingerprints and smudges, and its curved design provides an optimal fit around your device. This ZAGG InvisibleShield screen protector has EZ Apply tabs for simple installation with no air pockets.
Customer Rating
5
Good glass screen protector!
on June 7, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
I applied this to my Galaxy S8+ right away to give some protection to the curved screen of the device. I wish Samsung would get rid of this curved glass, I hate it.
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Safeguard displays with this Zagg Incorporated InvisibleShield Glass Curve Elite screen protector for Apple Watch Series 4. Featuring a precision-cut design with curved edges, this protector offers an exact fit and defends the entire screen from damage. This Zagg Incorporated InvisibleShield Glass Curve Elite screen protector safeguards displays against scratches, smudges and impacts with its tempered glass construction and oil-resistant finish.
Customer Rating
5
Decent screen protector for Apple Watch Series 4
on June 7, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
I like this screen protector very much, although it does reduce the responsiveness of the touch screen. I feel safer with the added protection.
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Mighty. Smart.Nest Cam IQ is a seriously sharp outdoor security camera. It has brains to tell you when it sees a person and Supersight to show you an extra clear close-up tracking shot of who's there. It can even recognize familiar faces with Nest Aware.
Customer Rating
5
State of the Art Security Camera!
on June 7, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
Love my Nest Cam IQ outdoor camera! It installs relatively easily and takes great video. Good security device for my backyard.
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Blend style and function with this Tech21 Evo Luxe case for the Apple iPhone XS Max. Its three protective layers include FlexShock material so it can resist drops up to 12 feet, and the slim profile and woven fabric keep your phone lightweight and comfortable to the touch. This Tech21 Evo Luxe case provides quick input responses through precision-engineered buttons.
Customer Rating
5
Gorgeous Case!
on April 5, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was looking for an unusual case for my iPhone and this one is a knock-out! Colors are bright, design is unique and beautiful. Plus the case is one of Tech 21's most protective for your phone. I LOVE IT!
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Defend the land against evil and stop a new war from brewing in Kingdom Hearts III for PlayStation 4. Fight new enemies and try out enhanced moves, including updated wall running and summoning abilities, in the 11th installment of this popular console series. Kingdom Hearts III is the final chapter in the compelling Dark Seeker saga.
Customer Rating
5
Great Game for all ages!
on February 8, 2019
Posted by: Pinhead
Verified Purchase:Yes
Kingdom Hearts is a fun video game for all ages. I really enjoy the graphics on this one!
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The DualShock~4 wireless controller features familiar PlayStation~ controls and incorporates several innovative features to usher in a new era of interactive experiences. Its definitive analog sticks and trigger buttons have been improved for greater feel and sensitivity. A multitouch, clickable touchpad expands gameplay possibilities, while the incorporated light bar in conjunction with the PlayStation~ Camera allows for easy player identification and screen adjustment when playing with friends in the same room. The addition of the Share button makes utilizing the social capabilities of the PlayStation~ system as easy as the push of a button. The DualShock~4 wireless controller is more than a controller; it's your physical connection to a new era of gaming.
Customer Rating
5
Sony DualShock 4 Great Controller for PS4
on December 14, 2018
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
Absolute necessity for playing my video games on the PS4. LOVE the blue camo color!
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PlayStationPlus~ gives you access to exclusive online features and benefits on PS4, PS3~, and PS Vita systems, including Instant Game Collection~ and online multiplayer on PS4~systems.
Customer Rating
5
Great Gift for the Kids!
on December 14, 2018
Posted by: Pinhead
from Clifton, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
I buy the PlayStation Plus cards every year for my Grandchildren. They are always happy to have their own spending money for the PlayStation Network!
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Enjoy a next-level entertainment and communication experience with this unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note10+ smartphone. The quad HD+ Dynamic Infinity Display delivers crisp visuals while watching movies, and the 4300 mAh battery offers up to 74 hours of audio playback time. This Samsung Galaxy Note10+ smartphone has a pro-grade camera for capturing photos and videos of important moments, and S Pen support provides accurate gesture functions.
Overall5 out of 5
5 out of 5A flagship phone worth of the price
By omegafiler
SMARTPHONE INTRO
I've been buying the latest and greats smartphones since the early HTC days and have owned just about every significant Samsung smartphone release since then. Every year I will stray over to other manufacturers to see what the big and small players are up to. Most, but not all of the time, I find myself right back to my Samsung phone as the daily driver. Which is usually a Note. Now that Samsung has released another Note series for an increasingly high price, let's see how it does. In particular against my Note 9 that it's replacing.
PROS:
+ Excellent build quality
+ The high-resolution OLED display somehow looks even better than before
+ Superfast performance; zero lag
+ Much improved speakers that you can *feel*
+ The bezels continue to disappear; nearly all-screen
+ Core functions, such as phone calls, still work great
+ Lots of internal storage + expandable storage
+ Generous battery that truely lasts all-day
+ Fast wired and wireless charging for those very heavy phone usage days
+ The ever-useful stylus continues to evolve
+ 3 Camera Lenses for any scenario
+ Great picture & video quality with some useful features
+ Excellent build quality
+ The high-resolution OLED display somehow looks even better than before
+ Superfast performance; zero lag
+ Much improved speakers that you can *feel*
+ The bezels continue to disappear; nearly all-screen
+ Core functions, such as phone calls, still work great
+ Lots of internal storage + expandable storage
+ Generous battery that truely lasts all-day
+ Fast wired and wireless charging for those very heavy phone usage days
+ The ever-useful stylus continues to evolve
+ 3 Camera Lenses for any scenario
+ Great picture & video quality with some useful features
CONS:
- Hole punch camera is distracting
- The in-screen fingerprint reader takes a few steps back from the physical sensor
- RIP headphone jack
- Price keeps going up
- Hole punch camera is distracting
- The in-screen fingerprint reader takes a few steps back from the physical sensor
- RIP headphone jack
- Price keeps going up
DESIGN
Compared to the Galaxy Note 9, the Galaxy Note 10+ feels much more substantial than I expected. It has more heft and somehow even more solid feel to it. In particular with the Samsung OEM cases. Which are also expensive, but continue the high-quality impression of what you are holding in the hand.
The left side has the volume up/down and power button. The bottom is USB-C port and stylus holder. The rest of the phone is fairly clean and simple. I prefer power on the right, but it's easy enough to get used to after a few hours. I opted for the white version to mix things up and I like it. It still provides a nice high-end look all while resisting visible fingerprints (and probably scratches) than most darker and shinier colors.
Even with a 6.8" display, it's still roughly the same size as the Note 9. There is now simply less bezel. But due to the squared corners, it never feels small. If you aren't already used to large phones, this will take some getting used to. And as manufacturers continue to slowly push the size of phones combined with no more bezels to shrink, this is probably about as large as I expect a mainstream phone to go. Any further and folks are going to have issues.
SOFTWARE
Long ago this used to be Samsung's weakest point. They'd throw lots of half-baked features with no optimization, resulting in lots of lag and bloat. Those days are long gone. Samsung nailed that down with the Galaxy S9/Note 9 series. Except with the Note 10, it's even faster, and smoother. Which I suspect much credit goes toward the Snapdragon 855.
I should note that I am a fan of Google's Android Experience. But every time I jump over to a Google phone (or another brand), I immediately start to miss all of the small but very useful features Samsung has built into their phone. The game launcher, scene optimizer, multiple lenses, display quality, high-end specs, etc.
And honestly, after easily disabling Bixby, there isn't that much bloat. Disable/Remove a few random apps like Facebook and I'm good to go.
PERFORMANCE
As noted above, the performance is absolutely fantastic. Usually while going through initial setup or installing apps, these phones tend to get very laggy. This was probably the only time I saw a hint of lag, but surprisingly minimal. In that, I could easily and quickly perform other tasks while downloading and installing apps, games, music, etc.
Each year as performance increases, the need for synthetic benchmarks decrease. I think they still serve a purpose in limited use-cases for a "reliable" baseline. But today, I'm not going to bother. This phone is fast and can do everything you want.
DISPLAY & AUDIO
The 6.8" WQHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display combined with some significantly improved speakers are simply the best upgrades from previous phones. Watching high-resolution content on YouTube or Netflix look and sound fantastic. I found myself glued to the screen during my demo session with various clips.
Even the icons on the desktop almost pop from the screen. As though they are right there touching your fingers.
The speakers finally have some force behind them as well. Allowing you to "feel" the vibrations in your hand. And yes, they are quite loud. With Atmos-enabled they provide a great stereo separation effect.
I'll also mention there is an included screen protected. It's very thin but it's quite unobtrusive. I usually remove these. But since it virtually covers the entire screen and provides a smooth swiping experience, I'll leave it for now.
And last I'll briefly mention the hole punch as it does have a negative impact with the multimedia experience. Anytime there is a bright scene around that area, my eyes are immediately drawn to it. This needs go away sooner rather than later.
CAMERAS
As the camera count increases, so too does the usefulness, functionality, and flexibility. The rear now has a 16MB ultra-wide camera, 12MP wide-angle camera (normal), and 12MP telephoto camera. The introduction of wide-angle is super useful and one I use very often. Each camera captures excellent pictures.
I told my Pixel 3 and don't have it for comparison today. Are there better cameras available? I'm sure there are. But unless you are really comparing back-to-back, I doubt you'd notice. In particular, if you like to record video. That's one area the Pixel and some other phones don't do as well. The stability and clarity when recording 4K @ 60fp is excellent. Combined with solid audio recording and you've got a great overall camera package.
I'm not into selfies, but that 10MP camera is somewhat mandatory these days. It's unfortunate it has resulted in a small but very noticeable hole in the screen. Which as noted above, is absolutely noticeable. In either case, it takes solid pictures as well. No complaints there.
FINGERPRINT READER
Unfortunately, there is another negative feature change. With the Galaxy Note 9, and virtually every other phone with a physical reader, you can just rest your finger and quickly unlock/wake your phone. With Samsung's implementation of the in-screen reader, you have to press firmly and wait a second for it to register. And if it doesn't read your fingerprint right away, it may be a few seconds or repeated attempts.
If the screen is turned on, it does tend to be quicker. But you still need to press firmly and wait longer than in the past. I'm really hoping a software update improves this. Otherwise, I may just go back to the power button and a pin.
DEX & "MY PHONE"
There are a lot of other software features, but I did want to highlight these two as they are unique and stand out for me. I got used to Dex with my last Samsung phone. And there continue to be minor but useful improvements. Dex is surprisingly useful if you want to do some light work. When I'm on-the-go I can easily plug in a USB-C to HDMI cable, Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and have a portable desktop experience.
I've got personal and work e-mail, browser, youtube, office apps, and a range of other tools. I don't need to do video or photo editing on the go. And I found this can meet just about any task I need or want to do while traveling. This is a little more useful on a tablet, but in a different way, as the keyboard is already included. Less to travel with.
And then there is the new My Phone feature. This is a little more "early stage" in development, but still handy. Just plug in a USB cable to any Windows PC and you can mirror what's on your phone. You also have direct access to messages, but the mirror function is nice. You can interact with your phone, on the PC. All while charging it.
I'd like to see more dedicated ports into this app. But being able to see and respond to any notification is great. Just don't expect to play games or smoothly stream youtube.
THE PHONE
That's right, this is still a phone. And as such, it needs to make phone calls! And other core functions. As I use this for both personal and work, this is a critical of but often overlooked feature. While it may feel like more of a check-box item, I've had more than a few phones of the years that still fail in this arena.
I'm pleased to report that phone calls and text are excellent. Speakerphone works well. No issues with hearing anybody and vice versa. The radios appear to be good quality. Bluetooth is reliable as well as wi-fi, which is very fast. I'm easily pushing 300-400Mbps up/down with my Google Mesh Wireless network.
CONCLUSION
So how exactly do you justify a $1,100 phone? Honestly, you really don't justify it. At least not in the traditional sense. My Note 9 would have continued to serve me well for another year. But we buy these phones because they're interesting, they entertain us, and they make life a little bit easier. And considering the significant percentage of time many of us spend on these portable gadgets, it starts to make sense that we want to allocate more budget towards them.
While it's not perfect (no phone is), I still believe Samsung has enough features, functionality, quality, and performance for me to "justify" the Galaxy Note 10+'s price and keep it as my daily driver for another year. I'll still grab a few more phones that intrigue me between now and the Note 11, but I'd be surprised if they truly replaced this one. If they can, I'd welcome it.
Pinhead
September 5, 2019
Thanks for your excellent, well-written reviews. I agree with 100% of your observations having bought every new Note, had a Pixel 3 XL and also those iPhones! Once you disable Bixby and tweak your settings, the Note 10+ is virtually perfect! The Pixels are so underpowered it's pathetic and Google will charge a premium for them, so I traded my Pixel 3 XL in for the Note 10. As always, the iPhones are superbly made (hardware and software) but they always lag behind the features and power of the high-end Androids. I enjoy them and then get sick of them!
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The most advanced Samsung smartwatch is now also the most stylish. The Galaxy Watch3 combines powerful technology with a premium, customizable design so you can manage the day-today from your wrist, beautifully. No matter where life takes you, connect to your favorite apps from your wrist via Bluetooth. Keep an eye on wellness with advanced health monitoring, and go for days without charging.
The most advanced Samsung smartwatch is now also the most stylish. The Galaxy Watch3 combines powerful technology with a premium, customizable design so you can manage the day-today from your wrist, beautifully. No matter where life takes you, connect to your favorite apps from your wrist via Bluetooth. Keep an eye on wellness with advanced health monitoring, and go for days without charging.
The most advanced Samsung smartwatch is now also the most stylish. The Galaxy Watch3 combines powerful technology with a premium, customizable design so you can manage the day-today from your wrist, beautifully. No matter where life takes you, connect to your favorite apps from your wrist via Bluetooth. Keep an eye on wellness with advanced health monitoring, and go for days without charging.
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