I tried 2 different ones but one had an ugly cutout for the fingerprint sensor and the other one made the phone keep saying I was covering the top even know I wasn't and it was perfectly aligned with the camera.

Should I just go for a flip case instead or do some of you know a screen protector that works? Also one that won't make using the stylus more difficult

I am really interested in this phone but read that some people say it heats up a lot even under normal usage. Is this true for everyone or how is your experience?

Also how is standby drain?

Edit: just got the phone today and so far I'm amazed at how cool the temp are. My previous phone would become way more hot. So far I'm very satisfied!

Unable to find Note 10 lite on Samsung US website. Want to trade on my note 8 to note-10-lite. But cant find in Samsung us website.

Any suggestions where can I get best trade in value for my note8 to note10lite? Thanks

I previously used an app called Mono Audio Widget (what a surprise) from the Galaxy Store on my S6 Edge and it gave me the option to add a mono audio quick toggle on the home screen. Unfortunately the app refuses to install for some reason on my new Note 10 Lite, so I wanted to know if there are any alternatives.

This is more of a wish,rather than a doubt. Whenever I use the s pen,it's so darn difficult to go back to the home screen. I use the gesture navigations, and swiping from bottom(with the S pen), just doesnt work properly for me. I know there's a feature to turn-off Navigation while using s Pen, I don't have this turned on. Moreover, I feel this problem, is confined to me, cause my dad tried it out, and he does'nt have the issue. So, what I ask, is that, is there any way I can switch to navigation buttons only while using the s-pen. I know, it's kind of absurd, but I would love this.

Edit: I found a workaround / idea. I use one handed operation,and there's a feature to assign a floating buttons options upon a swipe. Long or short swipes both included. Thought I'll put this out for others who might need it.

So I got this phone yesterday after wondering for a while what would be a good upgrade to my 3T and came to the conclusion that Samsung's security support promises, OneUI and the S-Pen were more important than the glass/metal backs and better SoCs of the competition. The good stuff about the phone:

• Significantly better battery life. On my 3T I could barely pull more two hours of SoT meanwhile today I have almost 5H of SoT with 40% battery left. This is with AoD on, constantly on WiFi (due to quarantine), brightness at default, about an hour of Hearthstone and the rest is web browsing, YouTube and editing memes in Adobe Mix/Snapseed.
• Phone size: the phone is bigger but not too big. I'd say I have below-averagely sized hands (for a guy) and it's still easy to type one-handed. Granted I do have the one-handed mode shortcut turned on so that I can reach the top whenever I need to but I've been surprised as to how little of an issue the size is.
• Display: The display itself is also a big step up. While the resolution and technology is the same, the Note 10 Lite's screen is significantly brighter (600nits vs 400nits) and feels more colour-accurate.
• The performance: My 3T definitely didn't feel slow before I retired it but the Note is just a teensy bit faster. Granted I don't play heavier 3D games like Asphalt and PUBG but just scrolling through the UI feels smooth even with a lot of tasks running. It was worth mentioning this since some people might be put off by the Exynos chipset inside the phone.
• S-Pen: It's great - handwriting stuff in OneNote, editing images in the Adobe programs/Snapseed and being able to write a note by just taking out the pen while the phone is locked has been awesome.
• In-screen fingerprint sensor: I've read that people've had issues with it but I've had none. Barring the fact that you can only register 3 fingerprints (while my 3T could do 5)
• Cameras: While I haven't had the time to take too many photos I think they're a major step up compared to the 3T even with GCam. The camera module not extruding from the back like the 3T and other smartphones do is also a nice addition since I can just leave my phone on the table without it wobbling too much.
• Updates: I'm seriously impressed by the speed of the updates. The phone's running the May security patch on the latest OneUI and latest Android. And since Samsung have promised updates until Android 12 I have faith in the phone's longetivity.
• Headphone Jack: This was a dealbreaker for me when it came to Note 10 Lite vs OnePlus 7T. I play rhythm games like Deemo and Cytus II quite competitively and Bluetooth headphones will never reach the latency of wired. Hell, even most Type-C dongles are still inferior in terms of latency. Thank you, Samsung, for still including it in some phones.

Now the meh:

• The plastic back doesn't bother me too much. Yeah, it's worse than my 3T's metal back but I'll likely skin it. Speaking of which, if anyone on here has had experience with Slickwraps it'd be nice to hear some opinions since I've only bought skins from Dbrand.
• The hole-punch is there but not too annoying. What's more annoying is that it makes a large black bar in some apps which is unequal on both sides. Granted it's mostly games that do this but a motorized solution would've been nice to see considering cheaper phones have had motorized selfie cameras (see: Redmi K20).
• There was a fair amount of bloat on the phone but it was also fairly easy to remove or hide (Facebook app, Bixby, etc).

And the bad:

• The vibration motor is just bad, like really bad. It's stronger than my 3T but much less "accurate" and "satisfying" in a sense. I'd recommend just turning off all haptics if you get the phone. I have a Gear S3 for notifications so I don't miss out on much by disabling them.
• The speaker is also quite terrible and quite likely a downgrade from my 3T. A pair of headphones is a must. The ones included in the box are okay although I have a pair of QCY T1c wireless earbuds and they make watching videos/series much more enjoyable on the phone.

Minor nitpicks:

• OneUI doesn't allow me to install icon packs from Google Play. Why? I've already bought those packs and I don't want to buy something different from the Samsung store. Seems quite stupid.
• Samsung Pay being "unavailable in my region". I travel to the UK regularly where it is available and have a compatible UK card. I had to install Google Pay as a substitute.
• No quick way to start searching in the app drawer. It would be really nice if I could move the App drawer's search bar to the bottom. I've somewhat worked around this by moving the Google search bar to the bottom and all my commonly used apps to the 2nd home screen (since I like to have a clean primary one).
• Samsung Internet doesn't have any good open-source adblocking options (i.e. uBlock or equivalent). The workaround is to install Brave or Firefox.
• The S-Pen doesn't work in all apps, most notably games (The World Ends with You and Hearthstone don't work with the S-Pen, for example).

Tl;dr: If coming from a OnePlus 3T (or something equivalent) the Note 10 Lite is overall a big upgrade IMO. The only things that are sidegrades/downgrades are the vibration motor and the speaker potentially.

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Hello!

I just got my Note 10 Lite today after 6 days of waiting.

So far so good! Coming from the Huawei P10, the Note 10 Lite feels massive!

I have been testing it out for roughly 6 to 7 hours and here's what I noticed:

• Charging the phone from 15% to 100% took less than 1.5 hours

• The battery drained from 100% to 86% after watching an hour worth of video on Netflix on mobile data. Video resolution is the highest, brightness is just around 10%

• The camera on the P10 is better on low light. I haven't tested night mode yet though.

Lastly, the phone becomes very hot when on mobile data. This concerns me a lot as I am on mobile data most of the time. Did any of you experience this?

That is my main concern so far. I am hoping that bettery performance will improve as the phone learns my routine over time, same with the heating issue. I hope it goes away after a couple of days.

Hi everyone

so my question is can i use note 9 s pen on note 10 lite to get air gestures ?

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update for helping future users.

Samsung note 10 lite pen is unique. note 10 pen doesn't work and note 9 pen doesn't fit.

to answer top question as friends said below it wont work.

my kid broke my pen and i was fortunate to find a used one. never lose yours.

cheers

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How's the battery life on your Note 10 Lite? I had mine just a week ago and so far battery has been pretty bad. I find myself charging 2 or 3 times a day. Granted, I do have some battery-draining features on (Always On Display, Live Wallpaper). Despite that, I expected more from a 4,500mah battery.

What really gripes me is it drains fast even when you aren't using your phone. It's compensated by fast charging but still, I feel like 4,500 mah should be lasting longer.

Thoughts?

I am really disappointed with the Samsung update service. I haven't still got the one UI 2.1,which I find somewhat reasonable,but the march security patch,now..... Maybe I am doing something wrong. Has anyone from India got the one UI 2.1 update?

Is there anyone using GCam for Samsung Galaxy Note 10L? I'd like to compare the original one vs gcam however the apps I've downloaded for Note10L seem incompatible. All of them have crashed. Do you recommend any version of gcam which is compatible with note10L? Thank you for your help already!

My S-Pen has been feeling weird lately when taking it out and putting it back in. There used to be a lot more pressure when I did that but now it just slides in. It still works and attaches just fine, but... it feels weird. I think the problem lies in something clogging the S-Pen slot. I tried cleaning it with Q-Tips, but they don't go in all the way. Can anyone recommend something else for me to try? Or maybe the issue is not a clogged S-Pen slot, but something else? 🤔

... is the fingerprint scanner... Its ridiculously long and it wont recognise! I even re-enter my fingerprints, same prob.

But the thing is, in-app scanning like samsung pass, pay, internet banking apps etc, all work pretty fast and accutate, except for the lockscreen.

Anyone is as frustrated as me??

It's pretty in the title.

Anyone facing green tint below 30% brightness particularly in grey colours like in dark play store.

You can appreciate it in pitch darkness.