Canadian Samsung Galaxy Note10 Release Dates, Deals and How To Order

By Stephen Clark

Last updated 26 August 2019

In this Guide

Galaxy Note10 Hardware Specs
Release Date and Offers
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2
Best Plans for the Note10+

Article Summary

A few months after releasing four models of their flagship Galaxy S10 devices, Samsung announced the two more premium large-format Android devices; the Galaxy Note10 is available at Samsung storefronts and Best Buy only, while the Galaxy Note10+ is available through mobile carriers. Updated August 23, 2019: The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ are now available to buy.

Armed with one of the largest, most beautiful and responsive displays in the market, the Samsung Galaxy Note10 isn't just a bigger and faster phone. Camera, AI and power optimizations give you a full day of professional-quality content creation. From taking notes in your own handwriting to recording professional video without any shaking and real-time effects like bokeh video, the Galaxy Note10 appears to do it all.

This year the Note model is available in two sizes; the 6.3" display of the Galaxy Note10 has FullHD+ resolution but can only be found at Best Buy and Samsung storefronts. The larger 6.7" QuadHD+ screen of the Galaxy Note10+ also includes a fourth camera for depth sensing, a larger battery, and expandable storage by microSD (that's been excluded from the smaller Note10).

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ Hardware Specs

With two model variations including a plus-sized screen, fans of Samsung's premium Note line have more choice than ever before.

Overview of specs in common between Note10 and Note10+

S Pen: Of course, the patented stylus is what the Galaxy Note lineup is famous for. The S Pen offers handwriting-to-text conversion as well as more accurate onscreen taps. Considering how much you can get done on this screen including video editing, having that level of accuracy makes the Galaxy Note10 line a far more professional device than its competition.

Display: Both models feature huge screens with almost no bezel, strong Gorilla Glass on both the front and back, and dynamic AMOLED display with in-screen fingerprint scanner. The "holepunch" camera first seen in the Galaxy S10 line of smartphones is back, but placed in the top-center of the display. I kind of prefer it there, as it still allows space for notifications to align on the left and right of the top bar. Both devices have about 91% coverage by the display and feature 19:9 aspect ratios. Both models are available in Aura Glow and Aura Black, but an Aura White Note10+ can be found exclusively as a Samsung Store exclusive.

Cameras: The Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ both have exceptional 10 megapixel (MP) selfie cameras. They both have three industry-leading rear cameras to cover regular (12MP), telephoto (12MP) and ultrawide (16MP) shots, although the Galaxy Note10+ has a fourth camera to help with 3D depth sensing.

CPU and Sound: The processor is the same Snapdragon 855 you'll find in the Galaxy S10 flagship devices, which is fine. There's really no better smartphone CPU out there right now. The built-in speakers are tweaked by AKG for excellent sound reproduction, and Dolby Atmos is also built into the system. Samsung opted to remove the headphone jack with this generation.

Connectivity: The newest WiFi 6 is supported and Bluetooth 5.0 is in here too. There's a USB 3.1 Type-C port at the bottom and wireless Qi charging both into the device, and out to accessories like the new Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2. The newest 4G LTE bands are supported for up to 2.0 Gbps transfers, but eSIM is still not supported. You'll still need a nanoSIM chip to connect to your favourite carrier. 5G models of both the Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ will be hitting the market, but since Canadian carriers don't have support for 5G networks until at least 2020 we won't be seeing them in stores anytime soon.

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Specs

If you can stretch your dollar to buy the Note10, here's what you'll get.

A 6.3" AMOLED display covers nearly every square millimeter of the front with 1080x2280 pixels. The only Galaxy Note10 model offered features 8GB of RAM and a 3,500 mAh battery. Fast Charging is supported up to 25W. There's a full 256GB of storage but Samsung chose to eliminate the microSD slot in order to save space for the battery. There are no storage expansion options built into this phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note10+ Specs

If you're looking for the best-of-the-best, or you're simply planning to buy through a carrier plan, then you'll want to know what makes the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ unique.

First thing you'll notice is a monsterous 6.8" dynamic AMOLED display pushing QuadHD+ (1440x2960 pixels) to your eyes. That's larger than than the Galaxy S10+ and even bigger than the 5G variant of Galaxy S10 we didn't get in Canada. With all that extra brightness it still sits in your hand with nearly the same case dimensions as the Galaxy Note9 that featured only a 6.4" display.

The extra space on the Galaxy Note10+ also afforded Samsung the option to keep the microSD slot on this model. In fact, you have the choice of 256GB or 512GB of storage before adding up to 1TB of storage by external card. That extra space also contributes to a huge 4,300 mAh battery that can be charged faster than ever before with support for 45W charging.

There's a gratuitous 12GB of RAM, but it kind of makes sense with all the unique camera features boasted by the Note10 line. There's an additional VGA camera on the back to help with 3D depth sensing to help with some of the amazing features like real-time bokeh effects on video recording.

Video recording with blurred background — The Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ can apply colour-pop or bokeh (artificially blurring the background) to apply Instagram effects to videos recorded in real-time, making your content look more professional

Release Date and Offers

The Galaxy Note10 was released in Canada exclusively through the Samsung Store and Best Buy on August 23, 2019. You can still buy with carrier deals including 2-year plans but you'll still need to set that up through Best Buy.

Now that the Samsung Galaxy Note10 has launched new deals are in place offering hundreds of dollars in trade-in bonuses and gift cards. If you preordered a Note10 or Note10+ and haven't picked it up yet, check you may be able to choose between the preorder bonus and the new monetary bonus.

All prices below are for the 256GB model of Samsung Galaxy Note10+ unless otherwise stated.

Bell Galaxy Note10+ Prices:

$1,699.99 outright
$350 down on 2-year Premium Plus plan with Pay Less Upfront (in-store only)
$579.99 upfront (+$40 activation fee) on 2-year Premium Plus plan (+$40/month)

Rogers Galaxy Note10+ Prices:

Telus Galaxy Note10+ Prices:

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Virgin Mobile Note10+ Prices:

$1,699.99 outright
$579.99 on 2-year Diamond Plus plans (+$40/month)

Freedom Mobile Note10+ Prices:

SaskTel Mobile Note10+ Prices:

Videotron Mobile Note10+ Prices:

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

Also announced at the Samsung event was the newest version of smartwatch by Samsung.

The Bluetooth edition of the new device will be available across Canada at Samsung storefronts and at the Samsung online store for $369.99 CAD. From August 21 to September 24, you will be able to pre-order the Bluetooth Galaxy Watch Active 2. When it's released near the end of September, customers will also receive a bonus wireless battery pack (~$80 value).

The standalone LTE version will be available for pre-order as of September 27, 2019.

Samsung Galaxy Buds charging by wireless powershare on Galaxy S10 — *Same as the Galaxy S10, the Galaxy Note10 models will be able to wirelessly charge accessories like the Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch Active 2*

The Best Mobile Plans for the Galaxy Note10+

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