You’ll also notice that the Bixby button is missing from some of the leaked “official” renders or pictures. This is because Samsung has reportedly decided to put the Bixby activation action in the phone’s power button — much like how the iPhone X’s Siri is called upon with the sleep/wake button. That’s a good call, really. No reason to have a bunch of hardware keys that confuse our fingers.

All the colors of the rainbow

Colors have turned into a big deal as people seek out phones that allow them to accessorise and express their individualities and preferences. According to a recent major leak, the Note 10 and Note 10+ will come with a grand total of 3 colors to pick from. 

Screen changes

With the possibility of four different Note models, there’s also the chance we will get a few different screen sizes. The rumor mill is not concrete on what kind of diagonals we should expect, but word on the street is that the more affordable edition will have a 6.3-inch display, while the Pro would go up to 6.8 inches. For comparison’s sake — the Note 9 has a 6.4-inch screen right now.

We don’t expect the change in size would make the Pro much bigger than the current Note 9. It will probably be very similar in size, as Samsung has adopted a new design language with super-thin chins and foreheads on the phones, moving the selfie cameras in a display cutout. But that 6.28-inch “Galaxy Note 10e” will probably be a noticeably more compact version of the phone — just slightly bigger than the Galaxy S10. If that turns out to be true, fans that have been begging for a more compact Note would surely be happy! Unfortunately, some rumors say that the “small note” would only be available in some markets. Let’s hope that one’s wrong!

More curves

The curved “edge” displays have been a divisive topic in the fandom for some years — especially since Samsung killed the “flat screen” variants of its flagships and only went with the curved models. The one saving grace of the Note series was that Sammy recognized that using an S Pen on a display with aggressive arches towards its ends isn’t optimal, so ever since the Note 7, the curves on Note phones have had a much tighter angle than on the Galaxy S line. Effectively, there was more flat area to use and a less pronounced arch at the edges of the screen.

This might change with the Galaxy Note 10, as whispers suggest Samsung will be looking to go back to a more pronounced slope for more of a “wow” effect. This could, however, only affect one of the Note 10 models, who knows? In any case, the fandom might be about to suffer another “pro-curve vs against curve” split.

Look, ma! No buttons!

A certain obscure rumor claims that the Galaxy Note 10 might be the first Samsung phone with no hardware buttons. We’ve see HTC attempt this with the U12, and we’ve recently seen Meizu try it with its “holeless” concept of a phone. Thus far… it hasn’t resulted in a successful experience.

The main issue with a no-buttons phone is the fact that you still need to have physical nubs that the user can feel with their finger, and you need to have stellar haptic feedback to “tell” the fingers when a press has actually been registered. If you don’t have that tech… why bother? Just go with a good, clicky, sturdy button.