Samsung Galaxy S10 vs OnePlus 10 Pro

61 out of 100

79 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 35 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10

Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Weighs 43.5 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Shows 45% longer battery life (30:10 vs 20:46 hours)
72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1118K versus 648K)
Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 15W)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
The phone is 2-years and 11-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 and OnePlus 10 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.1 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1440 x 3216 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	20:9
PPI	551 ppi	525 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	1215 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio	88.08%	90%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	98.1%	98.3%
PWM	240 Hz	342 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	11 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	149.9 mm (5.9 inches)	163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width	70.4 mm (2.77 inches)	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Blue, Green	White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock	2730 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	-	6 MB
Lithography process	8 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Adreno 730
GPU shading units	432	1536
GPU clock	720 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS

CPU	148103	309169
GPU	236968	456180
Memory	121310	179061
UX	141476	169746
Total score	648880	1118907

Max surface temperature	40.6 °C	46.5 °C
Stability	82%	64%
Graphics test	19 FPS	57 FPS
Graphics score	3230	9541

Web score	6523	9402
Video editing	5794	5900
Photo editing	18751	25181
Data manipulation	7126	9113
Writing score	10017	17175

RAM size	8 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.0	OxygenOS 13.1
OS size	9.5 GB	32 GB

Capacity	3400 mAh	5000 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	80 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)	Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	0:32 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	06:12 hr	10:04 hr
Watching video	10:32 hr	13:54 hr
Gaming	03:23 hr	04:58 hr
Standby	70 hr	100 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Optical, 3.3x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	Up to 24FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 240FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	150°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	6528 x 4896
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	1.22 microns	0.8 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/2.74"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5.2
Bluetooth features	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	20	20
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2019	January 2022
Release date	March 2019	January 2022
SAR (head)	0.48 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.59 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Yes, 80 W

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs OnePlus 10 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs OnePlus 10 Pro

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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Sound

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