Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone 12

61 out of 100

71 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 Apple iPhone 12, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 20 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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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

Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
Modern USB Type-C port
Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (822 against 646 nits)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Comes with 585 mAh larger battery capacity: 3400 vs 2815 mAh
Has 2 SIM card slots
20% higher pixel density (551 vs 460 PPI)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12

Shows 56% longer battery life (32:27 vs 20:46 hours)
64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1061K versus 648K)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
The phone is 1-year and 8-months newer
More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1953 and 892 points
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 and Apple iPhone 12 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.1 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	19.5:9
PPI	551 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	1215 nits	625 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	88.08%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.1%	99.4%
PWM	240 Hz	226 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	16 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	149.9 mm (5.9 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	70.4 mm (2.77 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	164 g (5.78 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Blue, Green	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	3100 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (2 + 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: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
Lithography process	8 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Apple A14 GPU
GPU shading units	432	256
GPU clock	720 MHz	1278 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~654.3 GFLOPS

CPU	148103	221376
GPU	236968	336882
Memory	121310	136582
UX	141476	363783
Total score	648880	1061696

Max surface temperature	40.6 °C	41.2 °C
Stability	82%	77%
Graphics test	19 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	3230	7603

Web score	6523	-
Video editing	5794	-
Photo editing	18751	-
Data manipulation	7126	-
Writing score	10017	-

RAM size	8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 4.0	-
OS size	9.5 GB	7 GB

Capacity	3400 mAh	2815 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)	Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	1:30 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	06:12 hr	11:23 hr
Watching video	10:32 hr	12:11 hr
Gaming	03:23 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	70 hr	119 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	120°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (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	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 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
Bluetooth features	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.1	-
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
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	October 2020
Release date	March 2019	October 2020
SAR (head)	0.48 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.59 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone 12

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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