Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Apple iPhone SE (2020), which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 14 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- Comes with 1579 mAh larger battery capacity: 3400 vs 1821 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 22.68% more screen real estate
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- 69% higher pixel density (551 vs 326 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (822 against 663 nits)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2020)
- Shows 15% longer battery life (23:55 vs 20:46 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
- 82% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1620 and 892 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 326 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 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.08% | 65.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 2457:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2650 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 432 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~607 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 148103 | 129399 |
| GPU | 236968 | 223288 |
| Memory | 121310 | 107740 |
| UX | 141476 | 204233 |
| Total score | 648880 | 665085 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | 82% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3230 | 6878 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6523 | - |
| Video editing | 5794 | - |
| Photo editing | 18751 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7126 | - |
| Writing score | 10017 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 3 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 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 8.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 1821 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, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:12 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 10:32 hr | 07:32 hr |
| Gaming | 03:23 hr | 03:06 hr |
| Standby | 70 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
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° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 1 (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/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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 |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2020) from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- 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 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2019 | April 2020 |
| Release date | March 2019 | April 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 0.98 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 5 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10 . But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone SE (2020) .
