Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone X

61 out of 100

54 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 X, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 17 months before. 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
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10

Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
Comes with 684 mAh larger battery capacity: 3400 vs 2716 mAh
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (648K versus 422K)
Modern USB Type-C port
Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (822 against 607 nits)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X

Shows 9% longer battery life (22:33 vs 20:46 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1096 and 892 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 and Apple iPhone X crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.1 inches	5.8 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	19.5:9
PPI	551 ppi	458 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%	82.9%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.1%	99.3%
PWM	240 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	2.2 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	149.9 mm (5.9 inches)	143.6 mm (5.65 inches)
Width	70.4 mm (2.77 inches)	70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP67
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Blue, Green	Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Apple A11 Bionic
Max clock	2730 MHz	2390 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 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon
Lithography process	8 nanometers	10 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Apple A11 GPU
GPU shading units	432	192
GPU clock	720 MHz	1066 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~409.3 GFLOPS

CPU	148103	114085
GPU	236968	91682
Memory	121310	97456
UX	141476	117666
Total score	648880	422603

Max surface temperature	40.6 °C	45.7 °C
Stability	82%	63%
Graphics test	19 FPS	21 FPS
Graphics score	3230	3524

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

RAM size	8 GB	3 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	64, 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 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5)
ROM	One UI 4.0	-
OS size	9.5 GB	5.3 GB

Capacity	3400 mAh	2716 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	2:00 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	06:12 hr	07:08 hr
Watching video	10:32 hr	09:17 hr
Gaming	03:23 hr	04:04 hr
Standby	70 hr	84 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Optical, 2x
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 240FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	-
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/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Duo Camera (BSI 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	7 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	3472 x 2063
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	32 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	-
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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
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
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
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	No
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	20	16
5G support	No	No

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2019	September 2017
Release date	March 2019	November 2017
SAR (head)	0.48 W/kg	0.87 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.59 W/kg	0.97 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 X

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone X

Key differences

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Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

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Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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Sound

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