Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs A34 5G
65
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9825) that was released on August 7, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 44 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 Note 10 Plus
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 27% higher pixel density (495 vs 390 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (618K versus 537K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Thinner bezels – 7.49% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 45% longer battery life (40:04 vs 27:35 hours)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1010 against 798 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 3-years and 8-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 495 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.39% | 84.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.4% | 100% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 253 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 432 | - |
| GPU clock | 770 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~651.5 GFLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 182103 | 170613 |
| GPU | 170400 | 117115 |
| Memory | 120562 | 98360 |
| UX | 143370 | 148836 |
| Total score | 618715 | 537752 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.8 °C | 37.5 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3377 | 2302 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7253 | 9586 |
| Video editing | 5833 | 7449 |
| Photo editing | 19457 | 18693 |
| Data manipulation | 6782 | 11082 |
| Writing score | 10979 | 14765 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | 38 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:55 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:37 hr | 13:44 hr |
| Watching video | 14:19 hr | 17:53 hr |
| Gaming | 04:43 hr | 06:28 hr |
| Standby | 97 hr | 133 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 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: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.1 - 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 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Samsung S5K4HAYX (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2019 | March 2023 |
| Release date | August 2019 | March 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.19 W/kg | 0.55 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 1.49 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G . But if the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus .
