Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Apple iPhone X
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out of 100
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54
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S10e (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.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 384 mAh larger battery capacity: 3100 vs 2716 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 6GB versus 3GB
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (714 against 607 nits)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 7% longer battery life (22:33 vs 21:06 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1096 and 900 points
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 | OLED |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 438 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 82.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 232 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 2.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 142.2 mm (5.6 inches) | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) |
| Width | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 115053 | 114085 |
| GPU | 137259 | 91682 |
| Memory | 83770 | 97456 |
| UX | 119060 | 117666 |
| Total score | 457263 | 422603 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 49.5 °C | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | 82% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3176 | 3524 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6581 | - |
| Video editing | 5819 | - |
| Photo editing | 17779 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6826 | - |
| Writing score | 9726 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 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 | - |
Software
| 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 | 20.2 GB | 5.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3100 mAh | 2716 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:13 hr | 07:08 hr |
| Watching video | 11:47 hr | 09:17 hr |
| Gaming | 03:05 hr | 04:04 hr |
| Standby | 67 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 2 (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 - 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/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 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Optical stabilization |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark |
| 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 | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI 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/ac/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 |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | September 2017 |
| Release date | March 2019 | November 2017 |
| SAR (head) | 0.582 W/kg | 0.87 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.575 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 |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10e . But if the gaming and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone X .
