Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Motorola Edge 30

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70 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 Motorola Edge 30, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 39 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10

The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
36% higher pixel density (551 vs 405 PPI)
Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (822 against 632 nits)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Reverse charging feature
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 30

Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
Comes with 620 mAh larger battery capacity: 4020 vs 3400 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
The phone is 3-years and 3-months newer
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 and Motorola Edge 30 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.1 inches	6.5 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	20:9
PPI	551 ppi	405 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	1215 nits	500 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	88.08%	86.2%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	98.1%	96%
PWM	240 Hz	250 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	13 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	149.9 mm (5.9 inches)	159.38 mm (6.27 inches)
Width	70.4 mm (2.77 inches)	74.23 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	6.79 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP52
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Plastic
Colors	White, Black, Blue, Green	Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max clock	2730 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Lithography process	8 nanometers	6 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Adreno 642
GPU shading units	432	768
GPU clock	720 MHz	550 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~844.8 GFLOPS

CPU	148103	189684
GPU	236968	168600
Memory	121310	125560
UX	141476	149274
Total score	648880	635077

Max surface temperature	40.6 °C	50.6 °C
Stability	82%	-
Graphics test	19 FPS	-
Graphics score	3230	-

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

RAM size	8 GB	6, 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.0	-
OS size	9.5 GB	20 GB

Capacity	3400 mAh	4020 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	33 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W)	No
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	1:04 hr

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

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual 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)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	118°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 2 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	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (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	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	6464 x 4864
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.4
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	1.22 microns	0.7 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/3.14"
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 6E (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	5.2
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
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	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	April 2022
Release date	March 2019	May 2022
SAR (head)	0.48 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.59 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Yes, 33 W

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Motorola Edge 30

Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Motorola Edge 30

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Display

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