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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver and Prism white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 408.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10e has an overall score of 86.3, which is just a bit better than iPhone XS Max's 84.5 score. Although the Galaxy S10e and iPhone XS Max were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy S10e's body is much lighter but a little bit thicker. The iPhone XS Max features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S10e, because it has a bit greater pixel density, a slightly better 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution and a quite larger screen.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit better processor than Galaxy S10e, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Galaxy S10e features just a bit better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same 60 fps video frame rate, a same size sensor and the same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy S10e also has a larger camera aperture.
The Galaxy S10e features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. IPhone XS Max counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S10e, because it has a 3% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S10e not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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