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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 is much better than the Fairphone 5, with an 88.3 score against 75.5. These phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 has the previous 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Samsung Galaxy S10's construction is thinner and incredibly lighter than Fairphone 5, although it was released many years before.
The Samsung Galaxy S10's processor is just as good as the Fairphone 5 one, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount. Fairphone 5 counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has a little bit lower screen density and a little worse resolution of 1224 x 2700, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy S10 has a slightly better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot tinier sensor giving a much lower image quality and a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much larger aperture. The Galaxy S10 features a little bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Fairphone 5, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Fairphone 5 has greater battery duration than Galaxy S10, because it has a 24 percent more battery capacity.
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