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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 88.3 against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy S10 is a just a little bit lighter device than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both have the same thickness. Samsung Galaxy S10 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S10 features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot higher 1440 x 3040 resolution, a bigger screen and a higher screen pixels density. The Galaxy S10 shoots better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a way larger aperture.
The Galaxy S10 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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