Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-05-16 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Galaxy M20, having a 93.6 score against 78.9. Even though Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Galaxy M20 were released with only 3 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G construction is somewhat thinner but a little bit heavier. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a newer 11 version and Galaxy M20 has Android 10.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S10 5G also has more RAM. Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M20, because it has a just a little higher pixel count per inch of screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040px and a little bit bigger display.
Galaxy S10 5G counts with a better camera than Galaxy M20, because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures, a larger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a way better (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M20 has just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
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