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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 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 | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 has a score of 88.3, which is better than the Galaxy Note5's 80.2 overall score. The Galaxy S10 is a newer and a little bit lighter cellphone than Galaxy Note5, but it's just a bit thicker. The Galaxy S10 has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a little higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 and a just a bit greater pixels count in each screen inch.
Galaxy S10 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S10 also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy S10 captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures and a way bigger camera aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S10 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
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