Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 502 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 5G is better than the Apple iPhone 8, getting a 93.6 score against 85. Galaxy S10 5G is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 8, although it's much heavier and a little thicker. The iPhone 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores and 6 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a bit sharper display than iPhone 8, because it has a lot better pixel quantity per display inch, a much larger display and a much better resolution of 1440 x 3040. The iPhone 8 features as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Galaxy S10 5G, both have the same 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G shoots just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger sensor. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
Galaxy S10 5G not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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