Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 502 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has an overall score of 93.6, which is much better than the Apple iPhone XR's general score of 82. The Galaxy S10 5G construction is a little thinner but a bit heavier than Apple iPhone XR, and they were only released 7 months apart. IPhone XR features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has less and slower processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy S10 5G features a slightly better looking display than iPhone XR, because it has a little bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels and way more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates, a same size sensor and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and video.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a much greater storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S10 5G counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone XR, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S10 5G is also by far the cheapest.
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