Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 551 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 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 is a little bit better than iPhone 8, getting an 88.3 score against 85. Even though the Galaxy S10 is newer than the iPhone 8, it's a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. Galaxy S10 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a much higher pixel amount per inch in the display, a larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels.
Galaxy S10 has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Apple iPhone 8 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S10, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and 6 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Galaxy S10 features just a bit better camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy S10 also has a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a larger diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has an 87 percent greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S10 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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