Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-08 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 551 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.72 |
| 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
Galaxy S10 has a global score of 88.3, which is a bit better than the iPhone X's global score of 88.1. Galaxy S10's body is newer and just a little lighter, but also a little bit thicker than iPhone X. The Galaxy S10 and the Apple iPhone X have similar screens, although the Apple iPhone X has a way worse 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution, a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Apple iPhone X has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Galaxy S10 captures a bit better photos and videos than iPhone X, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S10 also has a bigger camera aperture and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy S10 has a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone X, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S10 features better battery life than iPhone X, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 2716mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S10 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a great choice.
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