Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 4 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 751 mAh larger battery capacity: 4100 vs 3349 mAh
- 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 782K)
- Delivers 108% higher peak brightness (1640 against 787 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A16 Bionic
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 4 years and 7 months newer
- 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2612 and 1017 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.5% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 235 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S10 Plus
6.4″ (19:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
iPhone 15
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Red | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 1017 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 2593 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 295808 | 462812 |
| GPU | 132940 | 453603 |
| Memory | 150643 | 222511 |
| UX | 202848 | 533367 |
| Total score | 782239 | 1672293 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 367 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 952 | 2868 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7478 | - |
| Video editing | 5765 | - |
| Photo editing | 18093 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7575 | - |
| Writing score | 10112 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | AnTuTu 11 | 717771 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (unknown) | AnTuTu 12 | 904674 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Tban) | AnTuTu 11 | 550199 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 -> Rodik | AnTuTu 11 | 745471 |
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Iphone) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585568 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Gurudev) | AnTuTu 11 | 1226584 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Bear lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 1714105 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24336 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 46.5 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4100 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:48 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 16:28 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 52 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 84 |
| Zoom | - | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 8 MP, f/22, 1/4" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 101 | - |
| Video | 88 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | September 2023 |
| Release date | March 2019 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | 0.516 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.582 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 15 is definitely a better buy.
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