Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone X
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Apple iPhone X, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 1 year and 6 months before. 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
- Shows 39% longer battery life (22:50 vs 16:26 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (817 against 600 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2x more RAM: 6GB versus 3GB
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (747K versus 644K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1075 and 986 points
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 81.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 2.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
iPhone X
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2390 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 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4837 | - |
| Single-core score | 986 | 1075 |
| Multi-core score | 2961 | 2393 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303198 | 271922 |
| GPU | 133774 | 127700 |
| Memory | 148749 | 110696 |
| UX | 161536 | 133989 |
| Total score | 747257 | 644307 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 367 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 949 | 892 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7433 | - |
| Video editing | 5772 | - |
| Photo editing | 18351 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7663 | - |
| Writing score | 10349 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Sv1at) | AnTuTu 12 | 929674 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Arifz) | AnTuTu 12 | 769471 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Lurky) | AnTuTu 12 | 932812 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Rip) | AnTuTu 12 | 625310 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 777426 |
Apple iPhone X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5436 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1075 / 2393 |
| 📘 2026-01-08 -> Tangerine | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1105 / 2629 |
| 📘 2024-08-21 (I desperately need a new phone) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 858 / 1167 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 5.3 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 2716 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Watching video | 14:48 hr | 09:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 03:35 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 3472 x 2063 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 88 |
| Video | - | 92 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
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 2017 |
| Release date | March 2019 | November 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $999 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 0.87 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | 0.97 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 |
*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 Samsung Galaxy S10 is definitely a better buy.
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