Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Motorola Moto G (2025)
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Motorola Moto G (2025), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 6 years 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 110% higher pixel density (551 vs 263 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (747K versus 526K)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2025)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- The phone is 6 years newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6300
- 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 720 x 1604 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 263 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Moto G (2025)
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 167.05 mm (6.58 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | Yes |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4837 | 1450 |
| Single-core score | 986 | 786 |
| Multi-core score | 2961 | 2023 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303198 | 196090 |
| GPU | 133774 | 59995 |
| Memory | 148749 | 97600 |
| UX | 161536 | 173032 |
| Total score | 747257 | 526717 |
| 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% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 949 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7433 | 15054 |
| Video editing | 5772 | 5903 |
| Photo editing | 18351 | 25250 |
| Data manipulation | 7663 | 8701 |
| Writing score | 10349 | 13597 |
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 |
Motorola Moto G (2025)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:48 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | - |
| Standby | 73 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2019 | January 2025 |
| Release date | March 2019 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Motorola Moto G (2026) |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G (2025).
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