Samsung Galaxy S10 vs A26 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A26 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 6 years and 1 month 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
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 17% longer battery life (22:50 vs 19:28 hours)
- 43% higher pixel density (551 vs 385 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.1 mm narrower
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- 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 16 versus 12
- The phone is 6 years and 1 month newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1380
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 100% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A26 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.22/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 269 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4837 | 3046 |
| Single-core score | 986 | 1015 |
| Multi-core score | 2961 | 2899 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303198 | 320350 |
| GPU | 133774 | 83203 |
| Memory | 148749 | 129434 |
| UX | 161536 | 230611 |
| Total score | 747257 | 768287 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [27 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 367 | 274 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 949 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7433 | 11515 |
| Video editing | 5772 | 7315 |
| Photo editing | 18351 | 24850 |
| Data manipulation | 7663 | 10288 |
| Writing score | 10349 | 17482 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Lâm đu đủ) | AnTuTu 12 | 858415 |
| 📘 2026-10-07 (bes) | AnTuTu 12 | 872304 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Subzero) | AnTuTu 12 | 919003 |
| 📘 2026-10-03 (twisee) | AnTuTu 11 | 793564 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Saveloy) | AnTuTu 12 | 717743 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 21.7 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | 06:42 hr |
| Watching video | 14:48 hr | 12:14 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 05:11 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 100 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 | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) 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 | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Samsung ISOCELL 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 | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2019 | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2019 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $190 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 0.41 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | 0.96 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 display and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G. But if the camera, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10.
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