Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Galaxy A10
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Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on February 28, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A10, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and came out 4 years 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 A14
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- 48% higher pixel density (400 vs 271 PPI)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 10% longer battery life (20:40 vs 18:45 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1800 MHz
- 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (334K versus 280K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (15W versus 5W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A10
- Weighs 33 grams less
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 482 and 413 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 | PLS TFT | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 271 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.4% | 81.5% |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 90% |
| PWM | 343500 Hz | 77 Hz |
| Response time | 26 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | 989:1 | 2050:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A14
6.6β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy A10
6.2β³ (19:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Red | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 6 cores at 1.35 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 24 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 845 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~40.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1077 | - |
| Single-core score | 413 | 482 |
| Multi-core score | 1364 | 1526 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 131446 | 123927 |
| GPU | 25675 | 18392 |
| Memory | 76235 | 72542 |
| UX | 101591 | 65191 |
| Total score | 334947 | 280052 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 180 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5734 | - |
| Video editing | 4036 | - |
| Photo editing | 9919 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5749 | - |
| Writing score | 7939 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1028 |
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 334947 |
| π 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anes | AnTuTu 11 | 261998 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa) | AnTuTu 11 | 341488 |
| π 2025-11-20 (.) | CPU Throttle | 93% |
Samsung Galaxy A10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 (Bobik) | AnTuTu 11 | 280052 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 17.3 GB | 9 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (27% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 2:18 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:50 hr | 07:21 hr |
| Watching video | 12:50 hr | 10:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | 92 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
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| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | February 2023 | February 2019 |
| Release date | March 2023 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | $130 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.321 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.09 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A14 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 23