Samsung Galaxy A17 4G vs Galaxy A10
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A17 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 18, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A10, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and came out 6 years and 8 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 A17 4G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 88% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (526K versus 280K)
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 42% higher pixel density (385 vs 271 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
- The phone is 6 years and 8 months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 5W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A10
- Weighs 22 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 271 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | - | 90% |
| PWM | - | 77 Hz |
| Response time | - | 22 ms |
| Contrast | - | 2050:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A17 4G
6.7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A10
6.2β³ (19:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.15/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 1.35 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 24 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 845 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~40.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1257 | - |
| Single-core score | 729 | 482 |
| Multi-core score | 2052 | 1526 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220786 | 123927 |
| GPU | 44194 | 18392 |
| Memory | 113008 | 72542 |
| UX | 148984 | 65191 |
| Total score | 526972 | 280052 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9016 | - |
| Video editing | 4611 | - |
| Photo editing | 14847 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7666 | - |
| Writing score | 12164 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-16 (Kien) | AnTuTu 11 | 524573 |
| π 2026-08-14 (pn08532) | AnTuTu 11 | 440420 |
| π 2026-08-03 (Phi Hoa) | AnTuTu 11 | 510243 |
| π 2026-06-28 -> Static_Volt | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| π 2026-06-20 (Melkon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 2052 |
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 | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | - | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 22.2 GB | 9 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (44% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:28 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 07:21 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:56 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | - | 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 | Optical | 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 | 0.64 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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* | - | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | September 2025 | February 2019 |
| Release date | September 2025 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | $130 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.19 W/kg | 0.321 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.33 W/kg | 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 A17 4G is definitely a better buy.
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