Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Note 10
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9825) that was released on August 7, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, which is powered by the same chip. 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 Note 10 Plus
- Shows 12% longer battery life (19:33 vs 17:28 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3500 mAh
- 23% higher pixel density (495 vs 401 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10
- Weighs 28 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.4 mm narrower
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 495 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.1% | 91.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.4% | 97.1% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 236 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Note 10 Plus
6.8″ (19:9 ratio) = 17.9 in2
Galaxy Note 10
6.3″ (19:9 ratio) = 15.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 151 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 754 MHz | 754 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~434.3 GFLOPS | ~434.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5214 | 5137 |
| Single-core score | 1061 | 994 |
| Multi-core score | 2640 | 2454 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 312389 | 295657 |
| GPU | 140755 | 141095 |
| Memory | 165805 | 166593 |
| UX | 200505 | 178958 |
| Total score | 819454 | 782303 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 96% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 393 | 385 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1002 | 1003 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8308 | 7605 |
| Video editing | 5802 | 5853 |
| Photo editing | 19062 | 17849 |
| Data manipulation | 7232 | 7383 |
| Writing score | 10895 | 10095 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> j7primeciadam | AnTuTu 11 | 819454 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (M1nn44a) | AnTuTu 11 | 722666 |
| 📘 2026-03-22 (Wolf_Tech 🐺) | AnTuTu 11 | 824382 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Random person) | AnTuTu 11 | 806002 |
| 📘 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5214 |
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (Tomio.tomato) | AnTuTu 11 | 820039 |
| 📘 2026-01-23 -> Piazzaroli | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5137 |
| 📘 2026-01-23 -> Piazzaroli | Geekbench 6 CPU | 994 / 2454 |
| 📘 2026-01-23 -> Piazzaroli | AnTuTu 11 | 798922 |
| 📘 2026-01-15 -> Piazzaroli | Geekbench 6 CPU | 994 / 2454 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:30 hr | 06:34 hr |
| Watching video | 11:51 hr | 11:12 hr |
| Gaming | 04:44 hr | 04:27 hr |
| Standby | 105 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M3 | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 103 | - |
| Video | 93 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2019 | August 2019 |
| Release date | August 2019 | August 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $949 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra | - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 |
| SAR (head) | 0.19 W/kg | 0.21 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 25 W | - |
*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 Note 10 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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