Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs Galaxy S10
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on January 3, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Shows 65% longer battery life (34:20 vs 20:46 hours)
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3400 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 10-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 40% higher pixel density (551 vs 393 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (825 against 707 nits)
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 1215 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.8% | 88.08% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 32 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 432 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS | ~607 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 191714 | 148103 |
| GPU | 135891 | 236968 |
| Memory | 118187 | 121310 |
| UX | 143989 | 141476 |
| Total score | 593855 | 648265 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.1 °C | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | 88% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3072 | 3230 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7242 | 6523 |
| Video editing | 6013 | 5794 |
| Photo editing | 22497 | 18751 |
| Data manipulation | 7672 | 7126 |
| Writing score | 11995 | 10017 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 22.5 GB | 9.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:36 hr | 06:12 hr |
| Watching video | 15:48 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 03:23 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 70 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 | 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/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 | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 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 | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2020 | February 2019 |
| Release date | January 2020 | March 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.484 W/kg | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. But if the display, camera, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10.
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