Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Apple iPhone 11
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 6 months 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 Plus
- Comes with 990 mAh larger battery capacity: 4100 vs 3110 mAh
- 60% higher pixel density (522 vs 326 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 11% longer battery life (24:46 vs 22:24 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (792 against 665 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 7.7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 782K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1770 and 1017 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 79.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.5% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 235 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 999:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S10 Plus
6.4″ (19:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Red | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 13651 |
| Single-core score | 1017 | 1770 |
| Multi-core score | 2593 | 4173 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 295808 | 296803 |
| GPU | 132940 | 301818 |
| Memory | 150643 | 149834 |
| UX | 202848 | 353396 |
| Total score | 782239 | 1101851 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [36 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 367 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2564 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 952 | 2001 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7478 | - |
| Video editing | 5765 | - |
| Photo editing | 18093 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7575 | - |
| Writing score | 10112 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-24 (unknown) | AnTuTu 12 | 904674 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Tban) | AnTuTu 11 | 550199 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 -> Rodik | AnTuTu 11 | 745471 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (Nemanja Stojanović) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1029 / 2646 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (Nemanja Stojanović) | AnTuTu 11 | 837116 |
Apple iPhone 11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1178640 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (nuri) | AnTuTu 11 | 1133524 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090244 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090244 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Feonton) | AnTuTu 11 | 915377 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 46.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4100 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:48 hr | 08:46 hr |
| Watching video | 16:28 hr | 13:37 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 110 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Apple iSight Camera |
| 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 | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| 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 | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 73 |
| Zoom | - | 63 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 8 MP, f/22, 1/4" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 101 | 114 |
| Video | 88 | 135 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | September 2019 |
| Release date | March 2019 | September 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $699 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.516 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.582 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11. But if the display, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.
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