Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Galaxy S10

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 Samsung Galaxy S10, 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (24:46 vs 22:50 hours)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4100 vs 3400 mAh
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Weighs 18 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 crucial features
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)

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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
94.2
(Very good)
Value Index
70.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3040 pixels 1440 x 3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 19:9
PPI 522 ppi 551 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1215 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.5% 98.1%
PWM 235 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 4.8 ms 4.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S10 Plus
6.4″ (19:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
793 nits
814 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) 149.9 mm (5.9 inches)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) 70.4 mm (2.77 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Red White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
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 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali G76 MP12 Mali G76 MP12
GPU shading units 288 288
GPU clock 702 MHz 702 MHz
FLOPS ~404.4 GFLOPS ~404.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S10 +14%
2961
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 4837
Single-core score 1017 986
Multi-core score 2593 2961
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
782239
747257
CPU 295808 303198
GPU 132940 133774
Memory 150643 148749
UX 202848 161536
Total score 782239 747257
Samples [9 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 81% 81%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 367 367
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 82% 82%
Graphics test 5 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 952 949
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7478 7433
Video editing 5765 5772
Photo editing 18093 18351
Data manipulation 7575 7663
Writing score 10112 10349

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv)CPU Throttle76%
📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv)AnTuTu 11717771
📘 2026-09-24 (unknown)AnTuTu 12904674
📘 2026-05-26 (Tban)AnTuTu 11550199
📘 2026-03-31 -> RodikAnTuTu 11745471
Samsung Galaxy S10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (Arifz)AnTuTu 12769471
📘 2026-09-26 (Lurky)AnTuTu 12932812
📘 2026-09-26 (Rip)AnTuTu 12625310
📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx)AnTuTu 11777426
📘 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE)Geekbench 6 CPU1065 / 2623

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 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 46.5 GB 9.5 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4100 mAh 3400 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:48 hr 13:03 hr
Watching video 16:28 hr 14:48 hr
Gaming 05:50 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 80 hr 73 hr
General battery life
24:46 hr
22:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual 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 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 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
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.5 - 2.4 f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 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 Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.5
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 12 mm
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 4320 x 2432 4320 x 2432
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
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 (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 -
Video 88 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 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
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
87.8 dB
88 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2019 February 2019
Release date March 2019 March 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1000 $900
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
SAR (head) 0.516 W/kg 0.48 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.582 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 is more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
809 (44.3%)
1016 (55.7%)
Total votes: 1825

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