Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Fairphone 5
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Fairphone 5, which is powered by Qualcomm QCM6490 and came out 4 years and 7 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
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 18% longer battery life (22:50 vs 19:25 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 20% higher pixel density (551 vs 459 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.8% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 5
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.36 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3400 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 4 years and 7 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.46 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 459 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 880 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Fairphone 5
6.46″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 75.83 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP55 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Excellent (4.37/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 300 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Qualcomm QCM6490 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 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 |
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| Manufacturing | Samsung | - |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | - |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 288 | - |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4837 | - |
| Single-core score | 986 | 1121 |
| Multi-core score | 2961 | 2990 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303198 | 256966 |
| GPU | 133774 | 154721 |
| Memory | 148749 | 104511 |
| UX | 161536 | 220109 |
| Total score | 747257 | 736307 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 367 | 305 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 949 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7433 | 7145 |
| Video editing | 5772 | 5798 |
| Photo editing | 18351 | 18366 |
| Data manipulation | 7663 | 8463 |
| Writing score | 10349 | 11497 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 777426 |
| 📘 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1065 / 2623 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 -> Sergo67 | AnTuTu 11 | 613741 |
| 📘 2026-04-10 (Dio) | AnTuTu 11 | 756403 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (LowbudgetNontecktoker) | AnTuTu 11 | 752759 |
Fairphone 5
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 30 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 8 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1300 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | 06:03 hr |
| Watching video | 14:48 hr | 10:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 04:16 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Sony IMX800 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | - |
| 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 | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 45 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | - | 79 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Fairphone 5 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.45 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| 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 | 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 | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | August 2023 |
| Release date | March 2019 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $699 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 0.4 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | 0.847 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10. But if the display, performance, and software are more of a priority – go for the Fairphone 5.
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