Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Google Pixel 6
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 Google Pixel 6, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 32 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 34% higher pixel density (551 vs 411 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 50 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6
- Shows 46% longer battery life (30:01 vs 20:33 hours)
- Comes with 1214 mAh larger battery capacity: 4614 vs 3400 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (728K versus 514K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 2-years and 8-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Ready for eSIM technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.08% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Google Tensor |
| Max. clock | 2730 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS | ~2171 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 123447 | 187698 |
| GPU | 191749 | 298218 |
| Memory | 85737 | 100887 |
| UX | 108901 | 137683 |
| Total score | 514511 | 728678 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 82% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3217 | 6391 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8708 | 10569 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 4614 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | Yes (21 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (41% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:53 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:03 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 10:32 hr | 16:38 hr |
| Gaming | 03:11 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 70 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 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 |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - 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 |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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, 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, 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
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 | October 2021 |
| Release date | March 2019 | October 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 6 is definitely a better buy.
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