Samsung Galaxy S10 vs A13 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G and came out 2 years and 10 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 104% higher pixel density (551 vs 270 PPI)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (747K versus 364K)
- Delivers 88% higher peak brightness (825 against 439 nits)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Thinner bezels – 5.8% more screen real estate
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
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 | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 89.4% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 35 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1519:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A13 5G
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4837 | - |
| Single-core score | 986 | 525 |
| Multi-core score | 2961 | 1580 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303198 | 142483 |
| GPU | 133774 | 42773 |
| Memory | 148749 | 68807 |
| UX | 161536 | 110644 |
| Total score | 747257 | 364707 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 367 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 949 | 324 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7433 | 5824 |
| Video editing | 5772 | 5026 |
| Photo editing | 18351 | 12620 |
| Data manipulation | 7663 | 6696 |
| Writing score | 10349 | 7027 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI Core 4.1 |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 16.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| 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 (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 14:48 hr | 13:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 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) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2019 | December 2021 |
| Release date | March 2019 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $249 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| 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 |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 Samsung Galaxy S10 is definitely a better buy.
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