Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Apple iPhone 13
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S10e (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 31 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 S10e
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 24 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- Shows 72% longer battery life (36:13 vs 21:06 hours)
- 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (803K versus 510K)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (823 against 707 nits)
- The phone is 2-years and 7-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
- 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1721 and 748 points
- 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 | 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 438 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 129% |
| PWM | 232 Hz | 609 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 7.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 142.2 mm (5.6 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 2730 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (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 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 139170 | 210809 |
| GPU | 187080 | 324750 |
| Memory | 74995 | 134620 |
| UX | 109662 | 133782 |
| Total score | 510691 | 803745 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 82% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3145 | 8735 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8571 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256, 512 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 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | - |
| OS size | 20.2 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3100 mAh | 3227 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 20 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:13 hr | 13:11 hr |
| Watching video | 11:47 hr | 14:33 hr |
| Gaming | 03:05 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 67 hr | 123 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 16 MP) | 2 (12 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 - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark |
| 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 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| 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 | 18 |
| 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 | September 2021 |
| Release date | March 2019 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.582 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.575 W/kg | 0.98 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 - Face recognition sensor |
*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 Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.
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