Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Galaxy A14
Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S10e (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A14, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 4 years and 1 month 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 S10e
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (724K versus 334K)
- Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (703 against 437 nits)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (22:07 vs 20:40 hours)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- More energy-efficient CPU β Exynos 9 Octa 9820
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
- Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3100 mAh
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- The phone is 4 years and 1 month 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 | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 438 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 80.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 232 Hz | 343500 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 26 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 989:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A14
6.6β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S10e
5.8β³ (19:9 ratio) = 13 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 142.2 mm (5.6 inches) | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) |
| Width | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow | Black, Silver, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4812 | 1077 |
| Single-core score | 984 | 413 |
| Multi-core score | 2629 | 1364 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 292320 | 131446 |
| GPU | 132820 | 25675 |
| Memory | 139345 | 76235 |
| UX | 159748 | 101591 |
| Total score | 724233 | 334947 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 950 | 180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7115 | 5734 |
| Video editing | 5787 | 4036 |
| Photo editing | 17286 | 9919 |
| Data manipulation | 7407 | 5749 |
| Writing score | 9948 | 7939 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 -> StarDragonPL | AnTuTu 11 | 707164 |
| π 2026-08-02 -> seraphim | AnTuTu 11 | 774175 |
| π 2026-07-07 (Xxfish7) | AnTuTu 11 | 745823 |
| π 2026-06-29 (gayparad1488) | AnTuTu 11 | 742383 |
| π 2026-06-16 (Erick Tcharles BR) | AnTuTu 11 | 685649 |
Samsung Galaxy A14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1028 |
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 334947 |
| π 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anes | AnTuTu 11 | 261998 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa) | AnTuTu 11 | 341488 |
| π 2025-11-20 (.) | CPU Throttle | 93% |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 20.2 GB | 17.3 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) | Yes (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:39 hr | 08:50 hr |
| Watching video | 14:31 hr | 12:50 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 70 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 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 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (β 0.38 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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/ac/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 | 5.1 |
| 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 | 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 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2019 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2019 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $750 | $169 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.582 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.575 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - 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 S10e is definitely a better buy.
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