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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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 – 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

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10e and Galaxy A14 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
109.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
51.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
-
Display tests
RGB color space 97.5% 97.3%
PWM 232 Hz 343500 Hz
Response time 6 ms 26 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 989:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A14
6.6β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S10e
5.8β€³ (19:9 ratio) = 13 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
703 nits
437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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
84.5%
80.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S10e and Samsung Galaxy A14
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S10e and Samsung Galaxy A14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S10e +138%
984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2629
1364
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S10e +347%
4812
1077
Compute Score (GPU) 4812 1077
Single-core score 984 413
Multi-core score 2629 1364
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S10e +116%
724233
334947
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
Galaxy S10e +428%
950
Stability 82% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 950 180
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8714
6355
Web score 7115 5734
Video editing 5787 4036
Photo editing 17286 9919
Data manipulation 7407 5749
Writing score 9948 7939

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S10e
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> StarDragonPLAnTuTu 11707164
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> seraphimAnTuTu 11774175
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Xxfish7)AnTuTu 11745823
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (gayparad1488)AnTuTu 11742383
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (Erick Tcharles BR)AnTuTu 11685649
Samsung Galaxy A14
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11261998
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa)AnTuTu 11341488
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-20 (.)CPU Throttle93%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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
Battery life tests
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
22:07 hr
20:40 hr

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
Standard lens
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‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
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‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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‰ˆ 0.38 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 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
Network
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
83 dB
90.7 dB

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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