Samsung Galaxy S10e vs S10 Lite
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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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 11% higher pixel density (438 vs 393 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 36 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.7 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3100 mAh
- Shows 63% longer battery life (34:20 vs 21:06 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (593K versus 455K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 438 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 87.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 232 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 142.2 mm (5.6 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 432 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 585 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~607 GFLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 115053 | 191714 |
| GPU | 137259 | 135891 |
| Memory | 83770 | 118187 |
| UX | 119060 | 143989 |
| Total score | 455580 | 593855 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 49.5 °C | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | 82% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3176 | 3072 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6581 | 7242 |
| Video editing | 5819 | 6013 |
| Photo editing | 17779 | 22497 |
| Data manipulation | 6826 | 7672 |
| Writing score | 9726 | 11995 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 20.2 GB | 22.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3100 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| 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 (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:13 hr | 10:36 hr |
| Watching video | 11:47 hr | 15:48 hr |
| Gaming | 03:05 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 67 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 16 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 5 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
| Macro lens | - | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | January 2020 |
| Release date | March 2019 | January 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.582 W/kg | 0.484 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.575 W/kg | 1.02 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - 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
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. But if the display, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10e.
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