Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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8.0	9.0
Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite	Apple iPhone 12
Released · Jan 21, 2020	Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.7-inch	6.1-inch
Triple camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh	2815 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 163.7 x 76.1 x 8.7 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.02 oz (199.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aura glow, Aura black, Aura red	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
86.95 %	87.24 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Yes
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.1), available to use: 106.1 GB	64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh	2815 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 38min

Browsing

11h 9min

Video

9h 13min

Gaming

7h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 13 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 16, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMN770F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg Phablet: 2.63 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 829
In The Box
	USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 03, 2020	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 979

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Specs
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