Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $1000	3GB/256GB - $779

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.92 x 0.31 inches 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	16.37 oz / 464.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 522 PPI	2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 485	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB 12GB/1000GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh, Li - Ion	8134 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

10h 33min

Video

8h 56min

Gaming

8h 7min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
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: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), 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, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG975U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.29 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG975F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.77 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg Phablet: 3.24 W/kg

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	12GB/1000GB
Weight	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$1600

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Weight	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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