Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$900	$799 | €949

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.54 oz (157.0 g)	6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Ion	3561 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

16h 48min

Video

7h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 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	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8688A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 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: A3LSMG973F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

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