Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Sep 20, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$900

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
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	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
839	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1820	Untested
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh
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

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 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	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	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	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	24 MP (Flash) 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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
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: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 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 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

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