Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S10 Samsung Galaxy Note 21
Released · Mar 08, 2019
Not announced · No information
6.1-inch · 3040x1440px
6.8-inch
Triple camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches
149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body 6.8-inch
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR AMOLED
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (11)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
839 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1820 Untested
3D Mark High
Untested Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested Untested

Battery

Type
3400 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
4h 15min
Browsing
8h 9min
Video
7h 18min
Gaming
5h 35min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

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
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, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
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,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U
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

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 512 GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1150
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