Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Released · May 16, 2019
Released · Aug 08, 2025
6.7-inch · 3040x1440px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1300 €239

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g 6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI 2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1081 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78
4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640 Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (15), up to 6 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 723
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 1910
3D Mark High
Untested 346
3D Mark Low
Untested 338

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
8h 6min
Browsing
17h 36min
Video
13h 26min
Gaming
8h 37min

Camera

Rear
Quad 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
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
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
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD
13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
124
Overall
136
Photo
112
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Yes
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n260, n261 n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 05, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1400