Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Note9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Aug 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm	6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.98 oz (198.0 g)	7.09 oz (201.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other
Colors
Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold	Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 630
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Quad 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	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	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" 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
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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	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)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	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, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 05, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U	Date approved: Jul 03, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
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	Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

With 512 GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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