Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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9.2
Samsung Galaxy S10e
9.3
Apple iPhone XS
Samsung Galaxy S10e Apple iPhone XS
Released · Mar 08, 2019
Released · Sep 21, 2018
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3100 mAh
2659 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$750 $999

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches
142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm 		5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism silver Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 83.35% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 438 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 2 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485 		Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/256GB
4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion 2659 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging 		USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
4h 45min
Browsing
9h 26min
Video
7h 50min
Gaming
6h 35min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
7h 49min
Video
4h 42min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Dual 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
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, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Quad 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), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD 		7 MP (HDR)
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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, Video recording

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG970U 		Date approved: Sep 12, 2018
FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.92 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.36 W/kg 		Head: 0.90 W/kg
Body: 0.99 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.99 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: A3LSMG970F
Measured SAR Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.70 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.28 W/kg
with 512 GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1349
with 256 GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP) $850
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $1149
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