Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Samsung Galaxy S20

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Galaxy S10 compared with Galaxy S20

	SamsungGalaxy S10	SamsungGalaxy S20
Overview
Released
Released	March 2019	March 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.1″	6.2″
Resolution
Resolution	3040 × 1440	3200 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	551 pixels per inch	566 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,200 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Wide Quad HD+ curved Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9, Infinity-O punch-hole; Full HD+ by default; 6.1 inches as a full rectangle, 6.0 inches with rounded corners	Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3,200 × 1,440), HDR10+ certified; 120 Hz supported at up to FHD+ (60 Hz by default); 6.2 inches as a full rectangle, 6.1 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	550 ppi (Samsung)	563 ppi (Samsung)
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	Peak luminance up to 1,200 nits (DisplayMate)	Up to 1,200 nits peak (Samsung)
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front, Gorilla Glass 5 back (Corning)	Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front and back (Corning)
Display features
Display features	HDR10+ certified; VDE-certified 100% Mobile Color Volume; 0.4 JNCD colour accuracy (DisplayMate); TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort certification	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 9820	Exynos 990
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB – 12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 512 GB (better)	128 GB
CPU
CPU	Octa-core Exynos, 8 nm; 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM	7 nm, 64-bit octa-core, 2.73 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2 GHz; 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (4G) or 12 GB (5G)
GPU
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12 (Samsung Semiconductor)	–
Storage type
Storage type	128 or 512 GB; microSD card slot up to 512 GB (shared with the second SIM)	128 GB (104 GB available); microSD card slot up to 1 TB (shared with the second SIM)
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	16 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP	64 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	2× (better)	1.06×
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	10 MP
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.5/F2.4 dual aperture, OIS, 77°	12 MP wide-angle, F1.8, 79°, Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	16 MP fixed focus, F2.2, 123°	12 MP, F2.2, 120°
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP PDAF, F2.4, OIS, 45°, 2x optical zoom	64 MP, F2.0, 76°, PDAF, OIS; approximately 1.06x optical zoom (Notebookcheck)
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.9, 80°	10 MP, Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, 80°
Zoom
Zoom	0.5x and 2x optical zoom; up to 10x digital zoom	Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x; Space Zoom (digital) up to 30x
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K at 60 fps; HDR10+ recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; 4K at 60 fps; up to 960 fps super slow motion at HD resolution
Camera features
Camera features	–	Single Take; Night mode; Super Steady video
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,400 mAh	4,000 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	–
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 15 W	Up to 25 W (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3,400 mAh typical, 3,300 mAh rated; internet use up to 12 hours (3G), 14 hours (LTE) or 14 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 81 hours; talk time up to 21 hours (3G)	4,000 mAh typical, 3,880 mAh rated; internet use up to 14 hours (LTE) or 15 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 20 hours (4G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Fast charging, up to 15 W (Android Authority)	25 W fast charger included; compatible with QC2.0 and AFC
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 with chargers of 10 W or more (WPC)
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	157 g (better)	163 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.8 mm (better)	7.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	149.9 × 70.4 mm	151.7 × 69.1 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass front and back with a metal frame	Gorilla Glass 6 front and back with a metal frame
Colours
Colours	Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue	Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68, up to 1.5 m for up to 30 minutes; rinse in fresh water afterwards	IP68, up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes
Biometrics
Biometrics	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint scanner, 2D face recognition	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, ultrasonic fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light	Ultrasonic fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, proximity, RGB light
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers and earphones sound by AKG; Dolby Atmos
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	LTE Cat 20 (2.0 Gbps down, 150 Mbps up), enhanced 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAA	5G model: 5G Sub6 (NSA, SA, DSS); both models: LTE Cat 20 (up to 2.0 Gbps down, 200 Mbps up), 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAA
SIM
SIM	Hybrid dual SIM (one nano-SIM, plus a nano-SIM or microSD)	Hybrid dual SIM (nano-SIM plus nano-SIM or microSD) and eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0; ANT+	Bluetooth 5.0; ANT+
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB Type-C; no 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou