Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Samsung Galaxy S26

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Galaxy S10e compared with Galaxy S26

	SamsungGalaxy S10e	SamsungGalaxy S26
Overview
Released
Released	March 2019	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.8″	6.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2280 × 1080	2340 × 1080 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	435 pixels per inch (better)	409 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	–	2,600 nits
Display type
Display type	Full HD+ flat Dynamic AMOLED, 19:9, Infinity-O punch-hole; 5.8 inches as a full rectangle, 5.6 inches with rounded corners	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, 16M colours; 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz)
Pixel density
Pixel density	438 ppi	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back (Corning)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features
Display features	HDR10+ certified; VDE-certified 100% Mobile Color Volume; 0.4 JNCD colour accuracy (DisplayMate); TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort certification	Vision booster; mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 9820	Exynos 2600
Memory
Memory	6 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB	256 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Octa-core Exynos, 8 nm; 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM	Deca-core (3.8 GHz, 3.26 GHz, 2.76 GHz)
Cooling
Cooling	–	Redesigned Vapor Chamber with tailored thermal interface material; Samsung claims 29% better thermal performance than the Galaxy S25 series
GPU
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12 (Samsung Semiconductor)	–
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (107.8 GB available); microSD card slot up to 512 GB (shared with the second SIM)	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	50 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	16 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	10 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	3× (better)
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.5/F2.4 dual aperture, OIS, 77°	50 MP wide, F1.8
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	16 MP fixed focus, F2.2, 123°	12 MP, F2.2
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	–	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP Dual Pixel AF, F1.9, 80°	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	0.5x optical zoom (ultra wide); up to 8x digital zoom	3x optical zoom; 2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 30x
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K at 60 fps; HDR10+ recording	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	–	Nightography video; Super Steady with Horizontal Lock
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,100 mAh	4,300 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	Up to 30 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	3,100 mAh typical, 3,000 mAh rated; internet use up to 12 hours (3G), 13 hours (LTE) or 14 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 76 hours; talk time up to 19 hours (3G)	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,175 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class A
Wired charging
Wired charging	Fast charging, up to 15 W (Android Authority)	Up to 55% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter and 3 A USB-C cable (adapter sold separately); QC2.0 and AFC PD compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	150 g (better)	167 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.9 mm	7.2 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	142.2 × 69.9 mm	149.6 × 71.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 5 front and back	Armor Aluminum frame; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow	Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue; Pink Gold and Silver Shadow (Samsung.com only)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68, up to 1.5 m for up to 30 minutes; rinse in fresh water afterwards	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes
Biometrics
Biometrics	Capacitive fingerprint scanner in the power button, 2D face recognition	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, capacitive fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, proximity, RGB light	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 9.0 (Pie)	One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
Software updates
Software updates	–	Security updates until 28 February 2033 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Nudge, Now Brief, Photo Assist and Creative Studio; a choice of agents including Bixby, Gemini and Perplexity
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	LTE Cat 20 (2.0 Gbps down, 150 Mbps up), enhanced 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAA	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Hybrid dual SIM (one nano-SIM, plus a nano-SIM or microSD)	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual 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 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0; ANT+	Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls); satellite texting and emergency SOS with Verizon in the US
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS