Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Galaxy S9
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy S10 uses the Snapdragon 855 (7 nm TSMC), the Galaxy S9 the Exynos 9810 (10 nm). The Galaxy S10's fastest core runs at 2.84 GHz, the Galaxy S9's at 2.70 GHz.
- 2Screen: 12.2 inches on the Galaxy S10, 11.6 inches on the Galaxy S9. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Battery: 3,300 mAh on the Galaxy S10, 3,000 mAh on the Galaxy S9.
- 4Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy S10, 12.2 MP on the Galaxy S9.
The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Process
7 nm TSMC10 nm
CPU
1× 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
3× 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
4× 1.79 GHz Kryo 4854× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
3× 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
4× 1.79 GHz Kryo 4854× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.84 GHz2.70 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 640Mali-G72
Memory
Versions seen
8GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Display
Size
12.2 in11.6 in
Resolution
1440 × 30401440 × 2960
Pixel density
276 ppi285 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HLG
Battery
Capacity
3,300 mAh3,000 mAh
Cameras
Back camera 1
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/2.2 · 1.8 mm12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS—
Front camera 1
10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/1.9 · 3.3 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Front camera 2
7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/2.2 · 3.25 mm5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 12Android 16
UI
One UI 4.1One UI 8.0
Released with
Android 9Android 8.0
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
53 sensors38 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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