Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Manufactured in August, 2019with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
- Lighter design: 174g vs 196g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 495ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 3227mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1440x3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 495 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 92.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 129 % | 95.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 609 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75) - 2/2.73 (M4) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 432 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 651.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2182 | 963 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5142 | 2544 |
| CPU | 305402 | 169143 |
| GPU | 438906 | 208710 |
| Memory | 218819 | 148420 |
| UX | 301561 | 141661 |
| NanoReview Score | 1264688 | 667934 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.7 °C | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | 78 % | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | 52 fps | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8702 | 3377 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10979 |
| Web score | n/a | 7212 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5811 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6704 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9038 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 31.6 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 4.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3227 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:29 h | 06:30 h |
| Video Playback | 13:58 h | 11:51 h |
| Games | 05:12 h | 04:44 h |
| Standby Mode | 114 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 1099 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 25 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 the clear winner in this comparison.
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