Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G

58 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
VS
72 out 100
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Manufactured in August, 2019, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825, vs Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183.5g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy Note 10 Plus
vs
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1440x3040 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 20:9
Pixel density 495 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.1 % 88.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
792 nits
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut95.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)250 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 163.29 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.39 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 183.5 g (6.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - White
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
92.1 %
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
88.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Mali-G76 MP12 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 432 256
GPU Frequency 770 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
963
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
2544
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)963n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)2544n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
667934
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
CPU169143n/a
GPU208710n/a
Memory148420n/a
UX141661n/a
NanoReview Score667934n/a
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
3377
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °Cn/a
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test20 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3377n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
9038
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Writing score10979n/a
Web score7212n/a
Video editing5811n/a
Data manipulation6704n/a
NanoReview Score9038n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 15
OS Size 31.6 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 4.0 FuntouchOS 15

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 44 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:05 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
19:33
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Web Browsing06:30 hn/a
Video Playback11:51 hn/a
Games04:44 hn/a
Standby Mode105 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.5 - 2.4f/1.8
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSamsung SAK2L4Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/2.551/2
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length52 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3M3n/a
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3P9n/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
126
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
98
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
117
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.6 f/2.45
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.65 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
103
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
93
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850/900/1800Mhz
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100LTE B1/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
85.7 dB
Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced August, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 210
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 25 W Yes, 44 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z10R 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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