Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S10 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy S10

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Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
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54 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy S10

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S10, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. 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 S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.2in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Higher pixel density: 551ppi
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 167g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S10
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 S24 (Snapdragon)
vs
Samsung Galaxy S10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 551 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 1215 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Samsung Galaxy S10
814 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a4.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 70.4 mm (2.77 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 1536 432
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Samsung Galaxy S10
890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Samsung Galaxy S10
2184
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2188890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69352184
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Samsung Galaxy S10
647857
CPU464193148103
GPU863947236968
Memory268952121310
UX306789141476
NanoReview Score1903881647857
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Samsung Galaxy S10
3230
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.6 °C
Stability47 %82 %
Graphics Test104 fps19 fps
Graphics Score175323230
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Samsung Galaxy S10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Samsung Galaxy S10
8754
Writing score2121810392
Web score184186822
Video editing79785775
Data manipulation157536988
NanoReview Score175018754

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 24.1 GB 9.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA (9 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Samsung Galaxy S10
15:02
Web Browsing07:07 h05:13 h
Video Playback15:32 h10:14 h
Games05:03 h03:45 h
Standby Mode83 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.5
Focal length67 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Samsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/3.941/3.6
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Samsung Galaxy S10
124
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Samsung Galaxy S10
100
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Samsung Galaxy S10
116
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.65
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 900
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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