Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Apple iPhone 12 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10
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Apple iPhone 12
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 10 | Apple iPhone 12 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, August | 2020, October 13 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.83 in | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 168 g | 5.93 oz | 164 g | 5.78 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Pink, Aura Red | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue | |
| Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2815 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 17 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 65 h |
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| Approximate price | 950 EUR | 880 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 98.6 cm2 | 90.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 90.9% | 86.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2280 px | 1170 x 2532 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
- Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm, Super Steady video |
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6'' |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 122 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 132 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 112 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 98 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 93 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | iOS 14.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China |
- Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China |
- Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1070567 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 281737 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 326234 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 170150 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 281737 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 438356 | 598478 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 877 | 1998 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2607 | 4418 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2445 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2306 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 15923 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 695 | 1580 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2516 | 3920 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3314 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10574 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7634 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE (unspecified) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -S Pen Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-N970F (Europe); SM-N970F/DS (Global); SM-N970U (USA); SM-N970U1 (USA unlocked); SM-N970W (Canada); SM-N9700/DS (LATAM, Brazil, China); SM-N970N (South Korea) |
- Versions: A2399 (International); A2176 (USA); A2398 (Canada, Japan); A2400 (China); A2399 (Hong Kong) |
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