Samsung Galaxy S10 vs LG Nexus 5X Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S10 or LG Nexus 5X Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S10 | LG Nexus 5X | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2015, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.77 in | 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in | |
| Weight | 157 g | 5.54 oz | 136 g | 4.8 oz | |
| Body Build | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink | Carbon, Quartz, Ice | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 930 EUR | 270 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 5.2" in | |
| Screen area | 93.2 cm2 | 74.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.3% | 70.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3040 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 550 PPI | 423 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12.3 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
-12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 113 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 120 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 418 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 574618 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 141488 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 195201 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 117500 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 141488 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 411193 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 689 | 178 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2481 | 447 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4316 | 1012 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9819 | 2273 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7287 | 2918 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1362 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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