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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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Launch
Release Date
Apr, 2019 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
UI
One UI One UI 3.1
Dimensions
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm (6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
198 g 169 g
Body
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Crown Silver, Majestic Black, Royal Gold Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.7 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~502 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0) Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - Global
Adreno 640 - USA
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 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), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
TOF 3D camera
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features

TOF camera, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec, Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
Dual 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
TOF camera
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
5G band 78(3500); NSASub6 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,311 USD $888
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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