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Samsung Galaxy A10 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemGoogle AndroidAndroid 9.0Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 884BSamsung ExynosQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory2 GB4 GB3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size6.2 in5.9 in5.7 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1520 x 720 px2340 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyTFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi439.0 ppi386.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage32 GB64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.13 in5.69 in5.95 in5.86 in
Width2.98 in2.72 in3.12 in2.68 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight5.93 oz4.94 oz5.93 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Humidity
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.0 LE4.05.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3400.0 mAh3100.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time21.0 h18.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
420.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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